why does everyone that starts traveling inevitably try and monetize themselves via youtube and tiktok

[AlexBrown84]

come on, think of something unique!

 

[cool]

Why not? Nice side hustle and if u build some status you can get girls from it.

Only issue is you have to broadcast and jester yourself online which kinda sucks.

 

[Orientalist]

Why not? Nice side hustle and if u build some status you can get girls from it.

Only issue is you have to broadcast and jester yourself online which kinda sucks.

I think you fundamentally remove a lot of the charm/novelty from things (destinations, experiences) for both yourself and for others in the future, all for clout like you’re a parasite. Especially in travel where it’s either dudes flexing girls and their empty lifestyle or people going to the same place 9999 other people have been thinking it’s still magical, etc. etc.
They need to learn from solour68 and make cryptic vignettes

 

[predeterminism]

So many people ask me what I do for work cos they're all 2 week holiday cucks

I need to make a remote job course and put it on my IG so I can give it to those cucks to pay me

 

[kamster]

you did exactly same thing clown

 

[practicaleagle]

Why not? Nice side hustle and if u build some status you can get girls from it.

Only issue is you have to broadcast and jester yourself online which kinda sucks.

Yeah look at speed, clout and status is probably the number one thing among gen z girls, might be a better halo then even looks and money

 

[cool]

I think you fundamentally remove a lot of the charm/novelty from things (destinations, experiences) for both yourself and for others in the future, all for clout like you’re a parasite. Especially in travel where it’s either dudes flexing girls and their empty lifestyle or people going to the same place 9999 other people have been thinking it’s still magical, etc. etc.
They need to learn from solour68 and make cryptic vignettes

I think there’s a balance between soulless slop content only made for clout/views, and content that is personally and creatively satisfying to make, but just falls into the internet void.

I agree that making the former would suck all the fun out of things, it’s basically selling your soul for clout/views which never ends well.

But I think it’s possible to create moderately fulfilling and novel content that still sees enough success to get a status boost and maybe some monetization. These things are invaluable to QoL while travelling which is why I think it’s a really good opportunity.

 

[myeyes]

People say that becoming a travel influencer makes you enjoy travel less because you turn your hobby into a job. I wouldn’t do it

 

[14passport]

It's the easier way for them to keep traveling and nowadays being an influencer has a lot of aura between normies, people dont dream of becoming an engineer, they want to travel the world

 

[Orientalist]

But I think it’s possible to create moderately fulfilling and novel content that still sees enough success to get a status boost and maybe some monetization. These things are invaluable to QoL while travelling which is why I think it’s a really good opportunity.

True. But I think it needs a creative vision of some sort even if it's just mundane
If I was forced to become a travel influencer I'd probably make long-form vids of me wandering and philosophizing like some combination of Sam Sulek and serpentza (when he made biking vlogs like 10 years ago, not anti-china slop)

 

[Kevin_Logan]

you did exactly same thing clown