Checked Douyin AI influencers' ad rates: high insight alone doesn't make money
AlchainHust · x · 2026-10-22
After checking AI influencers' sponsored-post rates on Douyin via Xingtu, the author argues X is full of "high-insight poor people." Money isn't a reward for knowing more — it comes from delivering value: products, content, or courses that serve many people.
Knowing too much can even backfire: getting lost in technical details and drifting away from what ordinary users actually need, while dismissing less-informed earners as scammers is arrogant.
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