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🗓️ 13 January 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Believe it or not, there are some super weird opportunities online that pay much better than the standard 9 to 5. They range from filming yourself eating or studying, to pretending to be Jesus - or even a dog – for hundreds of thousands of dollars! Don’t believe me? Well, let’s take a look at some people who’ve made a fortune by indulging the internet’s undeniably weird side.
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0:00.0 | Being stuck behind a desk in an office for a measly paycheck is a lot of people's idea of hell. |
0:05.5 | But, believe it or not, there are some super weird opportunities online that pay much better than the standard 9 to 5. |
0:12.4 | They range from filming yourself eating or studying to pretending to be Jesus or even a dog for hundreds of thousands of dollars. |
0:21.6 | Don't believe me? Well, let's take a look at some people who've made a fortune by indulging the Internet's |
0:26.6 | undeniably weird side. |
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0:34.6 | You're amazed. From grumpy cat and dabbing to surprise Pikachu, everyone loves a good meme. |
0:43.3 | These often hilarious images, videos, and texts are copied and spread rapidly by internet users, |
0:49.3 | meaning many go viral at the drop of a hat. |
0:52.3 | They're so popular that social media accounts like Instagram's DeQuan have amassed millions |
0:58.2 | of followers just by regularly posting the freshest and funniest memes they can find. |
1:04.0 | This account in particular was started by an anonymous teen back in 2014, but by 2020, the account boasted a phenomenal 16 million followers. |
1:14.6 | Its success led it to join the IMGN Media family, alongside other meme accounts like So Satisfying, Soccer Memes, and many more. |
1:24.6 | All-up, IMGN managed accounts bringing in 3 billion views a month with more than 40 million combined subscribers. |
1:32.3 | And this was something that got the attention of the suits upstairs. |
1:36.3 | Wanting to know what was trending with the teens, Warner Music Group stepped forward and offered up a phenomenal $85 million for all of IMGN's accounts. |
1:46.0 | This now gives them the skinny on what's down with Gen Z, so other branches of their business can profit from their inside scoop. |
1:54.0 | So keep posting those sweet memes kids because one day you too could be bought out by a multi-billion dollar corporation and never have to work again. |
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