Though we’re used to seeing him at least once a day on our TikTok FYPs, spotting Harry Daniels IRL at the —in partnership with UTA Next Gen at ZCON—was nothing short of a pinch-me moment...

that included a mini performance of Ice Spice's "Phat Butt." Ahem: Harry was at the ceremony to accept an award for the Embracing Main Character Energy trend as part of and UTA Next Gen's . The awards ceremony celebrating him went down during ZCON, the first-ever conference with only Gen Z speakers in NYC with creators, change-makers, and thought leaders.

Thirty-six honorees were recognized during a special ceremony, and Harry certainly deserved the kudos. Since uploading his first TikTok, he’s garnered nearly 2 million followers, was just , *and* has made his first foray into the music biz. “Although it’s become clear now that I’m trolling, my logic is it’s no different than when you drive past a car accident on the highway.

After sitting in so much traffic because people keep rubbernecking and can’t look away, you realize people are really attracted to disaster,” Harry mused when . During a recent interview with , the content creator also detailed the importance of putting yourself out there. “I understand that the only real way to make yourself stand out is via social media.

It’s like a democracy in that way,” he mused about his “concise plan to get where [he] wanted to be.” Needless to say, it worked. Seven years and many, TikToks later, Harry has not only .