Content Creators
Our main pastime seems to be browsing our feeds on various social media platforms on our phones or laptops. Earlier, entertainment was from in-person performances, requiring effort to enjoy it. We were dependent on theatre, stage performers, and street artists. Then came movies, changing the scene. The artist put in the most effort; viewers could pay and enjoy it. Even today, the general public is unaware of how much goes into making a movie. With television and radio, things became available electronically. The burden from artists indeed went down somewhat due to automation.
Then came innovative technology, making online entertainment more popular. It needs minimal physical effort from our side, and we can tune into what we like with the click of a few buttons. Even the artists stand and perform before a green screen, and the postprocessing does the rest.
The rise of social media took away entertainment patents from prominent performers, artists, and stars. Ordinary people like you and me can create and post content online for mass consumption. It still requires human effort from both the creator and the consumer. Still and all, things have become more manageable. Anyone can become famous now. But is it as easy as that?
Short answer, NO.
To get the long answer, we must understand what entertainment is. It is not a means to merely seek pleasure. Television and radio were started to program people. Most movies have an agenda - make money. Producers of films pour in the capital in hopes of profit. It is all business.
Nothing wrong with that. We crave pleasure and consume the things that provide us pleasure. There is a demand, and content creators are supplying it. But… Have we ever wondered who created the demand in us to seek pleasure?
Let’s face it, if things were not automated and available readily, we would be busy from the wee hours of morning till dusk. Sustaining ourselves is a chore; automation has made it easier, sparing us time. Fun fact, this time is not yours and belongs to the people who control or program you. You are not seeking pleasure but watching what is fed to you. So that you don’t invest this spare time on yourself and keep stimulating the economy further. So you put the money you earned back where it came from. The controllers want you to remain a mindless consumer. It is a great way to stop the crime rate and create crimes by fueling public sentiment.
Social media platforms need content creators just as much as content creators need a platform to dump their creations. Because the public is waiting for new things to come. They want to stare at a screen without doing much. It keeps their mind engaged. Mind is where most problems come from. It is imperative to control it.
So, is being a content creator a safe job?
Short answer: NO.
Long answer... With the rise of AI, there is an interim position called knowledge workers. These people know the AI technology and how to work it. They are being employed to train AI to be more efficient. Once that happens, knowledge workers and content creators will be obsolete. Kind of like self-driving cars will eliminate or scale down driving-related work and jobs. In the future, you can choose what you want to watch. You can select actors, storyline, plot, and scenes. The AI will model the content for you instantly. You wouldn’t even have to type or speak. A microchip in your head will read your thoughts and do that. Thank you so much, Elon Musk!
Of course, once you have been studied by AI, you will also be obsolete.
Another strange truth. None of the forms of entertainment is dead, but it has changed how it reaches you. Even the live performance is very much there. It is expensive, though. Anything with human intervention will exist but in moderation and would be out of reach of commoners. Because only a manual switch can override the machine.
If you enjoyed this, read my book i$UBSCRIBE, which is available on Amazon Kindle Unlimited. It describes how mindless consumerism could make us obsolete.
Here is a quote from it to spark your interest.
Then came innovative technology, making online entertainment more popular. It needs minimal physical effort from our side, and we can tune into what we like with the click of a few buttons. Even the artists stand and perform before a green screen, and the postprocessing does the rest.
The rise of social media took away entertainment patents from prominent performers, artists, and stars. Ordinary people like you and me can create and post content online for mass consumption. It still requires human effort from both the creator and the consumer. Still and all, things have become more manageable. Anyone can become famous now. But is it as easy as that?
Short answer, NO.
To get the long answer, we must understand what entertainment is. It is not a means to merely seek pleasure. Television and radio were started to program people. Most movies have an agenda - make money. Producers of films pour in the capital in hopes of profit. It is all business.
Nothing wrong with that. We crave pleasure and consume the things that provide us pleasure. There is a demand, and content creators are supplying it. But… Have we ever wondered who created the demand in us to seek pleasure?
Let’s face it, if things were not automated and available readily, we would be busy from the wee hours of morning till dusk. Sustaining ourselves is a chore; automation has made it easier, sparing us time. Fun fact, this time is not yours and belongs to the people who control or program you. You are not seeking pleasure but watching what is fed to you. So that you don’t invest this spare time on yourself and keep stimulating the economy further. So you put the money you earned back where it came from. The controllers want you to remain a mindless consumer. It is a great way to stop the crime rate and create crimes by fueling public sentiment.
Social media platforms need content creators just as much as content creators need a platform to dump their creations. Because the public is waiting for new things to come. They want to stare at a screen without doing much. It keeps their mind engaged. Mind is where most problems come from. It is imperative to control it.
So, is being a content creator a safe job?
Short answer: NO.
Long answer... With the rise of AI, there is an interim position called knowledge workers. These people know the AI technology and how to work it. They are being employed to train AI to be more efficient. Once that happens, knowledge workers and content creators will be obsolete. Kind of like self-driving cars will eliminate or scale down driving-related work and jobs. In the future, you can choose what you want to watch. You can select actors, storyline, plot, and scenes. The AI will model the content for you instantly. You wouldn’t even have to type or speak. A microchip in your head will read your thoughts and do that. Thank you so much, Elon Musk!
Of course, once you have been studied by AI, you will also be obsolete.
Another strange truth. None of the forms of entertainment is dead, but it has changed how it reaches you. Even the live performance is very much there. It is expensive, though. Anything with human intervention will exist but in moderation and would be out of reach of commoners. Because only a manual switch can override the machine.
If you enjoyed this, read my book i$UBSCRIBE, which is available on Amazon Kindle Unlimited. It describes how mindless consumerism could make us obsolete.
Here is a quote from it to spark your interest.
An understanding is as good as its reach, grasp, and acceptance.
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