to answer your question re: taking leave and surviving-Jerry et al ... just to be clear here ... I am not saying that I think all scammers &c &c should be allowed paid leave ... but I just wondered how people who made this type of work their main income stream managed to take leave and survive. I guess they realise that their algorithms will inevitably take a hit and some of their followers will stop subsidising them and they accept it as an 'occupational hasard' and save enough money to afford some occasional down time. I agree, Denise, that creating some content in advance to cover the occasional period of absence is eminently sensible. As I keep saying she is disorganized and careless and all this 'poor me' stuff is not very attractive or elicits much empathy after a while. I also agree that 'am well, can explain later' is highly unsatisfactory. She wants the money, gifts and adulation but doesn't take it seriously as her livelihood, but probably doesn't need to now she's married and has a provider.
I can’t relate as an influencer (lol) but I have worked as an hourly contractor in the past. The way it worked, I did not have paid leave. Taking a full week off was a very big financial decision.
The way I handled unpaid time off at the time was basically micromanaging the impact with a calculator and making sure I fully understood the financial downside. I’m very happy to report that this was a temporary time in my career and I now have paid leave again
but my point is, it’s hard for me to believe that this long of an absence was fully unplanned, and if it was, something drastic must have happened. At this point between lost patreons, YT revenue, and ad revenue, this has cost her a couple thousand at least. Even when you are financially comfortable it is very difficult to leave money on the table and most won’t do it without a good reason.
but, that’s all assuming K’s brain works like mine, which, it probably does not