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Can someone tell me what the weird TikTok lives are with women who just sit there?

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principalskinna · 04/08/2026 17:00

There were who sat there, nothing sexy, often overweight or over made up and just seem to say hi to people and drone on about shit. I presume this makes the money somehow.?

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Backedoffhackedoff · 04/08/2026 17:02

The longer people stay on the more they make

I mean what’s wrong with being overweight or not sexy?!

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principalskinna · 04/08/2026 20:50

So how does the money work
thdy barely say anything

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OneTealMentor · 04/08/2026 21:09

I think they are hoping to make money but are probably quickly disappointed

Portmore · 04/08/2026 21:22

How does it make them money? All the posts I see are either horses, people riding horses or training horses or funny cat videos but them that's all I post myself

Backedoffhackedoff · 04/08/2026 21:36

It doesn’t matter what you do on tik tok, as long as people watch. The amount of people and length of time they watch for is what gets you paid. If they’ve wiling to watch and interact who cares if they’re not doing or saying anything? The money still comes in.

tiktok is the best paid content creator platform, and depending on the plan you’re on can be quite rewarding

MsIceSandwich · 04/08/2026 21:41

I hope they're at least more articulate than you OP?

Needmorelego · 04/08/2026 21:44

@Backedoffhackedoff but who is actually paying them?
I know some people get paid by promoting products but I've never understood how people make money on some of what they post.

Tink3rbell30 · 04/08/2026 21:50

I know the ones you mean. So cringe, they are basically sitting around hoping to be sent Tiktok gifts. That's how money is made on live.

nomas · 04/08/2026 21:59

principalskinna · 04/08/2026 17:00

There were who sat there, nothing sexy, often overweight or over made up and just seem to say hi to people and drone on about shit. I presume this makes the money somehow.?

I usually scroll past the live channels but the ones I have seen for a couple of minutes are things like:

  • Chinese people queuing to buy a piece of jiggly tofu whilst the chef cuts it into huge white blocks
  • A South East Asian family sleeping in their yard whist a water mill pumps away
  • a woman cooking in her kitchen in real time

I can imagine the women you referring to get loads of creepy men messaging them.

Backedoffhackedoff · 04/08/2026 22:21

Needmorelego · 04/08/2026 21:44

@Backedoffhackedoff but who is actually paying them?
I know some people get paid by promoting products but I've never understood how people make money on some of what they post.

TikTok pay them through their creator programmes. Lives are paid through virtual gifts from people viewing

Needmorelego · 04/08/2026 22:47

Backedoffhackedoff · 04/08/2026 22:21

TikTok pay them through their creator programmes. Lives are paid through virtual gifts from people viewing

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I didn't know that !
I thought people just put their videos on there like they do on Facebook or Instagram.
Learn something new everyday I suppose 😂

Intoya · 04/08/2026 22:50

Needmorelego · 04/08/2026 22:47

I didn't know that !
I thought people just put their videos on there like they do on Facebook or Instagram.
Learn something new everyday I suppose 😂

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People get paid on IG, Facebook, YouTube they all have a creator fund of sorts with different requirements to enter it.

Needmorelego · 04/08/2026 22:51

Intoya · 04/08/2026 22:50

People get paid on IG, Facebook, YouTube they all have a creator fund of sorts with different requirements to enter it.

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I did not know that either !

Vespanest · 04/08/2026 23:01

I'm on panda TikTok at the moment and don't even care if it's AI but the creators who I am concerned for are the what I eat in a day. Seriously overweight usually women earning money by shock value eating. Some have thousands it not tens of thousands of likes and horrific trolling.

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principalskinna · 05/08/2026 06:25

Thanks everyone. Really interesting !

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mrswhiplington · 05/08/2026 10:00

How much do you think they would pay me for sitting on my sofa watching TV or scrolling on Mumsnet?😅

mrswhiplington · 05/08/2026 10:01

I could be eating something as well if they want.😄

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principalskinna · 05/08/2026 10:30

They're so crap.
peering at the screen
"Hullo john love. Y'alrught?"

pause.
yeah I'm just back from walking the dogs

peers

thanks for that heart Alan

etc

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