I love TikTok with the exception of one thing: watching so many young Black attorneys ruin their careers by leaning in to being “creators” with frivolous and sometimes bufoonery content. I’ve seen this so much with Black women especially, who are hell bent on make up and “fashion” content. It’s so bizarre that there’s a generation of young Black professionals, Millenials & older GenZ who worked so hard to go to law school in the first place, only to undo it.

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so interesting - but what about the argument that they went to law school intending to become lawyers to create wealth and now they can do that quicker and faster via tiktok?

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Agreed. A law degree holds value, but its true weight comes from actually practicing. I think it would make sense to work hard for a few years, gain real experience, and then pivot if you want—no one can take away your knowledge, but skipping the grind makes me wonder how short sighted these folks are - and aren’t they being advised?!

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YouTube/TikTok sometimes pays more than biglaw. And it's more glamorous.

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What would it take to make that money in views and “content creation”? Something tells me that folks making that kind of money on YT/TickTock are rare.

Pure insanity… then complain about not getting opportunities.

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