In this episode, we question two things the internet has convinced us we need: a degree to be successful… and a "soft life" to be happy.
We start with ASU's new content creator degree program and debate whether higher education actually has a place in influencing. Can you really teach someone how to become a successful creator? Is there value in formally studying branding, business, marketing, and content strategy—or is this an industry where experience, creativity, and actually doing the work will always matter more than a degree?
As two women who have taken nontraditional paths ourselves, we get into the pros and cons of bringing traditional education into a career that was essentially built outside of it.
Then Kelsi has a confession: the "soft life" might be a scam. 😭
As a woman who has the privilege of being taken care of, she talks about the side of the soft life conversation that rarely makes it onto social media. What happens when you're naturally ambitious, love making your own money, and actually want responsibility? At what point does having someone do everything for you stop feeling freeing and start making you feel confined?
We unpack the difference between wanting support and wanting to be absolved of responsibility—and why femininity doesn't have to mean being passive, financially dependent, or uninterested in building something of your own.
We also get into what these dynamics can do to relationships. If one person is expected to carry everything so the other can live "softly," does that eventually create exhaustion? Resentment? And are we simply repackaging old gender roles with prettier branding?
This episode is about questioning the lifestyles we're sold online and figuring out what actually works for you—because maybe the goal isn't a soft life or a hard life.
Maybe it's a life that feels like your own.
If you've ever struggled between wanting to be taken care of and wanting to build something for yourself, questioned whether college is worth it, or wondered if the internet's version of femininity actually fits you, this conversation is for you.
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