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Re:Snapchat’s Influencers Are Fleeing to Instagram for Money by nl on Wednesday September 13, 2017 @08:31AM (#15237628)
Vs. rapper, or sports player? An IG / youtube star is being a lower-middle class celebrity, which is actually a first in many ways

What on earth does lower-middle class celebrity mean here? Where does the alleged class difference come from?

There are many valid criticisms of YouTube/IG stars, but is Michelle Phan really lower-middle class compared to say Nicki Minaj?! Because lots of the private-school mums I know are more than happy to watch Michelle Phan with their daughters but ban Nicki Minaj.

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Re:Snapchat’s Influencers Are Fleeing to Instagram for Money by mahyarm on Wednesday September 13, 2017 @04:22PM (#15242217)
By class I meant income level, not culture.

In the past being a profitable artist meant superstardom or poverty, with a rare few in between with middle class incomes. Now with Youtube/patreon, there is a good chunk of 'middle class artists' that are developing today that didn't exist in the numbers that these platforms created.

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