Is it just me or does anyone else find the plague of "Influencers" to be a major turn off? What's your advice to them?

[MakeMeWetAF]

Don't get me wrong, I'm more than happy to admire and compliment women and men for their beauty, brawn and brains but I really struggle to comprehend the value and appeal of these self-appointed "Influencers" posing at the gym, humble bragging, and really bringing nothing to society. I'd never date one let alone fuck one. I prefer people who are in tune with the world and not obsessed with themselves and every reflective surface they pass. My advice to aspiring Influencers would be to do something that actually matters, be passionate, be INTERESTING and you will be noticed for way more than the vacuuous space between your ears and how you look on an exercise bike How about you? What would your advice be?

 

[write_or_wrong]

They're just paid reps for products or services. Used to be called shills. Now essentially lobbyists.

 

[Lady2020]

Total turn off. I've found an exercise researcher on YT who has other researchers on as guests to discuss exercise and health. He started the channel bc of all the influencers out there who pretty much are spouting bs.

 

[Escierto]

Don't get me wrong, I'm more than happy to admire and compliment women and men for their beauty, brawn and brains but I really struggle to comprehend the value and appeal of these self-appointed "Influencers" posing at the gym, humble bragging, and really bringing nothing to society. I'd never date one let alone fuck one. I prefer people who are in tune with the world and not obsessed with themselves and every reflective surface they pass. My advice to aspiring Influencers would be to do something that actually matters, be passionate, be INTERESTING and you will be noticed for way more than the vacuuous space between your ears and how you look on an exercise bike How about you? What would your advice be?

Do you have any complaints about Only Fans?

 

[MakeMeWetAF]

Do you have any complaints about Only Fans?

I've actually never checked it out. But I think I'd put that in a completely different category because OF exists for sexual satisfaction.

 

[MakeMeWetAF]

Total turn off. I've found an exercise researcher on YT who has other researchers on as guests to discuss exercise and health. He started the channel bc of all the influencers out there who pretty much are spouting bs.

Good on him!

 

[Escierto]

I've actually never checked it out. But I think I'd put that in a completely different category because OF exists for sexual satisfaction.

So if the "influencers" were to offer sexual satisfaction, you would be fine with them?

 

[MakeMeWetAF]

Not in a social media setting such ad Instagram or Facebook. Only on a dedicated site such as OF.

 

[Mike130]

Yeah, there’s a lot of travel influencers on instagram. The thing is, if you go to one of the places they recommend, it’s already overcrowded and overpriced. Same with exercise and dieting. It’s nice that it works for them, but it doesn’t work for everyone.

In the end, it’s just a person spouting their opinion, and sometimes we mistake opinions for facts. It’s the same for a lot of things on the internet- opinions, not facts.

That’s one of the reasons some forms of AI are feared; some harvest data from the internet, which has a lot of personal bias inextricably interspersed with facts.

 

[JerseyJugHandler]

They're just paid reps for products or services. Used to be called shills. Now essentially lobbyists.

Excellent point!

 

[NextManUp]

The thread says "What's your advice to them?"

Keep doing it if you're making money and you enjoy it.

 

[Poetdontknowit]

I really can't stand "influencers". Myself, I'm pretty shy and humble. I don't understand the need to be noticed, get attention and seek skin deep fame. Those folks baffle me. Im happy being invisible. OK, you're pretty now... but trust me, life and age are a bitch and will win the day. Putting all of your eggs in the notice me basket... well... gonna be a hell of a mess when the followers trail off and the basket falls.

 

[Wylie3]

They need to get a real job, total waste of space

 

[Pabiporffor]

I think they're great. At one time if you had a medical problem you had to go see a doctor, do you know how long it takes to train a doctor and how expensive it is? Now I can get advice from a 16 year old influencer for free. These people are a godsend to our economy.

Same if I want to advertise a product, sure I can go through proper channels with all the rules and regulations. God help me if I do a mainstream advert claiming my jars of jam cure cancer or something. Much easier to slip a few to someone with big tits and a million followers.

Now if only there was someone who could point out all the things I've being doing wrong all my life.

 

[JerseyJugHandler]

Not in a social media setting such ad Instagram or Facebook. Only on a dedicated site such as OF.

Here's a quite logical, cogent and humane opinion on the wider issue by a user [@LMWM321]
who is often involved in such discussions. See the final paragraph of his profile.
(Full disclosure: I have no connection with him, except that I often find myself in agreement with his views.)

 

[Mike130]

Most influencers fall into the category of TOILET BOWL SCHOLAR as defined by the Urban Dictionary:

toilet bowl scholar -
Someone who researches a topic during a bowel movement, finds literature that aligns with their uneducated morals and immediately becomes an “expert,” on any given subject.

Example:
Because Karen is a toilet bowl scholar, she believes she knows more than a health care proffessional.

 

[Britva415]

So if the "influencers" were to offer sexual satisfaction, you would be fine with them?

Imagine OF performers performing on an exercise bike at the gym where OP can unwittingly cross their path.

 

[CuriousinPennsylvania]

Most "influencers" are just a bunch of scam artists, a la "Kardashians" - "famous for being famous". Influencers are usually no talent people who become "famous" because a bunch of goofs with LIQs (Low Intelligence Quotients) see them and believe the bullshit they're slinging.

 

[neon_noodle]

More or less, more more, anything on Instagram is going to be garbage. It's a site to post your vacation photos, little more. And remember, if you post while on vacation, you may come back to a cleaned out house - thieves look there too.

I wouldn't call them influences, but there are a huge number of helpful videos on YouTube about pretty much every product or task you can think of. As with anything, there are product shills, and others who either are not very good at reviews or telling you how to do something, but if you weed through it all you'll find helpful instructions on about anything.

 

[LovelyLadyBits]

Total turn off. I've found an exercise researcher on YT who has other researchers on as guests to discuss exercise and health. He started the channel bc of all the influencers out there who pretty much are spouting bs.

Don’t leave us hanging , who is it ?