Why Influencer Culture Is Dangerous
Admit it, the first thing you do every morning is check Instagram to see if your favorite influencer has posted new content. This article won’t be about how influencers are basically live and on-demand commercials - generally obsessed with trying to sell you stuff (you’re smart enough to know that already). Rather, it will address the psychological damage influencer culture does.
One of the most upsetting things you should be worried about is hearing a child say, “I want to be a YouTuber/influencer when I grow up.” It seems like it’s getting rarer to hear children dream about being an astronaut and going to space, or becoming a scientist because they want to find a cure for cancer. Instead what we see is the many impressionable young people today harboring dreams of obtaining a lucrative career fueled by achieving internet fame.