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Super weird, seeing some relatively famous people doing this. Sean Astin is on a bunch of current Netflix shows fro example.

Now some do it for charity, which I think if they had started as a nonprofit and took that angle it could end up huge. Think fo the kind of legacy it could become, though I guess they wouldn't become millionaires going that route...

One shout out to a Silicon Valley alum, whose proceeds go to charity: https://www.cameo.com/suzannecryer

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Keep in mind that even famous middle-class actors with regular jobs aren't working right now. Film production has only just restarted in the last week.

Actors are used to taking whatever gig they can. I suspect as film production picks up you'll see fewer of those really well known celebrities on there.

On the other hand, it takes all of a minute to record one of these. You could literally do it in your trailer on set while you wait for them to set up cameras.

I'd expect them to do a few takes and "find their motivation" etc.

Many hours go into acting for each minute that end up on screen.

Some people are terrible with money. Nic Cage spends money as fast as earns it which is why he's in so many terrible low budget movies despite being an A list actor. Seems like the kind of guy who'd make a killing on Cameo too.

Something about this really skeeves me out, and I'm having a hard time articulating why.

The whole thing just seems really cheap (in a non-monetary) and seedy.

I guess it's just the final nail in the coffin of old Hollywood stardom, where stars may as well have been on another plane of existence.

Isn't this the same model Obama, Trump et al use to raise campaign funds? It feels like they have already proved you can raise billions selling dinner tickets, photo ops etc.

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