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Well us old people were already tired of them when they first showed up. shakes cane
I distinctly remember a show called Lifestyles of The Rich and Famous, though I couldn't tell you what celebs were featured. Then MTV had Cribs in the '90s. Influencers are basically just the modern version of those shows, aren't they?
Good old Robin Leach. I remember watching that show as a kid and feeling vaguely creeped out by him.
Everyone keeps naming things that were always tiresome worship of excessive consumption and wealth. A good many of us were tired of them then, too.
The difference is now, they legally have to tell you they're being paid to promote a product. And people just don't care or understand the dynamic of why it might not actually be in their best interest to listen to a shill.
I thought that was the whole joke here.
I may very well have been too earnest in my response. :)
Influences back then were just called Celebrity Endorsements. Or did you think Robert Rockwell wasn't getting paid?
Bold of you to assume we weren't tired of those, too.