The Rise of the Global Dream
Thoughts on the modern world from a Millennial
Back in ye olden days, the procurement of fame and distribution depended on 2 factors: connections and luck. Fast forward to the age of YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter, the recipe is significantly different. It’s algorithms, hearts, retweets and digital word of mouth.
In 2009, Lucas Cruikshank aka Fred Figglehorn became the first person in history to gain 1 million subscribers. At 15, he was just a farm kid from Nebraska with about 39 videos uploaded on YouTube. There were no audition tapes, no scouts hanging outside of school routes and no stage moms. Fame became something you can make. In a way, the Internet became the new middle man and contributed to the democratization of amassing a decent income through traditionally marginalized art forms such as film and writing.
The Internet took power from executives and publishers and transferred it directly to the people. There is no doubt that we are in an age of a modern polis with millions of digital amphitheaters. Content creator is now a legit career choice that can make a decent income if you can figure out how to do it right. The only gatekeeper is the algorithms and bots that determine the worthiness of redistribution.
