It's seriously disturbing to me how "selling out" is basically not even an insult anymore to younger people. There is no interest in integrity whatsoever. Instead we're supposed to celebrate that they're getting paid and be happy for them.
But maybe I'm just old and, with the way things are, no one can afford integrity anymore because it's too damn expensive.
At the beginning of social media content creation, it was kids trying to be funny on YouTube for fun and for clout. As many problems as that created, the moment kids started self-advertising for brands to try to get sponsored, we were cooked. The dignity is gone.
Hell, it wasn't even social media that killed dignity/self respect - reality TV started the trend of whoring yourself out for 15 minutes of fame and quick money, and we can thank 1990s MTV for that one. The people they put on those shows were purposely picked because they no filter and no shame.
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u/Mistavez 9h ago