Sometimes dreams are all they have - especially if they're young.

I think we have to understand the reality that the economy today is not what it once was, not even close. I think a lot of people are looking to the influence trade since they see the corporate / political / economic future as failing them and they want to carve out something on their own while the getting is good and while they still can. Sure some just want to be famous but others appear to have a very realistic view of their prospects both as an influencer and elsewhere.

But how viable is it? There's 47 active astronauts and millions of children have dreamt of becoming one.

Well the Astronaut dream clearly wasn’t viable, influencer isn’t viable for 30% of the population but it could be viable for a much bigger proportion.

A lot of creative people were doing very well on TikTok. It made the careers of a huge number of indie writers.

When I say "made" I mean "Earning six or even seven figures."

Crafts and art services were also doing well. And certain influencers, obviously.

It pretty much took over from Insta, which Meta somehow managed to shoot in the head with some of their algo changes.

So - politics aside - that community is pretty unhappy about this.

Dealing with this is going to be interesting insight into Trump's leanings.

A short videos platform helped writers?? How come?