Hello, August Abolins.
On 11/7/20 5:31 AM you wrote:

 CP>> Yes, that is big business. Tapping into mankind's voyuerism.

 AA> Regarding the people that constantly post.. isn't there a monetary 
 AA> component to some of those depending on the platform? For Youtube, 
 AA> I think it's about $5 per 1000 views, with a minimum payout of 
 AA> $100. To reach 20,000 views (for the minimum payout) would sound 
 AA> relatively easy in this world-wide internet age.

I've read about monetization of social media sites.  I'm not sure how it
happens, it's not a thing for me. I mean not something I would be interested
in.
 
 AA> I could have garnished my first $100 for this little sampler I 
 AA> created: https://youtu.be/AENmsEVltcQ  ..but that was 11 years 
 AA> ago. LOL

I have posted a couple of videos on YouTube about 6 years ago.  One of my
granddaughter's 7-8 birthday. She loves singing and performing for an audience.
I rescued some wooden shipping crates from my job that were being thrown away
and made a small stage. A neighbor was a guitar player and had a decent sound
system, so we set up for her to give a concert. I recorded them on my phone and
put them on Youtube for family and friends to see who couldn't be there.  She
enjoyed herself, so it was worth it.

That's as far as I would ever go in the "I want to be famous" category, other
than wishing I could have better mixed the audio on it.
 
 AA> There is probably also an element of validation going on to feel 
 AA> important. Maybe even some people are hoping "to be discovered" by 
 AA> some entertainment mogul and attain greater celeb status.

Yes. The I want yo be famous syndrome. I can't get into that mindset.

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