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Re:An epidemic of fake influencers and the death of meritocracy by wasdfff on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @12:47AM (#19611872)
But why follow the influencer at all?
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Re:An epidemic of fake influencers and the death of meritocracy by joe_hoyle on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @01:20AM (#19612006)
I guess because we "follow" people who interest us or are like minded. I don't set out to "follow an influencer", but when I subscribe to a podcast, or follow someone on twitter because I find their comedy hilarious; that's what I'm doing.
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