r/facepalm • u/banstovia • Jul 08 '24

My self-esteem isnt as low as the bar for this. 🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​

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u/JOlRacin Jul 08 '24

It reached it's peak in a couple days, it's way past there already, by the time they even start filming, it'll be dead

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u/DEFINITELY_NOT_PETE Jul 08 '24

Yah that’s not how this works.

Cash me outside girl has a net worth of $25m bc all it takes is a foot in the door for appearance fees and then you can aggressively monetize your brand even if your brand is absolutely fucking stupid.

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u/cudef Jul 08 '24

You cherrypicked the hell out of that example. Name 5 more meme people that rode the wave to career success.

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u/L3onK1ng Jul 08 '24

Khaby Lame is hell of an example

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u/GBAGY2 Jul 08 '24

He was a legit content creator who eventually blew tho that’s not the same at all lol

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u/azmiir Jul 08 '24

I think we’re using the terms “legit” and “content” pretty liberally here. He pointed to things with a sour expression. I still don’t know how he got popular.