Since graduating, people over the age of 35 have been doing this really cute thing where they ask me what I’m doing next month or next year or for the rest of my life.
Even though I’m a born content creator – ruled by Mercury (communication) with Uranus (technology) in my 10th house (career, fame) – it always catches me off guard.
Most of the time I don’t know how to tell them I want to gain 100k+ Instagram followers whilst listening to Lana Del Rey’s ‘I Fucked My Way Up To The Top’.
So I’ve put together some easy to follow scripts for those of us who want to make it big on the world wide web, but are living in fear of the possible confrontations below.
Script 1
Your Mum’s friend: What do you want to do with yourself now that you’ve finished school?
You: I want to be a Content Creator!
Y.M.F: What’s a Content Creator?
Y: A creator of content 🙂
Script 2
The couple you baby sit for: Do you know what sort of career path you’re heading towards?
You: I want to be an Influencer!
T.C.Y.B.S.F: What’s an Influencer?
Y: A fluencer of in 🙂
Script 3
Your doctor whilst you’re getting a pap-smear: What’s your job going to be, do you know?
You: I want to be an Internet Personality!
Y.D.W.Y.G.A.P.S: What’s an Internet Personality?
Y: A netperson of interality 🙂
These sorts of comprehensive and articulate answers should be able to clear up any confusion someone has upon asking how much human capital you plan on contributing to the neoliberal dystopia we live in. However, there are some replies that will never be easy to navigate. These include: writer, fashion journalist, entrepreneur. Lastly, do not, I repeat, do NOT say artist.
