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Wow, surprised to see “One Million Jobs” still here, from back when Uber was widely praised, and even so it encountered rampant skepticism[1]. Especially curious to see it on the same list as the “Future of Work” which implicitly contradicts its premise.

But hey, maybe there have been some compelling pitches for it. Does anyone have an idea for a One Million Jobs startup that isn’t another transportation company?

[1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7978163

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How many people make a living from YouTube? What about Twitch?

It is not only the people on the screen but people behind the scenes and managers and more.

There are 27,000+ partnered Twitch streamers that probably makes a decent amount of money. But the majority probably can't make a living with streaming alone. The top 0.01% of partners like Shroud or DrDisrespect can make millions.

https://www.twitch.tv/year/2017/factsheet.jpg

The mod team is quite important indeed.

https://streamernews.tv/2015/10/28/guest-writer-moblord-disc...

>How many people make a living from YouTube?

Not many: "96.5% of all of those trying to become YouTubers won't make enough money off of advertising to crack the U.S. poverty line"

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-youtube-stardom-201802...

There's a whole ecosystem around it though - advertising agencies, video production equipment, etc. Then there's things like GoPro exist largely as a side-effect of social media networks like YouTube.

The real effects of YouTube on the global economy are pretty big!

3.5% end up with a meaningful income? That’s probably an order of magnitude more than I’d have guessed! Interesting...

The One Million Jobs request is a farce designed simply to signal "the next uber need apply here".

Why? Because it doesn't clarify full-time vs part-time (example - if I sell an item on eBay for a profit, is that a job?) and it doesn't take any consideration into the creative destruction or shifting of already present jobs (e.g. - Uber didn't create one million net new jobs)

Education and caregiving maybe?

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