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“Influencers” are one of the great externalities of social media. The prospect of fame and wealth turns existing people’s narcissism and sociopathy up to 11 and

• unsupp0rted 4y ago
  If not for social media, would their narcissism and sociopathy make the rest of us suffer in other ways?
  • manimino 4y ago
    Social media amplifies narcissists. I believe it also makes people more narcissistic (personal experience). Would love to see studies on that.
    • stemlord 4y ago
      IIRC even McLuhan's theorizing from the middle of the 20th century touched on this kind of thing
• traceroute66 4y ago
  > “Influencers” are one of the great externalities of social media. The prospect of fame and wealth turns existing people’s narcissism and sociopathy up to 11 and the rest of us suffer. True, although it should be noted that the world of "influencers" is starting to shape into an industry of its own, moving beyond individual egos. There are, for example, companies such as The Social Chain[1] whose (almost) sole role in life is influencer management, content production, "social-first distribution" and podcasting. I agree that neither "influencers" or the "industry" surrounding them are something that need to exist. I doubt anyone would miss them if they were not there. [1]https://socialchain.com/en https://socialchain.com/en