Maybe you want to be a star athlete, like basketball player Caitlin Clark or skateboarder Sky Brown. If you’re good at a sport, practicing a lot will make you even better, and you might get famous.
A newer way to become famous is to be a social media influencer — a person who gets paid, either with money or with stuff, to help sell things on social media. A 2023 survey of 1,000 Gen Zers — people in their early teens to mid-20s — found that 57% wanted to become influencers.
Associate Professor of Advertising and Public Relations Matthew Pittman answered the question “How does a person become famous when they’re just a kid?” for The Conversation’s Curious Kids series. Read the full article on The Conversation.
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