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[–] Hermano@feddit.de 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So pretty much the ad industry equivalent of an incel?

[–] MinekPo1@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 11 months ago

no , worse ! incel plus everyone is so entitled omg

[–] afunkysongaday@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Yeah, especially paying them was really annoying.

[–] MinekPo1@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

honestly I thought this was great but then I read the article

“We did it so that we could make a better living and not be dependent on other people who have egos, who have manias, or who just want to make a lot of money by posing,” The Clueless founder Rubén Cruz told Euronews.

Diana Núñez, co-founder of The Clueless, told Fortune in an email that the pair were mainly taken aback by the “skyrocketing costs” of those influencers.

It has proved a highly lucrative venture for the company, with Cruz telling Euronews that Aitana brings in an average of €3,000 ($3,300) a month, but on one occasion took in €10,000 ($10,900). Núñez told Fortune that most of this money comes from social media ads, and Aitana has also signed on to become an ambassador for a sports supplement brand.

for context , according to SalaryExplorer.com wages for fashion models in Spain range between 1 320€ and 3 700€ , with the median being 2 190 €

[–] Fleur__@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

One day I'm gonna be catfished by an AI generated person and I'll look back on the times where I didn't have to worry about that with envy

[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 11 months ago

Ask them to send you a photo showing their hands

[–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 11 months ago

a Spanish agency became so sick of paying its models that they created their own with AI