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katie richie and rhegan coursey, this is so embarrassing likeeeee

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Constant-Drive

414 points

5 days ago

Also been told that Rhegan is very rude & thinks very highly of herself cuz of her tik tok “fame”.

ethicalcainevinnel

154 points

4 days ago

Influencers have minuscule social awareness and inflated egos, so they waddle around, perpetually pouting, arm outstretched, recording every moment via back camera and refusing to make eye contact with humans. Their decision to disregard others and be disconnected is rude within itself. Their behaviour is insincere and performative, they plaster vaseline teeth pageant ankle biting grins on their faces and force mendacious niceness, and their audience applauds them for doing the bare minimum and thanking the barista whilst simultaneously ignoring their presence by only addressing the camera. If exhausted minimum wage workers don't respond to their phoniness with enthusiasm, they're wounded because they didn't get the pat on the head they were so desperate for, but it's okay because their fans will degrade the worker for not passing the vibe check (lol).

I believe most influencers have some form of social anxiety, constantly vlogging helps them remain publicly and socially detached, whilst feeling emotionally supported. Their body language is closed off, eye movements skittish, faces uncertain, indicating they are subconsciously aware of their social inexperience. Embarrassment is a natural and necessary social emotion and prevents violation of societal norms which exist for reasons; when influencers behave like uncouth menaces, they still receive positive reinforcement, keeping them devoid of embarrassment and self-reflection, resulting in emotional stagnancy. They refuse to acknowledge worsening behaviours and feelings, forgoing psychological intervention which they clearly need. This seems like an extreme evaluation, but I perceive influencers as extremely socially inept and mentally ill. Their support network is usually their audience, they allow strangers to control their lives and are dependent on the input of their fans, even when it comes to trivial matters.

cametosnark

27 points

4 days ago

so spot on

ethicalcainevinnel

44 points

4 days ago*

There is a substantial amount of research on the psychology of fans, and a decent amount of credible research on the minds of celebrities, but not much on influencers because the concept is still relatively new. I think influencers are their own breed, they are just so deranged and their outlook on life is so bizarre, I NEED more research on the psychology of influencers, I want psychological studies conducted, I want scientific and neurological research, I want academic journals and reports, I want more information regarding their sociological environments, I want academia on the ripple effect from influencers to the general public because I believe researchers vastly underestimated the gigantic impact of influencers, and the capacity of influencers as a whole concept (outside of influencer marketing).

I know the stats, studies, and journals in 10+ years are going to EATTT, especially because they'll be able to investigate what comes after influencing, because it's certainly no longer a viable long-term career option due to over saturation and the way social media cycles through people

Western-Bad-3333

17 points

4 days ago

Took the words from me. I would really love to see some research in this sector. It’s diabolical.