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> We’re already seeing this shift, according to creator platforms... Patreon... Podia... Teachable No OnlyFans? > One creator on Teachable who advises artists on how to sell their art made $110,000 last year with only 76 students, at an average of $1,437 per course. Another creator who teaches physiotherapy made $141,000 with only 61 students, at an average price point of $2,314 per course So sell shovels?
I’d try 1 if you can even, then 10, then..
Newcomers started doing this on twitter for a while and turn social media from platform ads to federation ads network .. it's getting worse, like everybody is literally selling to each other. Remember old "long time no see" friends shown up trying to sell you something? Aghh now everyone pretends to be friend and sell you something.
> Another creator who teaches physiotherapy made $141,000 with only 61 students, at an average price point of $2,314 per course. This seems like a scam. To be a physiotherapist in the United States, you have to have a bachelor’s degree (4 years) followed by a 3 year Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from an accredited college. https://www.apta.org/your-career/careers-in-physical-therapy... So the people paying that m…
It's common for health workers to take additional classes to stay on top of things. Some countries require certain professions to take some number of classes every few years to keep their license.
solve a deep and painful problem and people will follow
give people meaning and purpose is why religion is so powerful
the best products look like religion (see tesla as an example)
the fans take on the identity of the product
speaks more to the human condition and our need to belong, the biggest fans are rarely healthy folks
Newcomers started doing this on twitter for a while and turn social media from platform ads to federation ads network .. it's getting worse, like everybody is literally selling to each other. Remember old "long time no see" friends shown up trying to sell you something? Aghh now everyone pretends to be friend and sell you something.
It’s easy to spot. They all seem to follow the same pattern du jour, such as posting threads that feel like mad libs (“I talked to people who are passionate about . What I learned was surprising! Here are the top five takeaways. 1/6” is popular right now)
> We’re already seeing this shift, according to creator platforms... Patreon... Podia... Teachable No OnlyFans? > One creator on Teachable who advises artists on how to sell their art made $110,000 last year with only 76 students, at an average of $1,437 per course. Another creator who teaches physiotherapy made $141,000 with only 61 students, at an average price point of $2,314 per course So sell shovels?
It is remarkable how long this spawned ouroboros can bite through itself given the context of financial desperation (no savings, inflation, no stable source of income). At some point I came to the sober realization that younger generations, now, have no clue how people lived back then. It must have been even more terrible.
Newcomers started doing this on twitter for a while and turn social media from platform ads to federation ads network .. it's getting worse, like everybody is literally selling to each other. Remember old "long time no see" friends shown up trying to sell you something? Aghh now everyone pretends to be friend and sell you something.
The key to enjoying Twitter is to unfollow anyone who is clearly only Tweeting engagement and follow bait all day. It’s easy to spot. They all seem to follow the same pattern du jour, such as posting threads that feel like mad libs (“I talked to people who are passionate about . What I learned was surprising! Here are the top five takeaways. 1/6” is popular right now)