| ▲ | BLKNSLVR 8 hours ago | |
We need 'unfluencers'. The problem is that it would just be the same few message repeated ad nauseum: - Treat it all like it's trying to sell you something - Think for yourself - Nothing is as simple as it seems - One person does not represent an entire race/country/group (ie. anecdata is not truth) etc. As they say, however, a lie can travel the world twice before the truth has tied its shoe laces. | ||
| ▲ | wslh 2 hours ago | parent [-] | |
There is a critical problem with influencers: once they build a large audience, they often feel compelled to stick to the same message, even if they later realize it's wrong, because influence itself becomes a business and a source of power. | ||