Probably an old man yelling at cloud sentiment, but I hated them from the very beginning.
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I'm definitely an old man. And i remember when YouTube influencers started being a thing.
To this day, I have no idea what the hell a Mr Beast is or any of these famous YouTubers are. And most of them either fade away or get propped up by some bad news.
Influencer is a bad name, but I see them as bottom-up content creator, instead of the top-down conventional media. In this sense it's more democratic approach and there is a wider choice and plurality of voices. But mainstream media is now enrolling them, for instance Reach Plc (who owns the Mirror and the Daily Express) fired a bunch of journalists and hired influencers. So you know, now you're going to get the worst of two worlds.
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Sorry if I'm unable to muster up any sympathy.
Also the phrase 'getting tired of fatigue' tickles me.
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Influencer = self employed advertiser. Being a fan of an influencer is like being a fan of the insurance gecko.
I mean... he's pretty cool?
Keep your gecko and Flo fanfic to yourself!
No, let the man cook. I wanna see where this goes.
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Well us old people were already tired of them when they first showed up. shakes cane
I distinctly remember a show called Lifestyles of The Rich and Famous, though I couldn't tell you what celebs were featured. Then MTV had Cribs in the '90s. Influencers are basically just the modern version of those shows, aren't they?
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dont worry new young people are growing up to watch this shit
I never trusted what any influencer was selling. An ad disguised as a reddit post was way more effective on me.
That's because the algorithm has grown recursive and shoves the same mainstream shit down everybody's throat on repeat. Cake is cool but imagine never being allowed to eat anything other than cake.
Yeah but imagine admiring someone that needs a team of people to make it look like they made a cake.
Death it is then I guess.
No no no, you said cake first.
Death by cake?
We're all out of cake.
So the kids need a more realistic representation of adulthood?
My time as a homeowner who barely scrapes by is here.
You already lost them by saying home owner. That's not realistic
Realistic
Homeowner
Choose one.
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i was tired of it the first time i heard of it
Some unsolicited advice
- Don't trust anyone trying to make a living off of selling you anything, even something less tangible like a lifestyle.
- If you have extra income after living expenses, set a little aside for personal enjoyment and save/invest the rest. The future is uncertain.
- If you want to travel to far flung destinations and have the means to do so, consider skipping the resort experience. You'll spend much less especially in developing countries and have a more authentic (relatively speaking), and rewarding experience.
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I remember when these kind of people use to be called attention whores on the internet but I guess you can't use that term when you're shilling products
#BringBackAttentionWhores so we can go back to attention whores fatique
Branding is important, but brands need to be relatable to resonate with Gen Z.
Peak Capital Brain Rot.
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