Okay, let me share some thoughts I’ve been kicking around lately. It started when I was just scrolling online, you know, seeing what everyone’s up to. It hit me how many people, especially younger folks, seem to want to be ‘entertainers’ these days – YouTubers, TikTok stars, streamers, influencers, that sort of thing.
Now, don’t get me wrong, I enjoy watching a good video or a funny clip as much as the next person. A bit of entertainment is great, helps us unwind. But this idea that everybody should aim for that? That’s where I started scratching my head.
I remember back in my day, aspirations were different. People wanted to build things, fix things, teach things, heal people. Solid, tangible stuff. Sure, there were actors and musicians, but it wasn’t seen as the only cool path. It feels like the spotlight got way bigger now, and everyone’s trying to jump into it.
My Own Little Experiment
A while back, just for laughs, I tried making a couple of simple videos myself. Nothing fancy, just sharing some tips about a hobby I have. Man, it was more work than I thought! Getting the lighting okay, editing out the ums and ahs, figuring out how to even upload it properly. It took hours for just a few minutes of video. And honestly? It wasn’t that satisfying for me. Maybe for others it is, but I realized I prefer actually doing my hobby rather than just talking about it on camera.
That little experiment got me thinking more deeply. What if, hypothetically, everyone decided, “Okay, I’m gonna be an entertainer!”?
Here’s what popped into my head:
- Who’s gonna fix the leaky faucet when it bursts?
- Who’s gonna build the houses we live in?
- Who’s gonna drive the buses or trucks?
- Who’s gonna grow the food we eat?
- Who’s gonna perform surgery or nurse people back to health?
See what I mean? Society needs all sorts of jobs to function. We need the plumbers, the electricians, the farmers, the teachers, the doctors, the engineers, the cashiers, the cleaners… the list goes on and on. These might not seem like ‘glamorous’ jobs compared to being famous online, but they are absolutely essential. Without them, everything grinds to a halt. You can’t eat ‘likes’ and ‘views’.
The Reality Check
And let’s be real about the entertainment world itself. It looks shiny from the outside, but for every one person who ‘makes it big’, there are thousands, maybe millions, struggling. It’s often unstable work, reliant on trends, algorithms, and fickle audiences. It can be incredibly stressful, dealing with constant pressure to perform, negativity online, and uncertain income.
Thinking everyone can just become an entertainer feels like saying everyone should try to win the lottery. It’s not a sustainable plan for a whole society. We need a diverse range of skills, talents, and jobs. We need people who find satisfaction in building, healing, teaching, organizing, and yes, entertaining too. But it has to be a mix.
So, yeah. It’s cool to have dreams, and if someone’s passion is genuinely entertaining, they should go for it. But this trend where it seems like the only desirable path for so many… that worries me a bit. We need the people who keep the world running day-to-day just as much, if not more, than we need another person trying to go viral. It’s about balance, isn’t it? That’s just how I see it based on what I’ve observed and thought about.
