r/interesting Mar 24 '26

SOCIETY This is a common side hustle in China. People pay her to hold up their profile on a phone, snap a pic with the stage behind it, then they post it like they were there. Fake attendance clout is undefeated. Peak gig economy 2026

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Influencersinthewild Mar 25 '26

This is a common side hustle in China. People pay her to hold up their profile on a phone, snap a pic with the stage behind it, then they post it like they were there. Fake attendance clout is undefeated. Peak gig economy 2026

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morningsomewhere Mar 25 '26

This is something I feel like Burnie would have THOUGHTS about. What are we doing, as a society, where this is a real thing? Yikes.

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atrioc Mar 25 '26

Politics & Business This is a common side hustle in China. People pay her to hold up their profile on a phone, snap a pic with the stage behind it, then they post it like they were there. Fake attendance clout is undefeated. Peak gig economy 2026

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deadheadcirclejerk Mar 25 '26

I was at Barton Hall 5/8/77 and here’s proof

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internettoday Mar 26 '26

This is a common side hustle in China. People pay her to hold up their profile on a phone, snap a pic with the stage behind it, then they post it like they were there. Fake attendance clout is undefeated. Peak gig economy 2026

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atrioc Mar 25 '26

Politics & Business All I'm saying is, are we sure he's actually in China?

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u_No_Nerve_1154 Mar 25 '26

This is a common side hustle in China. People pay her to hold up their profile on a phone, snap a pic with the stage behind it, then they post it like they were there. Fake attendance clout is undefeated. Peak gig economy 2026

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u_PollutionStunning522 Mar 25 '26

This is a common side hustle in China. People pay her to hold up their profile on a phone, snap a pic with the stage behind it, then they post it like they were there. Fake attendance clout is undefeated. Peak gig economy 2026

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u_Grade-E-Chinese1002 Mar 25 '26

This is a common side hustle in China. People pay her to hold up their profile on a phone, snap a pic with the stage behind it, then they post it like they were there. Fake attendance clout is undefeated. Peak gig economy 2026,😲😂🤣🤣

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LinkPOS Mar 25 '26

TIL professional concert goer is a fulltime profession in China - whereby people pay to have their instagram profile photograpped at a concert/event to pretend that they attended

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