Content creators are probably miserable

Saying “I want to make content every day” is shorthand for “I am remunerated for obtaining and holding attention, so I have to generate it. Content is a means to that end.”

I think very few people enjoy what they’re doing once they get on that treadmill. There’s one guy whose first couple of videos about “1 day in Germany vs. 10 years in Germany” were funny. He’s now produced dozens of them—the algorithm is diligent in surfacing them for me—and I’ve long since stopped watching them, though the algorithm hasn’t yet given up hope.

Inspired by this video:

Spotify's Algorithm Sucks by Etymology Nerd (YouTube)