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⌈ Secret Post #5358 ⌋

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[(Anonymous)]

I'm fed up with people thinking these people are actually influential. They're not, most of the time. They're either very conventionally attractive or young.
I wish more of us would realize that "influencer" is not an actual job.

[(Anonymous)]

Influencers today - or, if you don't like the word "influencers", people whose primary skill is creating personas and content on social media - are the equivalent of Hollywood about 1912.

You and I may not like it, but it's not going to go away, it's only going to get bigger. Social media influencing is the wave of the future in entertainment and culture. Social media is increasingly a central pillar through which people live their lives and navigate culture. And relating to a fanbase through social media, and cultivating a persona and parasocial relationships and having some form of charisma that people want to see through that medium, is going to be a huge part of that for the foreseeable future. It's a job and it's going to be a more and more important job. Especially since people have as yet barely started to scratch the surface on monetizing it.

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT
We don't have to feed the beast, we can just simply not pay attention and trash it to everyone we know.
These "influencers" should make something useful their new primary skill. Otherwise they'll be in the street eating dirt and grass during the next recession.

[(Anonymous)]

Did this ever work out for the luddites?

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT
Sorry if it sounded like I was being bitchy to you; I wasn't. I just cannot believe being pretty and telling people "This weight loss tea worked for me, along with this new waterproof mascara from Modern Bimbo, Incorporated! I totes recommend them!" is considered a real job.

[(Anonymous)]

“Modern Bimbo”??

[(Anonymous)]

NAYRT--see, I get writers/artists/people who create something having to market themselves on social media and fans forming parasocial relationships around that. I don't get "influencers" who are just popular because they're popular like some kind of minor fame ouroboros. There's been rich people famous for their excesses and beautiful people famous for their beauty for pretty much ever, but I don't get being invested in random people's lives just because they overshare on the internet.

[(Anonymous)]

eh, as soon as these kids figure out they basically run a small Business and have to pay taxes on it, theyll probably balk. it's all nice n fun until the government wants its share of profit.

[(Anonymous)]

A lot of them incorporate at that point.

[(Anonymous)]

What. No.

[tei]

Whether or not any individual "influencer" is actually influential is a matter of debate, but the industry itself is absolutely culturally influential. This article, about "content houses" where kids are paid to learn how to produce content that brands want on tiktok, was eye-opening for me. This is a career path that a lot of young people are exposed to and think is a reasonable thing to pursue.

[(Anonymous)]

Random anon

Thanks for that article, this line in particular made me guffaw quite loudly:

"In some sense, they are like college boys anywhere, except that they live in a seven-thousand-square-foot mansion, a residence whose value is roughly $8 million and whose rent is $35,000 a month—which, it must be said, is more than half of what I make in a year as a tenure-track university professor."

As a person with friends in academia, lmao this almost hurts to see.

[(Anonymous)]

TY for the article. It's so sad what has happened to culture and society.

[(Anonymous)]

I don't think it's any different from sideshows and celebrities of the last 150ish years, though. "Look at me! Now give me money!" is pretty lucrative! It's just more widespread than it was.

[(Anonymous)]

^ This.

I get not liking influencer culture, or influencers themselves. But it’s the same fame game that’s been going on for decades, just with a fresh coat of paint thanks to social media changing the way it’s played.

It’s tacky, fake, and pretty bleak honestly. And as someone nearing 30, I can safely say I can’t wrap my head around the appeal. But it’s not just a case of “kids these days!”

[(Anonymous)]

Absolutely, OP. I also find it disgusting that people use their children in particular (without their consent) to feed their narcissism.
I also disagree with the commenters stating influencers are "part of the future" "Get used to it". Influencers are generally seen as narcissistic in our society and are laughed at. Sure, some are making big money but most aren't. That's the same in every industry of self promotion. I work with teenagers and feel they need to be given credit for not jumping on the influencer bandwagon. Sure, some do. But a lot don't.

[(Anonymous)]

Thats only if you restrict the definition of "influencers" to those who self-brand as such. The business model is at its core promoting content on social media, and that can apply to a VAST swathe of creators.