Snapchat’s Influencers Are Fleeing to Instagram for Money

Re:Snapchat’s Influencers Are Fleeing to Instagram for Money by pjc50 on Wednesday September 13, 2017 @04:51AM (#15236572)

Interesting tangent here. The growth in "reality" TV was driven by the desire to ditch a very particular kind of skilled, unionised talent: writers. The writers' strike caused a wave of these improvised shows that were pretending not to be acting, they became popular with the public, and the rest is history.

Kim Kardashian's ethnicity is highly relevant as well. Hollywood is a very white place. There really aren't all that many opportunities for black character actresses. Or for people who want a black star to look up to. Kim fills that gap in the market.

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Re:Snapchat’s Influencers Are Fleeing to Instagram for Money by sortaThrowaway on Wednesday September 13, 2017 @06:04AM (#15236905)

"people who want a black star to look up to. Kim fills that gap in the market."

? Not sure what you mean. She isn't black.

Do you mean because Kanye is on there?

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Re:Snapchat’s Influencers Are Fleeing to Instagram for Money by pjc50 on Wednesday September 13, 2017 @06:25AM (#15236986)

.. good point, I can't remember why I thought that; almost certainly to do with Kanye.

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Re:Snapchat’s Influencers Are Fleeing to Instagram for Money by mirimir on Wednesday September 13, 2017 @05:52AM (#15236835)

Truth.

And remember, the Kardashians became celebrities at the OJ Simpson trial :)

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