Unpopular Opinion
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Once, it was conspciuous consumption (my personality IS what i consume, purchase, own...) along with the 'keeping up with the joneses' effect of feeling compelled to portray any visible signs of wealth as a sign of success... and the warping of your own personality into a caricature was more or less relegated to TV/Muisc/Movie celebrities, high profile PR people... people whose job it was to be the living embodiment of a brand.
KPop idols are that turned up to 11, and now VTubers signed with agencies basically follow the same model.
But uh... the problem is ironically the democratization of... not real 'celebrity', but influencer culture, being a brand ambassador, livestreaming, podcasting... OnlyFans...
Everyone is now presented with a very low cost of entry way of becoming a micro celeb.
So... either you remain authentic, and maybe get a small fan base... or you play into the algorithm, and become a cariacature of yourself, and/or outright grifter/scam artist... and yeah, better chance of making serious money, but you lose your morals/personality/soul in the process.
I was born before the internet age began, and I've seen these just unbelievable social changes occur in just over 20 years.
Now we're at the point where 2/3 of Americans can't survive missing one pay check, somewhere between 1/4 and 1/2 of people are buying groceries on some kind of credit...
Oh well, I guess.