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Will Smith's concert crowds are real, but AI is blurring the lines

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363 points jay_kyburz | 5 comments | 26 Aug 25 04:11 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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ctrlp ◴[26 Aug 25 10:16 UTC] No.45024557[source]▶
The most incredible part about this story is that Will Smith is still a performing (and touring???) musician with any audience at all, AI or otherwise. I thought he was an actor now. Wut happened?
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1. krapp ◴[26 Aug 25 10:29 UTC] No.45024636[source]▶
Will Smith has been both a successful musician and actor since the Fresh Prince days. People do both. I don't know why this would be confusing to you.
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3. pelagicAustral ◴[26 Aug 25 11:35 UTC] No.45025124[source]▶
I think it was confusing to me as well because this guy is some sort of 90's legend, and I do not understand what kind of relevance he might still have, especially on anybody under 35. It's not like he successfully transition into some kind of cultural-relevant behemoth such as Ozzy Osborne or Snoop Dogg, he kind of plateau'd at least a decade ago, but potentially more...

I used to watch and enjoy the Fresh Prince, but you couldn't offer me enough money to go to Will Smith concert, because, why the hell would I do that...

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4. Agentus ◴[26 Aug 25 12:27 UTC] No.45025593[source]▶
he did plateau, but he did achieve superstar status. people who achieve less still do “retirement” tours (to pay the bills) and book large crowds decades later.
5. wmanley ◴[26 Aug 25 14:21 UTC] No.45026957[source]▶
People over 35 are the people with money. I can't imagine a bunch of 16 year olds paying £300 to go and see Oasis in the 90s, but those 16 year olds are now in their 40s and now have money and an opportunity to live their adolescent dream.