Why do people hate the word influencer so much??????

Mar 1, 2020 · 3:30 AM UTC

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“Influencer” as a term feels skeezy, like the current version of a traveling salesman. They’re literally paid to tell you what to buy, while acting like your friend. It’s business, but can be manipulative if you aren’t well educated about the community.
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For me personally it was the Shane series with the influencers laughing and be hateful to the girls and saying “I have to get in I have 200K!”like girl BYE!
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Because it's as meaningless as people in MLMs who call themselves "small businesses owners". Who are theu trying to convince?
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Because it's the new word for used car salesman. You are influencing people to buy a lot of stupid crap, no integrity in influencers. The ONLY ones I can respect are the very few who do legitimate, in depth reviews and don't get paid by the company, income is views only.
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all started with Karen..
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It’s one of those words that if others give you that title,it’s ok. But if you call yourself an influencer, it’s totally cringeworthy & douchey, & tarnishes the caché of real influencers. Plus everyone is one now. Even Teresa Roemer thinks she’s one- hence “Life of an Influencer”
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Maybe it's your mindset? I don't feel that way at all
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I think there are several reasons but I think mainly influencer has the connotation of someone who would lie to sell us things. Like Kris Jenner hyping Kylie lotion. As @ThreeDailey said she'd hype it if it had battery acid in it. Or Jaclyn Hill "it's my same great formula" LIES.
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Maybe because of how some of them use it? With the 'don't you know who I am' tone/mentality? That and it can sometimes, depending on how it's said/who says it, sound power trippy. Just my thoughts.
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I don't feel an influencer is trustworthy. They are paid for an opinion. I feel that they would give a product a positive review, so that company would want to do business with them again.
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I think it has a become a word that sounds trashy to some... I don’t mind it
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People like Tana are being called an influencer. An influencer of what? Most of them are getting paid to do shitty brand deals they would NEVER use and know are shit. They only support it for money. None of them influence anyone to try and be better
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Bc it can come across as misinterpreted as another word for "manipulatior" IMO
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Because it's now being associated with dishonesty and straight up Bullshit and Tom foolery
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There’s a sense of responsibility with the word
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People hate the word because of those few that have that title and abuse it. What if those people's actions influence someone else to do something just as dumb and dangerous but end up with a worse outcome. It's the word not the people mostly because of the weight it carries
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I feel it has a negative connotation because most influencers want stuff for free and ask for free stuff just to do a post - so there isn’t much respect for their hustle - as there is respect for people who actually worked to get something as simple as a bagel at panera.
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Because an “influencer” is fake. They are paid to sell something to you. They use their over-glammed fake looks to “sell” something to me. It’s not real, it’s not believable and not something I fall for.
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Two words : Entitlement, mediocracy
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Because most of the Yolandas are jealous they can't go on all expense paid brand trip and get that pallet they covet thats being reviewed for free too... Yet the ney sayers are the first ones to jump on an influencer's giveaway tha house! 🏡😂🎤🎤🎤
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I mean one look into your own channel, you can see the sleaziness they have upto these last few years. And those were only the top ones.
Because it doesn’t mean shit. Everyone is an influencer in some respect
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people dont hate the word but hate the lies and lies and lies
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They dont want to admit that their opinions are swayed by other people
I think it's just because of a few bad apples that some people dont like the word 'influencers' as a title. The amount of people that are influencers and use their power/fame for bad is way too many to count these days.
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It's an annoying word, I admit. I do have some name alternatives though:
Image from Dear Mishu's Dad - #InfluencerMarketing lab (@DearMishuDad)
I don’t hate them. I count on them to give honest reviews. If they don’t just delete them.
Because they don’t influence me to do shit in my life. They might be able to influence children but I’m a grown ass adult. Just saying.
I think it's just over used.
For me it's no so much the word but the people, the ones that feel like the world owes them everything for doing nothing
Maybe they prefer beauty Guru!inam shocked!😲
It’s annoying.
because most content creators aren’t just trying to “influence” people to do things. The word influencer is directly related to how businesses and corporations see creators. You have a following & engagement, so they use you to influence your fans to buy, engage, use things
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Because people dont tend to like to admit they can be influenced in anyway by another person. Its ingrained into most peoples pride to never admit. Whether it's good or bad influence.
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