Are You Ok With Strangers Knowing Intimate Details Of Your Life?
The rise of influencer culture and devaluing information.
My friend used to call Facebook “Fakebook.”
Sure, everything we see on social media is but one version of reality. It’s a kaleidoscope of thought leaders, models, and influencers carefully curating moments from their life to create a montage designed to titillate. In the name of inspiration, it can fill the consumer’s mind with a thousand insecurities and the need to fill their lives with meaningless accessories, make-up items, gadgets, and appliances.
The detrimental impact of social media usage has been well-documented, but are the people on the other end invulnerable?
What happens to the ones who create content to tempt and fill us with envy? How are the influencers influenced by this culture of exchanging moments in their daily life for money?
This article takes a look into how cheap information has become in today’s digital age. You might not be an influencer, but you share your thoughts with the world. Maybe you write articles on Medium or post photos and stories on Instagram.
Have you ever controlled the kind of information you share? This article presents to you a perspective that might change the way you…
