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Divorced influencers gain traction in U.S. by turning divorce into content

Influencers in the United States are increasingly sharing their divorce experiences on social media and turning them into income through books, advertising and product sales. Gabrielle Stone began posting after her 2017 divorce and has built more than 112,000 Instagram followers and 1.3 million on TikTok, expanding into a memoir, podcast and fan trips. Similar creators report ad deals and annual earnings, even as critics warn of glamorising breakups and research highlights economic risks for women after divorce.

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Sputnik moment

The columnist writes that new technologies often meet resistance from established interests, citing examples from ride-hailing, home-sharing and historical innovations from printing to railways. He describes the “Sputnik moment” as a shock from a rival that triggers major investment and rapid technological progress, citing the U.S. response to the Soviet Sputnik launch and China’s push after AlphaGo-era defeats. He says AI’s resurgence also marked such a moment and hopes Korea can create its own.