Listen influenza doesn't need TikTok or insta, though I'm sure they help it spread by reducing vaccination rates

But yeah, kids don't see that those influencers probably put in a ton of time and a fair bit of money to fake success for a small shot at making it. And that making it isn't nearly as lucrative as they portray themselves.

And like, I think this is something a lot of parents weren't prepared to teach their kids. But these jobs are the modern version of being a rockstar, but like with a lot less room at the "filthy rich" part and with less healthy skills than getting really into making music (also without the music tutoring or wedding musician fallbacks). Like, these kids aren't trying en masse to be high research video essayists like Hbomberguy. But much like with trying to be a rockstar, most will not study while they treat it as a serious hobby thinking that that'll get them somewhere.