Assfluencers, Pursuit of Perfection, and Social Media Narcissism

Let’s raise the bar on who we call influencers.

Did you get sucked in? You clicked on that picture of the person you thought was attractive- one time, and now you have an endless feed of traditionally attractive people flexing, posing, soliciting you, or talking about their sponsors and jet-set life style. Puppy or cat videos? Motivational quotes set to music? Same deal.

If you’re a content creator who sets out to create meaningful content, these words are for you, and especially for writers.

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As a content creator on YouTube, Medium, and Instagram, I spend some time posting, networking, and sharing my thoughts, views, and humor. Naturally, I sometimes have to use these platforms to announce my content, and I often regret the distractions I’m greeted with when I open the apps.

Whenever I open Instagram, my “feed” is filled with pictures and reels of others’ content.

I’d be lying if I said I’ve never glanced at a video of a women doing yoga. However, now Instagram seems to think that I mainly care about women shaking their butt, dancing around saying that they’re “beautiful enough for me today,” and just about anything where the beauty premium gets views. It’s quite annoying to me.

Robots don’t understand my complexity goes beyond what’s in the Levi’s.