Unpopular: Influencers are great actually.
If I want to get into a new hobby, niche, subculture etc… there are already like 5-10 top influencers ready to tell me everything I need to know like a decentralized mentor network.
I’ve owned firearms for over a decade, but finally decided to get serious about training. Went on guntube found the top guys, learned the techniques, went to the range, applied them. Six months later I am really fucking good at shooting.
Same thing with weightlifting, running, cooking, macro economics, finance, snowboarding, home improvement stuff. The list is literally endless.
Influencers with good reputations and respect in their communities provide a valuable service in almost every arena.
They lessen the learning curve and that is a huge deal when getting into something.
The only time influencers are bad is when they are imposters. When they’re pretending to be something they are not.
HODL
npub1rt…djtfs
2025-03-22 18:38:18
Author Public Key
npub1rtlqca8r6auyaw5n5h3l5422dm4sry5dzfee4696fqe8s6qgudks7djtfsPublished at
2025-03-22 18:38:18Event JSON
{
"id": "c7ae9a8c82cf8545b1fc4beae485c64bf07576c0003e0c65a4e66e04f8414113",
"pubkey": "1afe0c74e3d7784eba93a5e3fa554a6eeb01928d12739ae8ba4832786808e36d",
"created_at": 1742668698,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [],
"content": "Unpopular: Influencers are great actually.\n\nIf I want to get into a new hobby, niche, subculture etc… there are already like 5-10 top influencers ready to tell me everything I need to know like a decentralized mentor network. \n\nI’ve owned firearms for over a decade, but finally decided to get serious about training. Went on guntube found the top guys, learned the techniques, went to the range, applied them. Six months later I am really fucking good at shooting. \n\nSame thing with weightlifting, running, cooking, macro economics, finance, snowboarding, home improvement stuff. The list is literally endless. \n\nInfluencers with good reputations and respect in their communities provide a valuable service in almost every arena. \n\nThey lessen the learning curve and that is a huge deal when getting into something. \n\nThe only time influencers are bad is when they are imposters. When they’re pretending to be something they are not.",
"sig": "25c37eb275939a15b31760b4790cf6cadf625724fb940a5be91426d8497b2ed5174bc13da1370ddb512a4bba476bc752aa67aca79a0d08a746ae0e7819e0705c"
}