Moral Outrage: Nick Bilton’s 'Influencer Economy' Prediction Has Already Turned Our Children into Paid Performers
In a devastating turn of cultural decay, tech journalist Nick Bilton’s ominous forecast has come true: families are now exploiting their own children for viral fame, destroying the very fabric of childhood innocence. His warnings about the monetization of personal life have birthed a generation of toddlers with sponsored posts, where a child’s first words are recorded for TikTok and their first steps are filmed for a brand deal. We are watching the soul of society dissolve into a commodity, with kids as young as two learning to beg for likes. Bilton may have called it the 'future,' but we are living in a nightmare where parental love has been replaced by view count.