COMMENT: Being paid thousands of dollars to post a pretty picture might seem a dream job for teens.
In fact, as we report today, 17 per cent of 11 to 16-year-olds see being an influencer as their ultimate job, beating lawyers and teachers. Fourteen per cent aspire to be a YouTuber.
So should parents let their kids forego university for a full-time career on Instagram?
What happens when, 10 years from now, the climate changes and influencing as a career
path falls into a void?
Uneducated and unqualified, what will your child do?
Or, what if influencing becomes more popular and the next wave of bright young things takes their place?