FT running humour?

[libertango]

After the incarceration of Martin Lukes, the FT appears to have a new humour columnist, James Altucher. I'll gloss over the many strange claims he makes today, but this one may be of special interest to my writerly friends. He's explaining why college is a bad deal:

"I have high school and college kids working for me who are making over $50,000 a year from writing gigs on the internet. Scour Craigslist for opportunities, your favourite blogs, or websites related to your favourite interests. Companies are dying for good content. Create your own blog, get yourself noticed, build relationships with other content companies and communities."

So, dear readers... Who are these high school (and college, too!) kids who are making ("over"!) $50,000 a year from blogging? From which markets? And still keeping down investment banking jobs? Remember -- they're not just making that much money for writing, they're working for him, too. (At a domain that has no publicly available web site.)

Inquiring minds want to know.

Speculate freely.

Comments

[urlgirl.livejournal.com]

Oh good god. I think the sum total of all my earnings from "content" on the Internet is $1.50

Now, mind you, I'm not a whore. I can't just write anything. Nor do I have the attention span required for a full-blown blog. But still...

Whom does it serve for this myth to continue perpetuating?

[athenais.livejournal.com]

You know, Making Light earns a tidy little bit from the ads on their high-traffic site, but I guarantee you that doesn't equate to $50,000 a year.

[farmgirl1146.livejournal.com]

Thinking SCAM.