moisturizer millionaires: why gen z chose aesthetics over actuarial science

A Times newspaper social media post with a heavily filtered glamour portrait of a young person in red attire with gold jewelry, dramatic makeup, and styled dark hair against a blue curtain backdrop. The post sarcastically critiques the rise of influencer wealth, juxtaposing serious economic commentary with an aesthetically polished influencer image—the irony being intentional.
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The fastest route to a seven-figure salary no longer appears to involve banking, law or even founding a start-up. It may simply require good looks, warm lighting and the confidence to recommend a moisturiser to several million strangers.
The number of under-30s earning more than £1 million a year has climbed to a record high, driven in part by young influencers cashing in on a surge in social media advertising spending.
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Influencing pays as record number of young Britons earn £1m a year