Are influencers going too far?

    When I was young, there was no such thing as YouTube or TikTok or even Facebook. The internet was just starting up, so people had to get regular jobs to make money. Now....It's like nobody wants a job and all they wanna do....is become an influencer just to get likes. What is wrong with this world?

 

   Becoming internet famous didn't really start until the birth of YouTube. When people wanted to send videos of themselves or other people and hope they either get paid by sponsoring a company or likes by people who just wat chem for views. I guess I'm not into that trend, but I don't mind watching a few people that are influencers by TikTok or YouTube or any other streaming site that becoming famous

  However, some influencers are going a little too far with certain pranks that is illegal or can get them killed. Most TikTok pranks can be harmless like an ice bucket challenge to cure an illness or daring someone to drink a certain beverage for more likes.

  Now....stupider people have joined these sites and making people either drink bleach, run into walls like the Kool Aid man or do other stuff that can be dangerous to themselves or others.

    There are some positive influencers out there that have entertainment by mocking at movies or doing silly challenges that they don't want their viewers to do. 

    Rhett and Link are two men that started out on YouTube back in the late 2000's. They started getting popular and still strong today almost twenty years later. I watch some of their videos and they are harmless. They even have guest stars sometimes.

    But when there are positive influencers.... there are negative ones too. One of them being a TikTok star who was seen stealing clothes with her child in a target. She was arrested and charged. Other TikTok stars have been arrested for battery, rude behavior and other stuff.

    Other times stars that have an Instagram account would end up posting something they would soon regret after it's done.

   Even certain TikTok pranks can go way too far and end up either killing someone or arresting the parnker.

   I've watched a few Influencers on YouTube watching TikTok videos. Sometimes....I don't find them that funny and wonder when TikTok will end. 

   I guess with TikTok still around.... people that have it are getting stupider (not all of them though) as more people do stupid things as influencers try to get food for free. I have seen that happen. I don't give a shit if you have influencers or are famous on-line. Unless I know you.... you are not famous and should pay for things you buy like food.

     I feel that some influencers have gone so far feeling that they are famous and believe because they have a TikTok or YouTube account...that means they are famous. Yeah right. There are even certain TikTokers that would go on TikTok just to make a fool of themselves. 

    TikTok was even close to getting the plug pulled thanks to people thinking China might be spying on them through TikTok.

   So.... in conclusion, have Influencers gone too far? It depends on which Influencer. Some are just entertainers trying to make their lives better on camera when behind the scenes.... it's a whole other picture. 

   With others that just want a free meal or to be seen as a celebrity in their own insane minds...then yes. I have a YouTube account and I'm on Instagram...but I don't use TikTok because.... I don't need any more insanity in the world today.