Viewing enriched Twitter post
The @contra team published compelling research that disproves all of the AI doommaxxing being sold to creatives. Artists are making more art, earning more money, and staying independent. I’d argue the Creator Economy is stronger now than it was 5 years ago when the whole economy was dependent on Patreon.
{
"media": [
{
"type": "photo",
"url": "https://crmoxkoizveukayfjuyo.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/media/posts/2046639975995932963/media_0.jpg",
"filename": "media_0.jpg"
}
],
"processed_at": "2026-05-11T22:59:29.877289",
"pipeline_version": "2.0"
}{
"type": "tweet",
"id": "2046639975995932963",
"url": "https://x.com/briannekimmel/status/2046639975995932963",
"twitterUrl": "https://twitter.com/briannekimmel/status/2046639975995932963",
"text": "The @contra team published compelling research that disproves all of the AI doommaxxing being sold to creatives. \n\nArtists are making more art, earning more money, and staying independent. \n\nI’d argue the Creator Economy is stronger now than it was 5 years ago when the whole economy was dependent on Patreon.",
"source": "Twitter for iPhone",
"retweetCount": 11,
"replyCount": 10,
"likeCount": 43,
"quoteCount": 0,
"viewCount": 7616,
"createdAt": "Tue Apr 21 17:19:29 +0000 2026",
"lang": "en",
"bookmarkCount": 22,
"isReply": false,
"inReplyToId": null,
"conversationId": "2046639975995932963",
"displayTextRange": [
0,
275
],
"inReplyToUserId": null,
"inReplyToUsername": null,
"author": {
"type": "user",
"userName": "briannekimmel",
"url": "https://x.com/briannekimmel",
"twitterUrl": "https://twitter.com/briannekimmel",
"id": "79275814",
"name": "Brianne Kimmel",
"isVerified": false,
"isBlueVerified": true,
"verifiedType": null,
"profilePicture": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/2043830238854164481/--XgTnLb_normal.jpg",
"coverPicture": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/79275814/1771360739",
"description": "",
"location": "San Francisco, CA",
"followers": 85564,
"following": 4596,
"status": "",
"canDm": true,
"canMediaTag": true,
"createdAt": "Fri Oct 02 20:11:00 +0000 2009",
"entities": {
"description": {
"urls": []
},
"url": {}
},
"fastFollowersCount": 0,
"favouritesCount": 105635,
"hasCustomTimelines": true,
"isTranslator": false,
"mediaCount": 4162,
"statusesCount": 27766,
"withheldInCountries": [],
"affiliatesHighlightedLabel": {},
"possiblySensitive": false,
"pinnedTweetIds": [],
"profile_bio": {
"description": "backing technical founders @deel, @supabase, @replit, @workos. book worm, decent cook, fairly clumsy",
"entities": {
"description": {
"user_mentions": [
{
"id_str": "",
"indices": [
27,
32
],
"name": "",
"screen_name": "deel"
},
{
"id_str": "",
"indices": [
34,
43
],
"name": "",
"screen_name": "supabase"
},
{
"id_str": "",
"indices": [
45,
52
],
"name": "",
"screen_name": "replit"
},
{
"id_str": "",
"indices": [
54,
61
],
"name": "",
"screen_name": "workos"
}
]
},
"url": {
"urls": [
{
"display_url": "worklife.vc",
"expanded_url": "https://www.worklife.vc",
"indices": [
0,
23
],
"url": "https://t.co/7tBBnrju1R"
}
]
}
}
},
"isAutomated": false,
"automatedBy": null
},
"extendedEntities": {
"media": [
{
"allow_download_status": {
"allow_download": true
},
"display_url": "pic.twitter.com/laKZsDVLvf",
"expanded_url": "https://twitter.com/briannekimmel/status/2046639975995932963/photo/1",
"ext_media_availability": {
"status": "Available"
},
"features": {
"large": {
"faces": []
},
"orig": {
"faces": []
}
},
"id_str": "2046639973072560128",
"indices": [
276,
299
],
"media_key": "3_2046639973072560128",
"media_results": {
"id": "QXBpTWVkaWFSZXN1bHRzOgwAAQoAARxnIDZCGuAACgACHGcgNvBaASMAAA==",
"result": {
"__typename": "ApiMedia",
"id": "QXBpTWVkaWE6DAABCgABHGcgNkIa4AAKAAIcZyA28FoBIwAA",
"media_key": "3_2046639973072560128"
}
},
"media_url_https": "https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HGcgNkIa4AAjARa.jpg",
"original_info": {
"focus_rects": [
{
"h": 672,
"w": 1200,
"x": 0,
"y": 2
},
{
"h": 674,
"w": 674,
"x": 0,
"y": 0
},
{
"h": 674,
"w": 591,
"x": 0,
"y": 0
},
{
"h": 674,
"w": 337,
"x": 0,
"y": 0
},
{
"h": 674,
"w": 1200,
"x": 0,
"y": 0
}
],
"height": 674,
"width": 1200
},
"sizes": {
"large": {
"h": 674,
"w": 1200
}
},
"type": "photo",
"url": "https://t.co/laKZsDVLvf"
}
]
},
"card": null,
"place": {},
"entities": {
"hashtags": [],
"symbols": [],
"timestamps": [],
"urls": [],
"user_mentions": [
{
"id_str": "973313523790082053",
"indices": [
4,
11
],
"name": "Contra",
"screen_name": "contra"
}
]
},
"quoted_tweet": {
"type": "tweet",
"id": "2046611808996475129",
"url": "https://x.com/contralabs_ai/status/2046611808996475129",
"twitterUrl": "https://twitter.com/contralabs_ai/status/2046611808996475129",
"text": "https://t.co/t2Zhbtp0kY",
"source": "Twitter for iPhone",
"retweetCount": 2,
"replyCount": 0,
"likeCount": 29,
"quoteCount": 3,
"viewCount": 18979,
"createdAt": "Tue Apr 21 15:27:34 +0000 2026",
"lang": "zxx",
"bookmarkCount": 29,
"isReply": false,
"inReplyToId": null,
"conversationId": "2046611808996475129",
"displayTextRange": [
0,
23
],
"inReplyToUserId": null,
"inReplyToUsername": null,
"author": {
"type": "user",
"userName": "contralabs_ai",
"url": "https://x.com/contralabs_ai",
"twitterUrl": "https://twitter.com/contralabs_ai",
"id": "1993348123490721792",
"name": "Contra Labs",
"isVerified": false,
"isBlueVerified": true,
"verifiedType": null,
"profilePicture": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/2041158545593483264/PAM5dD1L_normal.jpg",
"coverPicture": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/1993348123490721792/1775485518",
"description": "",
"location": "New York, NY ",
"followers": 2063,
"following": 1272,
"status": "",
"canDm": false,
"canMediaTag": true,
"createdAt": "Tue Nov 25 15:56:52 +0000 2025",
"entities": {
"description": {
"urls": []
},
"url": {}
},
"fastFollowersCount": 0,
"favouritesCount": 562,
"hasCustomTimelines": true,
"isTranslator": false,
"mediaCount": 9,
"statusesCount": 116,
"withheldInCountries": [],
"affiliatesHighlightedLabel": {},
"possiblySensitive": false,
"pinnedTweetIds": [
"2049893399675929063"
],
"profile_bio": {
"description": "Creative intelligence.",
"entities": {
"description": {},
"url": {
"urls": [
{
"display_url": "contralabs.com",
"expanded_url": "http://contralabs.com",
"indices": [
0,
23
],
"url": "https://t.co/QCZ8T5DtUg"
}
]
}
}
},
"isAutomated": false,
"automatedBy": null
},
"extendedEntities": {},
"card": null,
"place": {},
"entities": {
"hashtags": [],
"symbols": [],
"timestamps": [],
"urls": [
{
"display_url": "x.com/i/article/2046…",
"expanded_url": "http://x.com/i/article/2046250226776981504",
"indices": [
0,
23
],
"url": "https://t.co/t2Zhbtp0kY"
}
],
"user_mentions": []
},
"quoted_tweet": null,
"retweeted_tweet": null,
"isLimitedReply": false,
"communityInfo": null,
"article": {
"title": "Solo creatives are earning more with AI and staying independent.",
"preview_text": "Contra Labs has been studying how real working independents are weaving AI into their creative workflows. The finding that keeps coming back: solo creatives who've adopted AI are earning more, taking",
"cover_media_img_url": "https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HGXo-RYa8AA_QaE.jpg"
}
},
"retweeted_tweet": null,
"isLimitedReply": false,
"communityInfo": null,
"article": null
}