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[–] felsiq@piefed.zip 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I’d guess someone front facing at like airport security, where you’re checking faces of everyone moving thru the airport

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago

That was my first thought, too. Millions of people go through busy airports every day. And they're actually paid to look at everyone.

[–] Fondots@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Depending on how we're defining "seen" I'm betting it's some guy running a hot dog cart or sweeping up trash or something in a busy intersection like Times Square or Shibuya Crossing

Sure, if you're a performer like Taylor Swift who's filling giant stadiums or what-have you, you might see 100k people a night.

But you'll probably see at least that many people passing by if your job is to stand around in Times Square all day too.

And Taylor probably doesn't have a gig every night, while the dude with a hot dog cart might actually be out there 8 hours a day, 5 days a week.

And on his days off, there's a decent chance he's probably gonna be out and about seeing faces too. He doesn't have a private shopper to go do his grocery shopping and bring it to his mansion on a few acres of land in some rich neighborhood, he lives somewhere in or near NYC, probably commutes on the subway, seeing untold hundreds of more faces, and honestly probably sees about 100 faces anytime he walks out his front door and walks to the corner store to grab a snack.

[–] Melobol@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 weeks ago

Just most faces or most different faces? Seen or actually looked at?

Probably a security officer watching ooodles of people going to humongous events. Like superbowl or huge concert events with 500k peepz.

Or to a huge airport as other commenter already said.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

A performer, like (ugh) Taylor Swift.

They fill stadiums, and different ones at every stop. A hundred thousand there, 80,000 here, it starts to add up.

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Would that count? Most of those faces are like a single pixel of detail from the stage.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I see, because Taylor Swift is a robot.

Also, the rules are unclear.

[–] ctrl_alt_esc@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago

Also every true swifty knows that she always performs with her eyes closed, to better see with her third eye

[–] archwaycurl@piefed.social 4 points 3 weeks ago

I think maybe the pope or dalai lama

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Front door greeter at the Hajj

[–] Valarie@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago

one on one probably some kind of front facing desk job