I heard someone talking about a content creator they watch, and how that creator basically can't take a vacation without losing tons of followers and potentially a major chunk of their income.
this post was submitted on 05 Jul 2025
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A lot of creators will have a number of videos created ahead of time, so they can go on holiday and still have a steady release schedule.
Doesn't help if you're a streamer, though. I guess that was a part I left out, whoops -_-
Yeah, that's a whole different world.
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Yep, this exactly. They can never clock out at the end of the day. It isn’t 8 hours of work and you’re done. You’re having to constantly try to innovate. Make tons of content, spend so much time editing, constant filming, constant planning. And if you deviate in your schedule, or upload some content that isn’t interesting, the algorithm punishes you and you may even get people that unsubscribe.
Must be hell when you can’t afford to take a vacation from that content creator life. Can never really “switch off”. Plus the fact that less than 1% actually make it big, and it’s mostly based on luck plus years and years of determination.
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I hear this all the time but I struggle to see how it is true. How many people regularly trawl through their feed looking for creators who haven’t posted in X days and unfollowing them? It would be a minuscule number. I’m pretty darn selective with my follows and I think I’d do this once a year, tops.
I think creators are conflating the everyday ups and downs of follower counts on their platform(s) as being something more. And I think the platforms themselves are encouraging this mentality because they need fresh content.
if someone i follow posts a bad video, i remove them from the 'People I Like' list and add them to the other list 
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Just because you do something a certain way doesn't mean everyone does. A huge chunk of these peoples income comes from the random people who find their videos or streams because of the "algorithm". Not from their regular viewers. Those regular viewers allow for a certain amount of steadiness, but they're also more likely to watch videos at a later time rather than right when they're uploaded. Which is a significant drop in revenue for each view.
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I currently scrub toilets for a living while I'm back at school for a mid-life career change. I work ten hours tonight, my feet are still a bit sore from my shift two days ago.
Suck it up, buttercup, get a real job. I'm not sharing all of this to sound like I'm better, I'm sharing this to show what a significant chunk of people do for a living, Joe Jobs.
Being a social media influencer isn't a job for most people, it's a vanity hobby.
This is the most boomer take I've ever seen on this website. And that includes what few conservatives have filtered in.
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You are better.
No I'm not, walking down that path leads to arrogance and unearned pride. I just live in reality, instead of falling prey to the lies of false riches in the social media popularity contest.
Seek for your own answers and Know Thyself. Please, all of you that are always on social media. Withdraw, do not fall prey to the Siren's Tale of the Glory of Achilles. Instead, seek a good life, one that is quiet, and belongs to you.
Do not become a false god, you cannot live up to that burden.
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If your "job" is to convince brainless zoomers to eat tide pods or convince them to try DIY plastic surgery with hammers, maybe burning out isn't a bad thing. Maybe we're just seeing nature healing itself.
Bonesmashing?! Just when I thought people couldn't get any stupider.
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I’m so glad I was young before this stupid reality happened. I have a regular job and no desire for internet fame.
I asked my younger family members what they want to be when they grow up, and being a YouTuber was at the top of the list. I hate this so much.
So no follow-up questions? "What content are you gonna make? How are you gonna promote it? Any backup plans?"
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I imagine that being a content creator as a full-time job is much more difficult than most people realize. Also, the modern work environment is a hellscape, and I can’t blame people who want to avoid it. Still, it’s risky as hell - if the platform you rely on changes its compensation policies, you are screwed, and have even less legal protection/recourse than a McDonalds employee.
I wouldn’t expect a responsible person to take on that level of risk without a safety net. If you’re young and childless, then taking that risk is your call, and it’s unfair for me to judge you. If you’re relying on social media to pay the mortgage for your child’s home, though, you’d better have a backup plan and keep it ready.
You can't turn off any job. We all are burning out in this bitch. At least you're sitting at home making videos.
Okay, not sure how much this matters considering where the world is heading, but:
If they can't get better working conditions because you'll complain (it's not fair, yadda yadda), how will you get better working conditions when they complain (it's not fair, yadda yadda)?
I'm just saying, if you're not willing to play ball, why should I care about your sick pay?
Medicaid is gonna burn up soon. Should I be concerned that you'll be losing coverage, or are we just fully on board with this petty individualism?
You can't pause the internet
Something I had to tell my mom all the time.
"Pause your damn game!"
"Its online, I can't pause it!"
I think they should stop.
Firstly, let's call them what they are, hucksters.
Secondly, I cannot think of anything I give a shit less about than their burnout at making internet videos of themselves.
If you've talked yourself into a world where you must be on social media, you are absolutely fucked. Get out. now.
More like discontent creators amiright?
I've taken to calling them effluencers.
effluencers
It perfectly describes their contribution to this reality. Thank you.
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So they can't keep selling their soul and dignity without consequences.
None of us can. It's just a job, just they get even more shit on because they're more public facing figures.
only use things with pause buttons!
The responses in this thread are sick. So much vitriol for members of your own class who are just trying to make a living doing what they love and creating things.
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