As I was reading the assigned long read about online influencers, honestly, I was thinking that it wasn't going to be interesting or teach me anything new. However, I learned quite a bit from the article, but was also left with quite a bit of questions. For example, how do people feel so comfortable sharing, usually, every aspect of their lives with thousands or millions of followers online? Or dealing with having your life under intense scrutiny from your followers, knowing that if you say the wrong thing or do the wrong thing, thousands or millions of people will judge you and you could put your livelihood in danger? And lastly, are there people trying too hard to gain influence that they harm themselves?
In addition to this, I feel like social media influencers are primarily seen in a negative way by many, like those who complain about posts such as ads on Instagram for example. However, I feel like we must give these "influencers" some credit because it isn't an easy job, having to constantly adapt to new updates on different social medias and be able to switch platforms at any moments notice must be challenging. In addition, having to manage your daily life while editing your videos or post must be difficult. The article explains that now, these influencers are trying harder to appear authentic for their audience. Point being, they put in a lot of effort and dedication to try and do what's best for business. However, I don't want to sound like I'm trying too hard to put out a good word for them. I think that people should settle down on all the trolling or mean comments being thrown at these influencers or promoters or advertisers or whatever other name they have been given.
I think that these influencers are comfortable with sharing their lives because of their personalities and that they like the attention they get from sharing their lives. Also, many influencers have supporters that no matter what they do, the influencer is not a bad person. Which may be why so many influencers don't feel scared when they make mistakes. Overall, I agree with you that influencers shouldn't be harassed.
ReplyDeleteSocial media influencers are very comfortable with sharing their life because the more they expose their daily routine, the more people can use that and some might be curios enough to get interested and it will lead them to said influencer, thus earning more profit. Many people are always up to dig the dirt on these influencers but audiences sweep the drama under the rug only after a while and everything will go back to normal for these internet stars because some viewers lose interest too quickly sometimes.
ReplyDelete-Julianne Z.
Influencers are comfortable with sharing their lives because they are desperate for attention and/or money. The Joker it the Dark Knight said it best "If you're good at something, never do it for free"
ReplyDeleteI disagree that influencers get too much hate. They don't get enough hate. They don't contribute anything. They don't create genuine content, they are literally walking ads. The same could be said for models in magazines in such, but they are just in pictures, not selling themselves and products to fans personally.
The term "influencer" itself is a red flag. It implies that their goal is to oppress free thought and brainwash.