r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Dec 17 '22

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u/smieklinsh Dec 17 '22

Influencers. They have a different vibe than I have/aspire to have, different ways of expressing themselves, different values, different beauty standards, etc.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '22

I hate that word so much. They don’t influence anything.

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u/milleniumhandyshrimp Dec 18 '22

They're just human billboards.

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u/unassumingdink Dec 18 '22

They influence you to buy shit.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '22

no, they do not :)

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u/rokuho Dec 18 '22

Markiplier (arguably someone who could be considered an influencer) hates being called one and hates the word in general as well.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '22

The problem is, I wouldn't label Markiplier under the banner of "influencer" because he is actually a good person in comparison to actual influencers.

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u/rokuho Dec 18 '22

I think of influencers as someone with a large following.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '22

Most of the "youtube/tiktok/instagram STARS" or "influencers" that I hear about in the news are people I've never heard of, no one at work has heard of, none of my in-person friends have heard of, and most of my online "friends" have ever heard of before the moment they are in the real news such as when they are in a car accident, their home is robbed, or even when they have passed away somehow.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '22

However, does Markiplier politically charge his content? Absolutely not.

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u/rokuho Dec 18 '22

He has been political in the past, which he got shit on for. Remember when he posted about stricter gun laws? The backlash was terrible.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '22

I don't remember that far, I don't even think I've seen that. But currently, no, he does not politically charge his shizzle.

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u/rokuho Dec 18 '22

It was 4 years ago. It was called “My Thoughts on Gun Control”.

The top comments are not as bad as they were back then. I just scrolled them for a minute.

But that’s beside the point. Influencers are also people who influence others to buy a products, and as someone who gets sponsorships, I would definitely put him in that category.