My Disability Comedy is Not Your “Inspiration Porn” | My Life Online

Nov 03 2022

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Louie Lingard aka NotLewy has arthrogryposis and is known for comedic content about his disability on TikTok where he has garnered 1.2 million followers. Although he has received a larger following than he could ever imagine, which is paying more than he’s ever made, Louie doesn’t want to be defined by his disability – He wants to be a musician. But every time he makes content about his music and not about his disability the TikTok algorithm pushes it out and his numbers drop. He feels stuck from what the algorithm wants and what he wants. He recently dropped out of college to follow his dreams but now he’s not sure if he did the right thing. The TikTok algorithm has sent him into a depression, but he’s not sure what is the best next move.