I opened YouTube today, expecting a recipe or perhaps a relaxing video of a cat playing a piano. Instead, the algorithm slapped me in the face with a video titled: "How to Become a High Value Woman."
Excuse me?
First of all, YouTube, who gave you the right? Second of all, what does that even mean? Is there a stock market for women now? Am I currently trading at an all-time low? Do I need to wait for a quarterly earnings report to see if my "value" has gone up?
The Algorithm’s Identity Crisis
As a content creator, I understand how algorithms work. They track your every move. So naturally, I spent the next ten minutes spiraling: What did I search for that made a robot think I was "Low Value"? Did I look up "how to get stains out of pajamas" one too many times? Did I linger too long on a video about DIY 5-minute crafts?
As a High Value Woman, I did the only logical thing: I closed the app and sat with my own thoughts. No scrolling. No binge-watching. Just me, myself, and my "un-certified" value.
The Great Value Deception
We live in a world where everyone wants easy money and even easier fame. The digital world has turned into a marketplace of flesh and fakes. If you want billions of views, apparently you just need to show some skin and talk about "psychology" while actually tearing people down.
These creators love to give you a checklist to "scale" yourself.
- Do you walk like this? +10 points. * Do you speak like that? -5 points. * Do you have the IQ of a toaster but the confidence of a runway model?
- Congratulations, you’re Elite!
I want to know where these people get their confidence. It must be a lack of intelligence—it’s much easier to be confident when you don't have enough brain cells to realize you’re being ridiculous.
The Storm vs. The Status
Here is the truth the digital world doesn't want you to know: You cannot measure a human being on a sliding scale. Your "measuring scale" might track status, height, weight, and bank accounts, but it has no setting for "Storms Weathered." It can’t measure the strength it took to survive a bad year or the dignity of someone who works a "low-status" job to feed their family.
A certificate of "High Value" from a YouTuber with a ring light and a script is worth exactly zero.
Final Thoughts
Digital world, I am officially frustrated with your deceptions. You try to make us feel like we’re "low-tier" so we’ll click your links and buy your courses.
But here’s a free tip for the Mystery Eaters and the Algorithm Architects: My value isn't a stock price. It doesn't fluctuate based on your "tips." I am the one who decides my worth, and I’m currently not for sale.
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