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It speaks a lot to modern culture that "influencer" is a thing. Every article I've read about influencers, the majority sound like entitled, spoiled, children.
by jmspring 7y ago
It speaks a lot to modern culture that "influencer" is a thing. Every article I've read about influencers, the majority sound like entitled, spoiled, children.
- Pigo 7y agoThere's these entire ecosystems of people involved in something that most everyone I know couldn't care less about. I don't think I've ever been on Instagram, and I wouldn't go to Coachella if it were free. I have a Twitter account, but mostly because I use them for oauth in a lot of apps. It's boring and I don't put much stock in celebrities or "journalists". I guess I'm jealous that many of them translate their online importance into a lot of money. But what they're spending their life doing is incredibly lame. Unless you're influencing people to give blood or vaccinate their kids, then it's just a huge jerk-off.
- rchaud 7y agoCouldn't the same thing be said about '90s grunge/alternative bands and rap/hiphop groups? They were "influencers" as well, with a clear impact in art and fashion. And they crafted their legend in part by wrecking hotel rooms, arriving hours late to shows and making public spectacles of themselves. The common thread among them is that they were polarizing. It was OK that lots of people hated them and would never buy anything they were pitching, as long as there were thousands of others who went the exact opposite way and bought in to the whole charade.