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It’s kinda interesting that there are no real prizes on the internet. There’s the Webby awards modeled on the oscars I guess but afaik nobody really gives a shit. Maybe you need scarcity and gatekeepers to make prizes meaningful.
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Prizes kinda imply a striving middle class doing jobs. The internet lacks a middle class. There’s only billionaires, and temporarily embarrassed billionaires. You want a prize, go get a real job offline. There’s livings to be made online, but no real jobs.
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In the rare cases where it looks like an online job, like “social media marketer” or “community manager,” randos who do it for lulz set such a high standard, the median person who does it as a job presents as cringe. That or the job is an actual scammer or crime job.
Interesting to ponder whether the creator economy will lead to prizes. I suspect not. Creators are ultimately platform customers, not employees. In fact it’s the companies that vie for prizes where there’s enough competition.
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“Living” is an interesting word. Points to just securing the means of continued existence. Literally “living.” Opposite of calling, which all jobs aspire to. A suggestion of a life journey as a scripted story. There are no callings online. No stories. You’re just there, living.
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