I doubt that this will happen tho, as humans tend to take consumption to a new level until the consequences are not easy to redo

Interesting insight! Wasn’t aware of that fact.

I get it if hussle is your main income, hence I am a full-time creator.  However I feel like it’s going more towards. Doing the shit at work, screenshot it and then ask for money to learn from what people do. 

Also wondering about the not-so-visible symptoms of over-hussle.

I miss those times as well and there are so many that just repost other people's work for the sake of posting continuously to gain followers. 

Do you think there is a way back to the Golden times?

Seems like the inevitable result of "hustle culture", imo. How long have people been told they should have a side gig alongside their "real" job? 

Personally I don't have the energy lol

I think creators of all kinds will have some kind of reckoning once AI really kicks in and there's endless amounts of garbage content being churned out

Thankful for the great and reflective comments. My guess is that if I had posted this on Twitter, people (hustlers) and those that want to become one would have killed that thought with unnecessary commentary, saying we are jealous of success and bl…

Not sure if there's any prominent design industry examples but I feel like I've seen this in Youtubers who will either take sabbaticals or stop creating videos altogether because it's unsustainable longer-term

I don't think so. But you still find certain bubbles or communities that feel like the internet I described. Posts is such a case. But overall, I think attention economics, digital marketing, and SEO really messed everything up. And there's no way those things are going away.

I agree with this. I personally miss a time when the internet was filled with genuine sharing of knowledge, art, and life, just for the sake of it. Now everything is just a collection of meaningless, SEO-optimized content and non-experts trying to sell courses and how-tos.

We are getting to a point where this becomes a two-class society, those that may have access to content others don't learn faster, and become better. 

Those that don't will struggle in the long run. The only one that wins this game is the creator who gets triple paid.

I mean not everyone can become a creator or does want to… yet those that don’t pursue that direction will fall behind in the long run. 

I am curious. What do you think?

Personally, I find AI super interesting. One could think, that with all this new power we can achieve more with less, hence the whole work society would change and humanity can finally get back their focus, work less and spend their time elsewhere.

With you on this.. 

There are three parties, the one that hussle, the one that get influenced by the hussle and the fear of missing out and the ones that don’t give a shi* who want to have a more calm, honest life.

where is the podcast we can all chat about this?? haha. but i’m with you… im tired of this hustle hustle hustle.. some don’t have the luxury, most don’t want it. if anything i want to work less… tbh. to be frank… i don’t want a clone, i don’t really want to use ai that much...

I wonder if anyone wants to monetize everything. Hinting towards a subscription on Twitter or selling me a pdf of a collection of tips probably generated by chatGPT. 

Isn't the dopamine people get from likes enough gratitude why does every creator want to make even more money?

this is a fascinating topic, one of which i have been thinking about for awhile. industry tells me i need an awwwwwards level portfolio and need to share share share, but not too much because you need to make money of they attention you need to gather…

I think many of them can’t wait to create their own clone, to be able to produce even more. 

Jokes aside, you might be right - there is so much “garbage” on the web. I wonder how this will be solved in the future.

Oh never heard about k10k. Do tell me a bit how it was and what made it great - was this a curated micro community?

Paid by the client, paid for its growing following, and paid by subscription to share the content they have produced to the client with only those who are willing to pay for that exclusive access. 

I find that direction troublesome. What happened with just helping the community

Back in the day there was Newstoday, k10k, ultrashock. I miss those communities.

Are there not any short or long-term symptoms that people get. 

We all know how burnouts are all so real, and this trend from Companies enabling (making money) of turning everyone into creators might not actually be healthy as a lifestyle.