Influencers are a plague

[@SydneyWatson]

Nothing makes me feel old quite like watching "content" made by TikTok "influencers" and thinking, "who let you have a phone?" 😂🥲

[@zonatedspore97acamas]

Leaving comments for the algorithm!

[@charliestevenson3500]

Being old makes me feel old.

[@watup110875]

WTF WAS THAT ROFLMOAO

[@Bronasaxon]

I know the feeling all too well.

[@24sowl11]

its a prank bro

[@theenchiladakid1866]

The only thing worse than Influencers are the people that follow them

[@YouTubeDweller8008]

On god. Have you ever criticized an influencer, in the vicinity of their followers? ☕ If you survived, count your blessings lmao

[@anthonyreed3682]

"who's the more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows him?" Obi-Wan Kenobi

[@houseofhas9355]

The real disease.

[@SilasWWE16]

👏🏻

[@burtleturtle0012]

​@@anthonyreed3682exactly what I was gonna say, lol, remember when Star Wars was good?

[@RoyDurett]

its not "main character syndrome" its just narcissistic personality disorder.

[@r.8902]

main character syndrome is just the gen z term for it lol both should be clinically diagnosed as the same mental disorder

[@RickMakely]

I love the lady in the background doing the grossed out face lmao

[@Bennahr_Fett]

protagonist syndrome can be a direct repercussion of that.

[@kyleconnor2759]

Gen Z didn’t coin this term

[@black-aliss]

But a certain technology cultivates that.

[@PatrickGreeneFearwriter]

No cameras in the gym should be a firm rule. It's an invasion of privacy.

[@vitorius]

Or there should be separate section/room for recording (access for additional fee) it would help gym grow (or any other place)

[@Josh.Mangelson]

I won't join one until that is standard practice across the board.

[@therealdeal3866]

That’s why I spent $3200 building my own home gym. You will NEVER see me on social media working out or flexing in a fucking mirror like a douchenozzle.

[@Atlas018]

Or just smash the camera.

[@volundrfrey896]

Gym bros has used them for ages to check their form, it's a helpful tool to make sure that you do your exercises correctly and safely. It's a shame that thots ruin that for clout.

[@OrganizationXIII]

I’m 29 and I’m old enough to remember what life was like before the internet and social media ! I hate what social media has done to society !

[@gulfstream7235]

Maybe add another 10 years to your age and I might believe you....

[@joelhodoborgas]

The world was very different. Im kinda glad i was a teenager before the social media era, all we had was ICQ lol

[@OrganizationXIII]

@@gulfstream7235 🤣🤣 your right . I definitely feel like I would be more depressed than I am now about the situation. But I have good news . I think tik tok might be banned in the USA soon . Bad news is we still have all the other social media platforms sticking around . The world 🌎 we used to know is forever gone ! I do miss the good ole days though . I really could care less about the internet and social media being gone for good . I miss the human interactions I used to have . I could go on honestly .

[@OrganizationXIII]

@@joelhodoborgas it’s depressing man . When I was a teenager many eons ago . I remember using a laptop to use MySpace . I know I’m ancient .

[@tonytravels2494]

Then change it. All it takes is enough people to stand firm.

[@goosegirl941]

I had a group of girls knock over my son in Walmart over the summer while filming for TikTok in Walmart, we walked around the aisle and they crashed into him with a cart. They were all in tears by the time I finished scolding them.

[@hiro4344]

Good on you. Hope they learned a valuable lesson

[@Sinkingfurther]

Good (about u reaming them, not your poor son, hope he was ok!) If more parents actually parented these kids maybe it wouldn't be such an epidemic. Too bad someone else's parent had to do the job in your case. Glad you did though! Maybe they learned something!

[@Guardsmen4]

My grandmother/father would turn me black and blue if I did that too someone's kid

[@Azzurru]

@@Guardsmen4 lol same, especially my mom

[@Guardsmen4]

@@Azzurru you have a great mom

[@mrnobody4125]

I confess I am a scrooge. I hate all this kind of content. I hate influencers. Maybe it comes from growing up in a rural area with a lot of Germans, who abhorred any kind of showing off or making an exhibition of yourself. Even us kooky theater kids practiced our weirdness in a way that was kinda of self-effacing and low key. And we didn't mess up the lives of ordinary people for our own benefit.

[@Cec9e13]

I joke that I have been a grouchy old man since about second or third grade.

[@Calango741]

Hating this kind of idiocy does not make you a "Scrooge".

[@MaxskiSynths]

It just comes from hating attention seeking cringe adults that shouldn't be acting like that.

[@RichardPhillips1066]

No it's IQ you are too smart to enjoy dumb content, don't do your self down , not being part of idiotic ...mob isn't wrong

[@chrisigoeb]

Gern geschehen

[@METAL-ADDICT]

Nowadays...narcissism surpasses compassion. It sucks.

[@TheScrootch]

If you acted like a moron in the past you could expect a bit of a beating. Nowadays if you'd punch one of these fools you'd get arrested or sued

[@blindyeti7313]

I get what you are trying to say, but if you think about it, narcissism has always surpassed compassion. By its very nature narcissism is interested only in the self and/or self image.

[@alexbernard6220]

​@@blindyeti7313this also isn't narcissism. If it was, they wouldn't care about the attention at all which is the sole reason they are doing this in the first place. I swear people hear a new psychology buzz word and they think they are an expert on it. At most this is just self centered behavior. It's no where near narcissism. Most of the people that do this type of crap probably have crippling attachment issues that manifests itself in the need to be loved by other people which would not be a sign of a narcissism. Idk why this upsets me so much lol I think it's just that you guys see this as a problem with the individual where I see it as a problem with society. Basically, I think it comes from either bad parents who always put their kids wants first even when they knew it wasn't good for them or what they needed, or being raised by a single parent where your longing for that love and attention most of your life. Both of which are a symptom of how our society views marriage and child raising, just my opinion though but it's definitely not narcissism lol

[@blindyeti7313]

​@alexbernard6220 please do a simple search on types of narcissism. At the very least the influencer plague is fueled by a sub section of narcissism that is generally labeled as Exhibitionist Narcissism. There are a few other types of Narcissism that this behaviour fits into. A compelling argument could be made for it being a type of Community Narcissism. I don't dispute your assertion that most of the underlying causes can be traced back to parents/parenting and also broken homes. This is a well accepted truth for most of the types of Narcissistic Behaviours evidenced today. That is not to say that some people do not just exhibit the hallmarks and behaviours without a root cause. Some people are just messed up from birth unfortunately. If you do indeed do a search, enjoy going down the rabbit hole of one of the most dangerous types of mental maladies present today. It's shocking the level of disregard for other people that those with Narcissism and Narcissistic Tendencies have.

[@lumyre1706]

always did not only nowadays

[@axnyslie]

I went on a pilgrimage to India and Nepal. I noticed at the sacred religious sites they have to put out signs saying "No music video shoots!" and implemented a no selfie sticks & tripods policy. All because of narcissist disrespectful influencers.

[@simonwaffleman]

Public decency is gone. You don't even need to have someone filming a TikTok. There's people all over at doctor's offices, restaurants, gyms, airports, etc. blasting their phone at full volumes and having what are sometimes *EXTREMELY* private conversations that should stay very private.

[@YouTubeDweller8008]

I have to wonder.. why haven't more people fled to rural areas to get away from this narcissistic insanity? ☕

[@chrisbaker8533]

@@KZbinDweller8008 Well, for one thing, 'rural' areas don't have the housing and or land available for any kind of mass migration. Also, in some areas it's way, way more expensive to move to them. Plus you have the issue of transportation, which further increases the cost of living. And then there's the job issue. Rural areas don't always have a lot of opportunity.

[@filmandfirearms]

@@KZbinDweller8008 Because a lot of people can't. Firstly, there's the financial issues. A lot of people just can't afford to move anywhere, period. Then, there's the matter of work. A lot of people these days do jobs that can only be found in cities. Personally, I think the solution to that is to make your own business so you can go wherever the hell you want, but a lot of people don't have what it takes to run their own business, hence why so many of them fail in the early stages. Then, there's the matter of history. This isn't so much a thing for Americans, but it's very common in Europe. I recently watched a documentary about a Serbian family who lived in the same apartment since 1912. Obviously, that wasn't what was remarkable about the family, but remember that they stayed not only in the same city, but the same apartment in Belgrade through 2 world wars, 50 years of socialism, Milosevic's wars, and the NATO bombing, and they are still there. Tons of European families have similar stories. When your family is so deeply ingrained with a certain area, I can understand refusing to leave

[@Feanor1988bis]

I guess the city is just more comfortable for many: you have everything you need close by. Still, basic decency in public is really dead, no respect for others anymore. Influencers are just the worst offenders. It feels like just another symptom of western civilization having entered a phase of decay after prosperity.

[@deadteddybears_7302]

@@chrisbaker8533the easier answer is not all are cut out for it. Most people don’t want to have to drive 10+ minutes to a small town that may or may not have what you want.

[@erikarnold4737]

These girls in the gym who are pretending to lift weight, film everyone around them and then freak out when someone glances in their general direction for two seconds, are the epitome of hypocricy.

[@1retiredknight]

Influencer: "Why does that guy keep looking at me? What a creep." Gym user actually trying to work out: "When is that woman going to stop messing with her camera and let someone else use the squat rack? I've been waiting 20 minutes!"

[@djgeneralbounce]

Most of them have an Onlyfans too. Lauren Chen pointed out they're deliberately posting sexualised gym content to promote their Onlyfans

[@roserevancroix2308]

Yes, and I've heard that many of them have OF-accounts where they apprenetly they have no problem at all with this and the only difference is of course that they get paid for it, which makes it ok then, but both places public spaces. And if you suffer from anti-social behavior mental illness maybe you shouldn't be there, because everyone should not have to walk on egg-shells around you just because you are there and just because your feelings can get hurt.

[@Andy-te1mw]

I stopped going to a certain gym because of these crayon eaters.

[@drugsarebad97]

I actually saw one where a guy walked in frame and the girl just said “hey I’m recording just so you know, is it ok that your going to be on film i don’t wanna include you if you don’t consent “ which was really nice actually

[@cheynepearson1960]

The internet was supposed to make us smarter, it has by and large done the opposite. We're racing towards "Idiocracy" becoming a reality.

[@BusinessSkrub]

The literal entirely of the human experience at our fingertips, and still they choose to be retarded

[@VueiyVisarelli]

The internet is a _tool._ It can be used for good _or_ evil. It is up to individuals to use it for good, and call out/shame/etc. those who use it for _evil._

[@richardgp5691]

@@VueiyVisarelli more accurately, a lot of people using the internet are tools :)

[@suru_media]

its called distribution- the smart people will become way smarter, a lot of people stay the same, and everyone else becomes way stupider.

[@TheJollyMisanthrope]

Before the internet, we had libraries chalk full of books. I doubt the average person spent a single second of their day consuming that knowledge. Laziness will always be a deterrent when it comes to intellectual curiosity and the pursuit of understanding the world around us.

[@cerysjones6240]

I went to Japan last year. There I genuinely met some of the kindest, friendliest people and they were incredibly polite. The majority of people there kept to themselves and were very respectful, which makes these influencers acting out for attention that much worse. If you visit another country, you respect that Country's norms and standards.

[@Geno2733]

I wish everyone around the world adopted this level of etiquette. I shouldn't be able to paint a clear picture of someone by their loud conversations and their appearance.

[@chipchippahson]

This is what peak narcissism is for people born in the digital age.

[@brauliob]

I hope that this is "peak" but I wouldn't hold my breath.

[@ashlinstephens1027]

I'm glad there are people like Joey Swoll ruining the gym "influencers" and calling them out

[@NiaLaLa_V]

If I see an influencer it is time to preach the good word of veganism and animal rights really loudly.

[@CARPETMAN6666]

And the fact that they may have several million views and if they end up getting someone that would rather not be seen because they're in a situation you run a risk of not only losing your phone but something more precious. I want news someone and while I knew his name the world knew him as Mr S. Had he been in one of these shots the man or woman would have had it taken and they would have disappeared at least for a short time and maybe forever ,also. Those dark people actually live among us and you wouldn't know them from anyone else. You see he was a high-ranking Tamil tiger. And I know nobody's ever heard of them unless you are CIA or some other operative from another Nation. But they make 13 and the Yakuza or Triad look like paper boys. I only mention it because I saw it happen once.

[@wilson2455]

@@NiaLaLa_V if I see an influencer with a camera on the ground, it's a 45 yard field goal attempt..

[@ashlinstephens1027]

@@wilson2455 perfect

[@heidihoglan5873]

@ashlin - Those gym people are the worst! HOW are they not just horribly embarrassed?? "Oh stop looking at my stunning beauty you slobs!"

[@TurdFergusen]

calling them influencers is like calling their audience sheep … i at least appreciate the honesty

[@Hypnotic-tist]

Truth

[@SydneyWatson]

heh, they do influence some people. which is concerning :|

[@Hypnotic-tist]

@@SydneyWatson very concerning, what’s worse is the influenced then try to do it themselves.. god help us…

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

​​@@SydneyWatsonThe thing is that they do annoying things and encourage others to do these things too, which they believe they'll get away with because the majority of people aren't confrontational, but a problem arises if they come up against someone who suffers from a mental health issue. There was a case about a year back where an 'influencer' who liked to play pranks in public got badly injured, I'm sure that there will come a time when someone gets fatally wounded, then who is to blame, the person who provokes the response or the person who reacts to the provocation?

[@cherrypopp7210]

None of them have ever influenced me thank god.

[@azabujuban-hito-dake]

I live in Tokyo, and I absolutely hate the fact that this city is now trampled with tourists filming and recording EVERYTHING..I even saw a group of people doing that in my neighbourhood whuch is just an ordinary neighbourhood, not a tourist attraction at all !! And just recently, I saw 3 guys ( two blacks, 1 white) dancing and recording while crossing a VERY busy street and suddenly, one of them dropped and laid down on the street..causing one elderly lady to tripped over him and fell down face first. And those guys just laughed and ran away. Sigh.

[@noqueq9003]

I live in a Greek island and it is crowded with dumb a$$ tourists for about 5 months per year. I absolutely hate tourism. It brings far more damage on the long term than the very temporary short term profits that people only focus on

[@themacocko6311]

The internet has made mental illnesses and neediness cool.

[@creativeconsciousness7392]

All a part of the great softening-up.

[@M-S_4321]

Cluster B Personality Disorder is the worst

[@MenteMaestra91]

Cool to 10 year olds and idiotic adults.

[@melancholycollie]

We have the power to say, No. No thank you.

[@realitymyquest]

​@@M-S_4321thanks for sharing. I've not heard this term before. I looked it up. Oh my... This makes sense. These people are displaying personality disorders. Learned behaviours...... This is truly terrifying!

[@kirkmooneyham]

A lot of this mess is caused by narcissism. That single person matters, no one else does. One step away from being a sociopath.

[@daviddiggens8841]

And projection... a LOT of projection. Look at authoritarian nightmares pushing for fascism and open violence and still calling everyone right of Marx a nootzie like Vaugsh and Hasanabi. Narcissistic tendencies is the gateway but it gets so much deeper and dangerous than that

[@NiaLaLa_V]

Yeah we need some new legislation. Profile these psychos because you are right, they are sociopaths. And those are the people who shoot little kids.

[@gelflingfay]

It certainly encourages narcissism. It doesn't always start with it, but it usually ends with someone becoming a narcissist.

[@JohnDoe-qw4gc]

It's all caused by narcissism, which traces back to "liberalism" and people following their bliss. We have a several generations of "sensitive and compassionate" parents who inflated their children so full of self-esteem that they're now exploding on the internet. Pride goes before the fall, so let's bring humility and self-deprecation back into style.

[@----.__]

@@NiaLaLa_VAs soon as a cute kid gets more attention in public than the "influencer" does you can almost envisage it happening.

[@MusgraveRitual]

I think the first step should be stopping and refusing to label and call these people "influencers" or "main role character" or whatever other idiotic term we are calling them, and start calling them "public nuisance pests", "sociopathic narcissist", and "rude, immature attention seeking clowns". Change the language, change the behavior, or however that term goes. Second step is resisting to watch the content and blocking immediately.

[@ЗвездыБольшойПротуберанец]

For me, the word “influencer” has long become a contemptuous term and a synonym for “sociopathic narcissist, rude, immature attention seeking clowns”.

[@applebutter4036]

I feel like there could be an acronym in there somewhere. Maybe ImRasc's - "immature, rude, attention-seeking clowns"

[@jameswhittingham8027]

I WISH I was the main character in my own story! I think I was for about 4 years in my late teens/early 20s but since my 30s I seem to only cameo every couple of episodes. Sometimes I may get an "also starring" credit, I think! I definitely don't get any streaming rights or residuals!

[@drumandbassob0007]

i've always had another word for influencers ever since the term got popularized and i will carry on using it, the other word is twats btw

[@houndofculann1793]

"Main character syndrome" does mean that the person is selfish enough to think that only their viewpoint has any worth, the latter two of your suggestions are pretty close to what the meaning is already

[@SwingingInTheHood]

"Touch me, watch what happens." Typical.

[@hide3reptiles365]

We criticize their obnoxiousness, but we forget to credit them for their propensity for threats of violence, as immediate response to common sense complaints. Wouldn't mind watching him eat his words in a Fargo style scene.

[@outsideupside]

Illegal filming and a direct physical threat. At some point, just call the cops and let this guy live with his own stupidity.

[@kavtind]

Such a shame more people aren't like you. I couldn't agree more. Influencers are absolutely terrible, shallow, attention-seeking greedy people and I cringe whenenver I hear someone being an "influencer".

[@SydneyWatson]

I hate the word "influencer" so much too haha. I feel so old, but I miss when there were just "KZbinrs" and that was about it 😂

[@kavtind]

​@@SydneyWatson Yup, those were indeed much better times! How did it all go so wrong? And you are abolutely not alone about feeling old - I am too and I think for the both of us it is a bit too soon 😅 But the only reason we feel that way is because we refuse to join the way the masses behave today so I consider it a good thing haha

[@ajclements4627]

No difference? 😂

[@ajclements4627]

@@JustMe-of6nx KZbin caters to long-form content, while TikTok only allows short-form videos. On KZbin, creators can upload videos up to 12 hours long. On TikTok, the maximum video length is 10 minutes. YT is useful, whereas Tik Tok is not. It’s low brow “entertainment” in microbursts for people who can’t even sit through a 26 min episode of a series on Netflix.

[@EdwinHofstra]

​@@ajclements4627That all depends on what you do with the time you got. A 12h remix of a song that barely classified as music, an 108min. compilation of home video's that might have been funny one by one, or an hour long collage of your awesome karate pork chops/jedi mind power swordfighting, do not make for interesting content. KZbin never was high brow. Yes, there's some good content, but it's few and far between. And the newest trend of know-it-all video's about ancient history or foreign cultures, written entirely by bots that cannot differentiate between the current state of understanding, and what was hip fifty years ago and debunked thirty years ago, is not what I'd call educational.

[@Hakkar]

I hate it. I hate people & I hate what society is becoming. The worst part is that so many kids/teenagers wanna be just like them, not having a normal job but to get rich being an idiot online. These "influencers" all have one thing in common, they got AWD... Attention Whore Disorder. Good video, Sydney!

[@MrMarnix]

Attention Whore Disorder, good one!!!! :D

[@seeinred]

The state of our society and world 20 years later is going to be very, very fun and happy for all of us who will still be there. Know what's funny? There was this setting of Cyberpunk RED, which depicted a bleak future, filled with human suffering, value of life being less then zero, corpo's private armies warring for control, and utter chaos that is the world. We're gettin' that, but WITHOUT any tech progress.

[@sacredgeometry]

Some of them are just the W.

[@kievitz]

And also SMP, Social Media Psychosis.

[@kaylacollado2931]

AWD….I finally have an acronym to diagnose people ….thanks! Lol

[@chontelletie2905]

'Influencers' are ridiculous... I remember the days when you tried NOT to embarass yourself in public, wish we could go back!

[@BardhokNdoji]

I do not watch them, I do not give them what they so desperately crve: The attention. You are absolutely right, they are a plague.

[@markxv2267]

You do realize she is one too?

[@shantagmorelbereth1408]

They want dollars for views, they care about making people clicking on their digital garbage, they have weighted their dignity and ours for cash, whatever how ludicrous they are.

[@comedicsociopathy]

​@@markxv2267I don't see how she's harassing strangers on the streets but go off.

[@leoschultheiss659]

Finally someone said something about these attention-seeking weirdos. Thank you, Sydney.

[@insensitive919]

Sydney isn't seeking attention? She basically runs a gossip channel now.

[@YouTubeDweller8008]

@@insensitive919 "Hey! You! Stop that! Stop noticing!"

[@anthonyreed3682]

No one says it better than she does.

[@filmandfirearms]

@@insensitive919 Making a living from media is not the same as making videos solely for attention, which is what almost all of these videos she talks about are. These people aren't getting paid for this stuff, they're just desperate for attention

[@Calango741]

@@insensitive919 I wondered if some IDIOT was going to accuse her of that...

[@annienunyabiz6627]

There needs to be a lot more social and legal consequences for influencers and far less rewards.

[@tba113]

My favorite influencer moment was when that prank video guy f*cked around and found out a month or so ago by getting in a random doordash driver's face, tried to harass him, and caught the "lead flu" instead. Karma, it seems, can work fast: about 1300 feet per second in that case.

[@dand3953]

Yeah, but the door-dash guy got convicted of a gun-crime, though not for assault because the prankster really did seem threatening. As conceal/carry becomes more legal accross the US, bully-brand pranksters are going to end up catching a lot more lead. Darwin-Awards well earned.

[@shakesisdeadya-cunts6675]

Lol that .38 wasn't traveling anywhere near 1300ft/sec.

[@jhnshep]

​@@shakesisdeadya-cunts6675door dash guy's impatience made it travel faster

[@bahamut256]

@@shakesisdeadya-cunts6675 Does it really matter if its going at 1300ft/sec or 650-800ft/sec when fired at a distance of three feet? Either way the attention seeker is still getting justifiably clapped.

[@VainerCactus0]

based

[@Megarobotsquadron]

I was a theatre major back in the day and the mantra was, "for theatre to be appreciated, the actors have to agree to be actors and the audience has to agree to be the audience" You can't force people to be a part of your play

[@Xenodragon]

"Social media has made people too comfortable with disrespecting others and not getting punched in the teeth for it" ~ Mike Tyson

[@EgoFeederz]

That is wrong anyway, it is actually the law that does this by protecting the antagonizer. Like if a bear gets poked by a stick for years, we only care when the bear attacks back. this applies to humans too. Also let's be honest, there is a good reason why Mike was never known for his intellect.

[@dredeth]

That's why we don't have such thing in our part of the world - those people would be punched in their stupid influencer teeth. And I love us for being wrong this way ^_^

[@ejs7861]

​@@EgoFeederzany normal human will poke bear??? 😂😂😂 bear also dont care if they kill or eat human ... just dont provoke other people with your action if you dont want "action" from others

[@plasticbazooka]

​@@EgoFeederzPreviously, if you acted very inappropriately in public and someone violently retaliated, there was little evidence of the crime and the police were lax in their enforcement (probably because they secretly agreed with the retaliation). Now everyone is filming everything and police have to enforce the law, even when normally they wouldn't want to. I know it's crazy but sometimes punching someone is the correct response, though it's rarely a legal one.

[@George-W-Jenson]

Mike, gotta life that guy 😂😂😂

[@StrikeTheRoot]

Sorry Sydney, I literally could not finish watching this - it made me so uncomfortable. This is actually a thing that people do? the world has lost it's collective mind. I live in a quiet place in Northern Idaho so I literally never have to interact with whatever the hell this is. and I prefer to believe that the human beings around here would never participate in such nonsense. and if they do, I've never seen it, luckily.

[@davemccage7918]

So glad I’m not poor anymore, and therefore I don’t have to take any type of public transportation whatsoever. I’d probably end up back in prison again if I had to put up with this shit on my way to work.

[@stakkadakka3427]

Ah yes, Ignorance is bliss as they say.

[@TriumphAusStahl]

Glad I wasnt the only one! This behaviour pisses me off beyond belief.

[@friedmandesigns]

@@nope2128 The 'sane side' of the Pacific NW on the Canadian border, e.g. Eastern WA State, northern ID, Montana -- is some of the last vestiges of sanity on this side of the Republic's west coast. Any work you'd care to do can be found. Though i do prefer Florida's variety of spiders to what's up here. Cheers.

[@lilyluhtwizzy]

It's very rare. Live in the suburbs. Never seen shit like this. Avoid Cali though, at all costs hahaha.

[@ilyafilru]

The only reason the "influencers" are doing stupid shit is because people are watching their content.

[@YouTubeDweller8008]

Well, narcissism can't survive without suppliers. ☕ Begs the question, doesn't it? Which is the bigger problem? ☕

[@agmuntianu]

I would add something even worst : they can monetize that behavior .

[@fernandomachado1728]

It's the age old question of who's at fault for OnlyFans. The girls, or the simps? I think it's safe to hate both. Same goes for the original point made.@@KZbinDweller8008

[@michaelbloomer451]

Mostly children I assume

[@justinbarton8808]

"some people will do almost anything for money and attention"

[@TheQuantumWave]

As an old guy (Gen-X), I miss the days when people like this would have been smacked, ostracized, and/or arrested for disturbing the peace.

[@lukeanastasiades5657]

This is indeed a narcissism problem. The fact that these people see themselves as entitled to inconvinence others for clout is disappointing and shows our cultural decline. If one wants to document their life, a great time-tested means is a journal. This is not only private and safe for one's genuine thoughts, but it creates a primary source about your life that may prove useful in the future.

[@laurenfazenbaker9777]

What they're doing is a good way to get sparked out messing with the wrong person. I'm definitely the wrong person.

[@rinkusan978]

Video format has lots of benefits over a written format though. What do you mean by "primary source"? And what's the difference in usefulness between a video and written format?

[@angyles1]

@@rinkusan978 I think the benefits between video and written form could be debated. In general people tend to lean more towards affectation when on film, vs a sense of honesty with oneself when expressing only thoughts as you do in written form. That said, there's no rule that limits a journal to writing. A person can keep a video journal. I think then the real problem though would come down to the fact that most of these particular people don't have a sense of honesty with themselves. They don't actually spend time with themselves and their own thoughts. These people are not making a video journal for themselves, they're trying to find validation through attention.

[@lukeanastasiades5657]

@@rinkusan978 Also, "primary source" is a history term referring to a document or object created at the same time as a studied historical period. Usually the piece will pertain to the studied period/person/event and forms the backbone of our understanding of that period. For example, if we're studying the Civil War, a primary source could be an old M1863 Springfield Caplock musket, a letter from President Lincoln to General George McClellan telling him to attack, or a Journal from a Union private detailing his experiences on the front lines. Hence, keeping a journal will create a primary source about one's life, while also allowing one to express themselves honestly.

[@rinkusan978]

@@lukeanastasiades5657 then a video format primary source trumps a written format, especially in terms of honesty. It's harder to lie with your facial expression and body movement being recorded than when it's not recorded. The true issue here is not the video format recording. It's how the medium is being used. People can lie equally as much when writing, especially when it pertains to seeking attention. We're on youtube, the land of clickbait titles... for example.

[@Markynaz]

I have more respect for tapeworms than I do for influencers.

[@brandonjames412]

I agree; tapeworms are significantly less parasitical.

[@cesly87]

Tapeworms only hurt to one person.

[@AutomaticDuck300]

At least tapeworms help you lose weight instead of telling you that you’re being fatphobic.

[@kcirtapelyk6060]

Im becoming more and more disdainful towards them everyday.

[@Stug314]

Uffff 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679]

influencer.......narcisstic, lazy, attention seeking grifter. When someone says "i'm an influencer", I turn around and walk away from them, in the middle of their sentence. I'm an adult, with limited time, and I have no time to deal with these negative children.

[@irk2]

When I hear the phrase "Influencer", I immediately think 'bullshit artist'.

[@STScott-qo4pw]

You forgot "unemployable".

[@michelleraborn6886]

I hear "influencer" I think too lazy to get a real job

[@rdotson0]

I am 76. Trust me. The amount of selfishness that pervades society in general is sad. Just another example of the decline of Western civilization. I am glad I was raised better.

[@ST52655]

👍

[@thepoetandtheprimrose3790]

I'm 33 and have already noticed a dramatic decline in society during my life so far . . . I can scarcely imagine the despair I'll feel should I be graced with the privilege of reaching your age. When I was a kid, "The Golden Rule" was commonly posted in classrooms and other such places. Most of my children's friends have never heard of it. They don't even know what the word "selfish" means. It's wild.

[@rabahhope456]

Bonjour, j'ai 68 ans,j'ai l'impression que dans 2 générations une partie de se monde seras englouti par la bêtise😢

[@Kimkong2]

The irony of them saying 'live and LET LIVE' is frustratingly hilarious. Also you don't have social anxiety, you probably have a lot of entitlement and a desperate need for attention and social validation from strangers. The fact that they even think that feeling uncomfortable dancing in public transport for your socials is some form of anxiety they need to get over is evidence of their complex.

[@vjerez1149]

that "live and let live" angered me too. You CAN perfectly live without being an attention whore in public transport.

[@minigunner1218]

Gee, it's almost as if self-consciousness exists for a reason. Sure, it can get out of hand, but it's completely normal for people to be concerned about not looking like an idiot.

[@nobushidono9897]

I remember the days when people actively thought for themselves and didn't take everything they saw online as reality. Those were the days...

[@markmunroe-hz8rf]

More and more are now having a collective hive mind.

[@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz]

People have always been the same, the medium has simply changed.

[@tuseroni6085]

i think it's safe to say there was never a time when people thought for themselves.

[@somebeachsomewhere1888]

I remember the days when if you made a complete ass of yourself in public it at least wasn't immortalized on social media for all time, and you were very grateful for that. Now everyone wants to make a complete ass of themselves in public and have it immortalized on social media for all time.

[@douglashoughton2179]

That's gen x and prior, we actually had to think for ourselves to solve our problems. Our computers had a little more power than a calculator and forget graphics.

[@MrMoogle]

Meanwhile, I'm out here feeling bad for taking too long to decide on what bread I want at the store because I worry I'm blocking access to the bread someone else wants while I make my decision.

[@callen8908]

I feel that! Courtesy is such a simple but valuable gift. I hate to think that notion will become quaint

[@mattgonzales774]

i'm like that anywhere i'm ordering food lol

[@cesly87]

I made a woman walk around ME on the sidewalk and I felt like a garbage excuse of a man.

[@Ms.Menon_23]

Hahahahahahhaha me too

[@EclecticEngineer604]

Haha good stuff my friend 😂❤️🙏🏼

[@poulinhp]

I used to think that having a blog was so pretentious. Now look at the shit we have to deal with

[@SherLock55]

Humans have always been narcissistic and egotistical but in this social media era it has skyrocketed to unfathomable heights, everyone of these "influencers" thinks they are truly the best thing since sliced bread, we are truly doomed.

[@JaneRuss]

As you say, people were always narcissistic, but never before had they had platforms that was frying their dopamine senses on daily bases. Social media is a drug, and these people are junkies. (acting crazy, no self reflection/selft respect even less respect for others)

[@Kunfucious577]

I know. It’s crazy how important everyone thinks they are.

[@victorcates9330]

I hate it. It punishes people for their good manners.

[@eddypuentes6155]

They're the worst thing since the bubonic plague.

[@prachetasnayse9709]

More like social media just showed us the worst it has in its bag pack.

[@Network-23]

For me, it simpky boils down to rampant narcissism. There's nothing wrong with wanting to be the main character in your own life. Its not alright to want to be the main character in OTHERS' lives...🤷‍♀️

[@Metalgarn]

For me, it simply boils down to rampant leftist... and the lack of open carry laws.

[@Network-23]

@@Metalgarn Simply blaming ONLY 'leftists' for EVERYthing? Okaaay....

[@Metalgarn]

@@Network-23 For everything? No. For this nonsense, the leftist world of you are never to blame it's always someone else's fault, no boundaries, no judgements, etc... ABSOLUTELY YES.

[@MolloBolloEsquire]

Narcissism is only half of the 'main character syndrome'. The other is being a sociopath. And it's the sociopathy that makes them indifferent to other people's discomfort. What's worse is that these sociopaths can disguise their callous disregard for other people as confidence. Most even come across as charming, at first glance, which is why they tend to gain large followings.

[@anthonyjs8048]

​​@@Metalgarnonly the worst type of people force fit their intense political emotions into literally every situation, regardless of relevance. And please... open carry, concealed carry, any type of carry... the fact remains you and everyone like you aren't gonna do shit.

[@meganjaime7728]

The other part of these attention seekers are those who are dangerous. Like the ones who film themselves hitting old people as a “prank”. Then that one who breaks into peoples houses at night and films inside their house snickering about it again as a “prank”. It’s degenerate and dangerous behavior that needs to end.

[@sayLeotardbutsayitChinese]

Both sound like their days are numbered

[@robertmoats1890]

Ugh... Attention seeking is a stage you go through when you're 5 or 6. The fact that so many fully grown adults are this desperate for attention paints the near future as a downright terrifying scene.

[@JackReynolds-w7g]

Mental institutions were all emptied out in the 1970's. We need them back. 😐

[@MrLavajet]

Thanks Reagan.

[@PrettyPennyTV]

No actually, they stayed in business through the 80s. They didn't help people really. It kept some off the streets who couldnt care for themselves. But it was also a way to gaslight, and get innocent people locked up. I witnesses all of this. I know.

[@rootfish2671]

The new mental institutions are the streets

[@AlenAlic]

I miss social media in the late 2000's/early 2010's. It was just a hobby you did for an hour but people had lives outside of it and it wasn't bascially their whole existence. Simpler times.

[@Tjd1982]

I miss the days where you could tell someone to sit down and stfu and not be accused of disrimination and bullying.

[@104thironmike4]

You mean the days where you yourself could act like a bully with impunity? lol

[@Tjd1982]

@@104thironmike4 Nah the days when some "look at me, I said LOOK at me" person, was told to stop annoying people and be civil. Then they actually thought about the people around them.

[@robinenbernhard]

​@@104thironmike4 lol you most be one of simps who follow stupid People in vid.

[@Ryan-cb1ei]

@@104thironmike4 You’re kidding me right

[@104thironmike4]

@@Tjd1982 And what makes you think these days are gone? Only because you fail to reign in idiots, doesn't mean others fail, too. But it is great that self-proclaimed judges can't go around and tell ppl to stfu anymore without actually being convincing or having a point. Because as I recall, these types were the annoying fucks "back in the day."

[@XiolaBelle]

This is why I avoid TikTok like the plague and that's from just watching other people glued to their phones on TikTok, since I've never installed it on my phone. I'm not a medical expert, but I just found this definition on Bing Copilot, "What is the clinical term for extreme narcissism? Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is the clinical term for extreme narcissism. It’s a mental health condition in which individuals have an unreasonably high sense of their own importance. People with NPD seek excessive attention and desire admiration from others. However, they often lack empathy and struggle to understand or care about the feelings of those around them. If you suspect someone might be dealing with narcissistic personality disorder, it’s essential to encourage them to seek professional help..." Luckily, I've never seen people take it to the extreme as shown in your video. I would never approach this type of person, since they appear to be mentally unstable and likely dangerous.

[@TheUnforgiven-iq5gu]

These are all prime examples of why i have never and never will download, and make a tiktok account. I honestly believe stuff like this is bad for society and its just gonna get worse before it gets better.

[@dumdebadaba]

I hesitated to make an Instagram and Twitter account, so I never had them. Then Tick-tock came along and I decided I was right. I waste enough time on FB already. Three more FB clones would only multiply the bad FB habbits by three.

[@brandonjames412]

It won't get better. You are correct about it getting worse.

[@lewisbenzie845]

Shame is a lost virtue.

[@cogd1599]

Add judgment to that list.

[@robinkholmes7127]

I don't get these "gymfluincers", if you want to work out and not have people doing things between you and the camera, get your own equipment and work out at home. Or go to the gym when it's quiet and no one else is around.

[@momomomocensoredbyyoutube9085]

Controversy drives views and engagement. They do it on purpose for clout.

[@IgorDz]

Or do normal exercises and don't hog the equipment

[@robinkholmes7127]

So true@@IgorDz

[@ASavageEye]

@@momomomocensoredbyyoutube9085 Yeah these people dont give a damn about the actual exercise, they just want to catch that one poor guy who glances at them for like 1 second so they can call him a creep and get a million clicks of support. The amount of them that clearly dont even know how to use the equipment properly is scary. Greg Douchette, a genuine champion of body building, has done a number of videos on these idiots and shown how they could have really hurt themselves making these videos. And of course Joey Swole is the GOAT at calling out there crappy behaviour. I love both those guys for their attitude and for being GENUINE Gym Influencers

[@aaronharlow2137]

First question I asked my gym was if they allow people to record others. They said no, so I joined. I'm self-conscious, and the last thing I need is to be publicly humiliated by some tik tok imbecile wanting clicks and views.

[@Krempleton]

Just a bunch of people without any actual skill to offer to society or their communities. We're over the hump of modern development. It's all downhill from here.

[@qatestbrian1]

People filming themselves in public around me should not expect me to accommodate them at all

[@elizabethshuster218]

Exactly, and if they want to film their muscles in a mirror so badly, then they need to do that shit at home, not in a locker room with other people. The lack of self awareness and respect for other people's privacy is astounding.

[@sarah345]

The worst thing about this stuff is that the person being harassed is basically required not to react because the “influencer” has a camera on them. It means they always get away with it, because no one is allowed to get angry or they’ll be filmed and demonized online. It would be normal for people to yell at these a-holes for their behaviour but no one wants that clip out there to be taken out of context and have ten million people weigh in on it. So the “influencer” can behave as poorly as they want but everyone else needs to be on their absolute best behaviour because they don’t control the narrative.

[@Meenaia]

I've thought about this as well and am saddened that "background" people are afraid to express their own valid feelings due to the possibility of online backlash with little to no ability to defend themselves. I'm seriously considering buying shirts saying "I HOPE THIS RUINS YOUR VIDEO" and wear them when going out in public. If enough people start doing this, maybe "influencers" will respect us NPC's a little more.

[@sarah345]

@@Meenaia yeah, me too. I like the shirt idea, maybe something smaller like a hat or a button people could keep in their bag and pull out when someone’s being a douche in public? 😆 then everyone wearing the hat/bandanna/button is like a vote against that persons dick bag behaviour. Maybe shirts would work for the gym, for all those people that think a public gym is their own personal recording studio and they have a right to dominate all the equipment in their shot. I think as long as someone is delusional enough to view other people as NPCs though, they’re probably beyond help.

[@winterwind7853]

One influencer got shot in the stomach because of that and still continue harassing people after he recovered. They won't learn.

[@brandonjames412]

@@winterwind7853 He almost learned; the gun was just aimed at the wrong spot.

[@barbarianlibertarian9200]

I came to make this very point. It’s encouraging someone else made it before me.

[@cyberrodsam]

for anyone that ones to know the girl of the "stare count" and "feral" had a HUGE backlash and had to delete her account people hated her so bad. Yeah, some of those influencers get the justice they deserve.

[@Jack-ri5wm]

As a former film student I remember we were never EVER allowed to film crowd scenes or scenes out in the general public because our teacher told us it was against the law to film people without their consent and profit off of it… such as a film festival ect ect I know this is probably just to avoid scrutiny within the university but any person we filmed we needed them to fill out a form , all our actors had to do it.

[@ahhhhrealpeople]

It's so sad to see how far our society has fallen. We're only a few influencers away from "Electrolytes, it's what plants crave”

[@camsterdam3896]

Crave

[@Augrills]

We’re honestly worse than that. At least they trusted the smartest man in the world to fix things.

[@camsterdam3896]

Water? Like from the toilet?

[@KandyKoRnKorpse]

There are plenty of 'tards out there living really kick ass lives. My first wife was 'tarded. She's a pilot now.

[@1000OtherFoxes]

By society you mean the west, thank god most countries in the world are still decent.

[@proper.role.model.819]

I'm glad were finally getting to a point YEARS LATER that we are finally SICK of stupid influencers.

[@aka99]

The word influencer’s is a joke itself. It implies they are important to society or tribute to mankind like scientists do. They are nothing those so called influencers.

[@proper.role.model.819]

@@aka99 Exactly!

[@dwightcurrie8316]

@@aka99 I'm willing to bet that the person who coined the name "Influencer", was.....An Influencer

[@bdleo300]

@@dwightcurrie8316 Influencers are like influenza... a virus.

[@proper.role.model.819]

@@dwightcurrie8316 I bet!

[@thegamingcook785]

Joey swoll has been killing it with the gym creeps who try to make innocent people out to be perverts, and also recording people in locker rooms who are nude

[@jasono2139]

Recording in a locker room is completely illegal... it's a place with a "reasonable expectation of privacy"... just like a restroom. Anyone doing this should be arrested.

[@thegamingcook785]

@@jasono2139 I know lol

[@rey_nemaattori]

I'd press charges if anyone is filming in the locker room...

[@stevef68]

@@rey_nemaattori Unless you are a DA, it's not up to you.

[@tittentei7331]

@@stevef68 Wow. You have brain! IRONI

[@marcogoergens8576]

I got a new hobby, just randomly and constantly walking thru frames of "influencers" its so much fun! I highly recommend it to everybody

[@MrMartwy]

My friend was filmed by an influencer and then the clip was published, which went viral. He repeatedly called her to take it down and he does not agree to be a part of this clip. She ignored. So he sued her and she had to pay him several hundreds thousands of dollars... In fact, he had her condo sold to cover his "actor's wage" ;-)

[@Michiel-777]

And rightly so! This behaviour will stop quickly if more people do this, because the law is always on the side of the person being filmed and published against their will.

[@CaptainCJ97]

LETS GOOOO!!!!

[@chapps5945]

Absolutely brilliant... love this story..

[@riak321]

Kudos to your friend 👏🏽 🎉🎉

[@phoradio1277]

I'm unsure how if they were in public as in The States it's been ruled time and time again that you have no expectations of privacy in public BUUUUUT this brings up an interesting question. If everyone trademarks their image then I assume that they will have to pay you royalties for using your likeness. I think you just figured out the solution to this crap....... Fantastic 👏

[@letsgoyanetsko205]

Narcissism is a hell of a drug.

[@RhinoBarbarian]

Repeat after me: "It is only a prank if both pranker and pranked are laughing at the end of it."

[@BigSparky1316]

😂😂 the background lady is like wtf is wrong with people these days. That face was funny as hell.

[@MrJasonmay69]

Do what you want, so long as you don't impinge upon the rights and freedoms of others - simple concept that maintains peace and civility in public spaces. Unfortunately, there's a burgeoning 'me' culture that ultimately will lead to violence as otherwise passive people become fed-up being unwitting props in the videos of vacuous, narcissistic idiots. Thank you for making this video, Sydney.

[@Phaevryn]

I'm so glad I'm old enough to have "missed out" on tiktok and its induced behaviourisms. It would probably have made me very depressed (more than already is the case) and completely ruin my upbringing and world views.

[@jprules2578]

You are thoroughly correct. It has become an enabler of stupid, ridiculous and sometimes incredibly dangerous behavior.

[@witgar1]

These people are insufferable.

[@Max-bw2di]

The first 10 seconds have traumatized me deeply, why have you forsaken my eyes?

[@SydneyWatson]

sorry :3

[@kornklone]

I think what is most disturbing is how you say multiple times something along the lines of “some of you may not find a problem with this behavior” and just how right you are about that. I’m sick of having to act like some people aren’t total fuckin weirdos and idiots just because drones on social media will say “Ok, boomer.”

[@Glambutfirstcoffee]

I stopped doing that. I judge, I stare, I laugh and make them feel ashamed. I DO NOT CARE :D

[@higgydufrane]

@@Glambutfirstcoffee I don't know if they really can be shamed.

[@Devious1Funk]

@@Glambutfirstcoffee Unfortunately they aren't the least bit embarrassed because they too don't care. They operate in their own little world of trying to impress their followers. Through their lens they are a "somebody" and above scrutiny from the general public.

[@retyroni]

@@Glambutfirstcoffee Same. If I catch someone filming me I glare at the camera with my glariest f-off face. I know they may assume I was judging whatever else they were doing besides filming me and I know they may have followers who assume the same, but IDGAF. Hopefully someone somewhere comments "yeah nah man I think she was just pissed off at you filming her" but I'm never going to see their stupid videos so IDGAF.

[@Apvizionz]

Why can't gyms just adopt a no filming policy?

[@Spectification]

Because I might want to film my form performing an exercise for my coach who is on maternity leave. Or just to film my form in general. And no, I dont have the gym equipment at home, that's why I go to the gym.

[@young5395]

The goofiest part of it all is that they are literally influencers. You are paid to be looked at you dingus. Don't go to. A public gym if you're gonna be a head ass.

[@PetrolJunkie]

It's at a point where pushback is needed. There is a guy on trial for using a gun in self defense against one of these clowns. He shot the "Influencer" after repeatedly trying to escape from the A-hole and his buddies. He beat the charges but he still got stuck with the legal expenses and the media coverage trying to ruin his reputation and assassinate his character on a national stage. No one should have to use a firearm to make someone with a camera trying to use them for profit to go away. That should never be a thing. Unfortunately, it became a thing.

[@iandick1364]

Pranking a stranger should come with legal responsibilities. It probably already does, but we need the law enforced.

[@somerandom138]

Yeah the guy didn’t get charged because he could’ve reasonably been in fear for his life, which is technically assault

[@GameOn0827]

I kept waiting for her to bring this up

[@PetrolJunkie]

@@somerandom138 If he didn’t get charged how did he end up in court? He was charged for discharging a firearm in public because it happened in a stand your ground state. The Jury decided his actions where reasonable which I agree with. Lehto’s Law channel covered the case.

[@randomusername3873]

​@@PetrolJunkiemaybe you are talking about a different person, because I heard more than one case similar to this

[@tosheatower]

I am less angry at these young people as I am at our generation for raising them. I work as a teacher AND OMG, EVERY F'N PARENT is like MY KID IS SPECIAL etc etc etc. We are the ones to blame for raising an entire generation of people who think they are God's gift to humanity. Of course this is how they act, they have been raised to think that their wants and wishes are more important than anyone else's. Not to mention the constant need for validation because of it!

[@davemccage7918]

Yeah, growing up in the 90s we got trophies and medals for just existing. That’s why I tell my kids that they’re are not special or amazing until they’ve done something worthy of those titles. Tell kids how it is; they suck at everything (at first) but can work hard to be successful anything if they want.

[@burnttoast.2017]

Don't worry, my parents made sure I never truly believe any compliments I'm given lol.

[@jeffbennett7470]

They need to be arrested for harassment and the platforms need to stop giving them money for stupid shit.

[@FuknNoName]

That’s the key. They’re being paid, a lot. And, the more bizarre and stupid the more clicks and views and….££££. So , it’ll be easy to stop. Stop monetising it and they’ll have no desire

[@Illvana]

It's unbelievable to me that the same generation that freaks out if you don't use the "correct" pronoun for someone, ends up enabling this type of extremely childish behavior

[@OutLanderUSN]

It's all for attention.

[@littlefaith8740]

Not really. It all seems connected to the attention seeking "me, me, me" mentality that is prevalent these days.

[@khadyadjisall5708]

They are all the main character of their own lives. Narcissism.

[@tracieh215]

@@littlefaith8740There’s a word for that: narcissism.

[@clogs4956]

Dr Ramani Durvasula published Don’t You Know Who I Am in 2019, examining the rapid increase in Narcissistic behaviour and how/why it’s tolerated. Obviously, she highlights celebrities and social media.

[@Cerza0720]

This type of behavior is a cancer. I've never understood how these people can just go out and film and put random people on blast as you say. When I worked in film 20 years ago, we needed to get everyone involved signed off on everything. The property owners, the people in the film, the people filming. EVERYONE! Everyone had to know what it was for, where it was going to be distributed, what it was about, who was going to see it etc. and they needed to sign off on EVERYTHING or you couldn't do it. If you went ahead without someone signing off you could get sued. I do not understand this world we live in today.

[@sayLeotardbutsayitChinese]

It still can get you sued, people just assume that no one will do it. But film the wrong person with a bone to pick and money to spend, and they just might get a garnish on those influencer cheks...

[@EUGENEUS777]

And don't forget, not that long ago you also needed to obtain a special permit to do any tripod filming in public space. Whatever happened to that law? Lately it seems like the whole world fell asleep and woke up on a different planet altogether...

[@clogs4956]

My son’s photography tutors insisted students delete any image that inadvertently included recognisable passers-by, so the public privacy laws are still there, in the UK at least.

[@lpbbinc]

I'm a therapist and I definitely see a rise in "main character syndrome" - and it's not just in teenagers either. I ask about social media usually on their first visit and it is very telling. Some clients have an extremely difficult time laying down their phone for long enough to complete an entire session. They often have extreme anxiety or depression when a post or video doesn't get enough comments or likes. The closest thing in the DSM5 (to my knowledge) is Histrionic Personality Disorder.

[@bigdinner9712]

Would you attribute the rise in this type of behavior with social media use like heavy social media/internet use makes them like that, or do you think it’s always been prevalent and either social media validates it or now that everyone films everything it’s just captured more than it used to be?

[@lpbbinc]

@@bigdinner9712 Social media has definitely made it worse, especially considering how addictive the constant validation can be - this addiction can turn the average person into a self-absorbed narcissist pretty quick. It was also prevalent before, with things like overdressing for events or not having any consideration for others, it's just narcissism at the end of the day.

[@brandonjames412]

Assuming you are telling the truth about being a therapist, which I don't (no offense), would you kindly review other comments to this video and inform the commenters that sociopaths would not be meaningfully more likely to behave this way than others?

[@lpbbinc]

@@brandonjames412 I don't need to convince you, is it beyond reason that a therapist would be watching KZbin? It's the end of the day and I'm quite literally sitting at my desk right now as I type this. Sociopathy, while it shares some similarities with MCS (an acronym I presumably just made up), is an entirely different beast - manipulation, aggression, being impulsive, etc.

[@lpbbinc]

@@brandonjames412 The only video I have ever posted is a super cringy video of a PSY400 presentation I did last year.

[@-tyhjaarpa]

Really well said. Banning filming in gyms, public transportation and market places would be a good start to get rid of this cancerous behaviour.

[@shotami65]

Thing that gets me with these influencers are the people that follow them and keep encouraging them to continue their bad behavior. Just rude and disrespectful our world has become nothing but a circus...

[@Ryan-cb1ei]

I don’t think people follow them much, it’s just that their videos have shock value and thus the videos themselves retain eyeballs. When that happens, the algorithm skyrockets it into many people’s feeds since it thinks people like it.

[@shannonceleste5557]

It's bc they target kids. Who are obviously impressionable as hell and crave the perceived 'clout' that accompanies being a public nuisance

[@kevinleewilliams5119]

Kids have always been loud and annoying, nothing in time has changed, the adults record themselves for basically children online to watch and laugh at lol it's like modern day jackass but for the masses and not on a cool scale like jackass, more so just annoying to be annoying and they should be punished publicly by the people they mess with.

[@Speckspecticals]

I’m surprised she didn’t talk about that one “influencer” that was shot after harassing a food delivery guy

[@angmori172]

The sensei should have just handed the idiot a contract to sign, making himself and his dojo free of any legal liability, and then proceeded to make that idiot need new teeth

[@cousinjimmy2638]

You never know who you are dealing with though. Could have been Chuck Norris' kid.

[@bobcow363]

Yeah, I know how to fix all this nonsense. It’s real simple when you see one of these idiots with their little tripod, you walk up you fall over the damn thing smashing the damn thing and then you sue them for causing you to hurt yourself.

[@----.__]

As an 80's kid I remember a life before the internet. The 90's were great, suddenly having access to a wealth of knowledge, and being able to chat to people on the opposite side of the world in real time was amazing. BBS sites, downloading music and movies, playing games with friends without the need for LAN parties. The 00's just built on that, It brought a lot of good to the world. Then the internet started to become strange in the 10's, narcissism was growing, and it all became downright depraved in the 20's. What I see kids doing these days is nothing but cringe material, very very few are talented enough to actually make content worth watching, and none of the "trends" are a healthy contribution to society. Basically everything since "planking" has been nothing more than attention seeking. All the so-called instagram models and self proclaimed influencers are just vomit inducers in reality. People have become so focused on themselves in this me-me-me world that the younger generation, and even a lot of people my age, forget to enjoy the world around them. You look inward for self-correction, and outward for growth, and there's not a lot of "grown up" people these days. The West is screwed.

[@LittleLisaMa]

I was thinking the same exact thing! I feel so lucky to have been born in the 80s and especially being a teenager in the very early 2000s before all this social media nonsense. Things just seemed better and our silly antics weren't for likes they were just for fun and didn't involve innocent people going on about their daily lives.

[@nwicconsultants6640]

As a 60's kid....I'm afraid you were one of the last generation that would be considered normal. The new normal is anything but!

[@AlfredeBlome-df3sg]

Couldn't have said it better myself

[@chazzitz-wh4ly]

Oh lord… I forgot about “planking”. The original stupid trend.

[@104thironmike4]

The date you are looking for, is the launch date of facebook, dear friend. Myspace was still innocent, and more creator-oriented, like musicians, etc. Facebook is when everyone started losing their minds.

[@andyjovino]

Do you know when a child keeps repeatedly calling their parents for them see the child do some silly jump or a spin and expect them to laugh or clap hands and say "wow, good job, buddy"? Yeah, these influencers never had that and expect the world to say that to them. Best video of the year! Thank you for this. Keep up the work ❤

[@Rationalreason777]

No, they did have people doing that as children which is exactly why they expect this behavior to continue or their "self esteem" is shattered.

[@lh2435]

I really want to know which of those 2 options is the truth.

[@jenandbarrys5580]

Welll, a small baby is not a teenager. Coddle your small baby, and as they age coddle them less and less. It's really not that complicated omfg

[@phitsf5475]

Nice comment, good job buddy.

[@Greenpoptartover9000]

We call them “Traffic Cones”. but seeing as how Halloween is tomorrow, I think “Witch’s Hats” is fantastic!

[@starscreamthecruel8026]

damn you beat me to it :)

[@joywagner979]

Playing music out loud on public transit is very much A Thing in the major American city where I live. Sometimes two or three different people will be playing different songs at the same time, while two or three (or more) other people watch TikToks or reels without headphones. If anyone says something, even "could you please turn that down?", they can expect to be met with a blank stare at best and screamed at by multiple people for not just "letting them live!!" at worst. I love my headphones and don't understand all of this.

[@Hollymidlife]

When I was raising my millennial kids (yes, I'm old. I'm a grandmother now😂) there was this parenting trend that was pushed to raise your kids with a "high self esteem". This included not saying no ever to your kids, making sure they didn't experience disappointment, making sure that they knew that they were always amazing and special, etc. This went as far as in school they stopped using red pens to mark papers, participation tropies for everyone and the beginnings of "inclusion" no one was to he "left out" and everyone is a winner! I was constantly called a "terrible mother" because I allowed my kids to have those little disappointments in life, such as no getting everything they wanted at all times. Gasp the horror. Fast forward to now, I'm not surprised that this is now the result, adults running around truly believing they are the star of everything and can do no wrong. Only then to be utterly shocked and dismayed when they find out the world does not cater to them exclusively and there are consequences to their actions. Acting out in public is for two year olds, not grown ass adults.

[@chazzitz-wh4ly]

That doesn’t build self esteem, it sounds like coddling and enabling poor behavior. It’s the whole participation trophy idea. Teach them how to lose with grace and learn from failure. Now we have all these “adults” who think they’re the greatest thing since sliced bread and are owed things without working for it.

[@SicilianAmericanDreams]

​@@chazzitz-wh4lythats literally what she said 😂 They are basically doing that now and its terrible. In Oregon they just got rid of all requirements to get a high school diploma, you dont need to know how to read or do math. Their reasoning? Its racist and unfair to the black population to have atandards because that group doesnt perform as well so lets just push everyone through the system and give them all participation trophies to get them out of our hair and let them be even more unprepared for the real world. Its a joke. Thats why more people than ever before are homeschooling

[@NemoA90]

@@chazzitz-wh4ly we millennials got pretty screwed over by being raised to think "we can be anything we want". turns out, we cant. the reason why so many of us struggle with depression and anxiety is because there's such a massive contrast between what we were raised to believe and the reality we find ourselves living in. i wish i had been raised with more discipline and a more realistic world view.

[@nissasheikh5928]

I was raised like this if u don’t win u loose. Thts it the other get the trophy and u have to work harder next time

[@Dack.howaboutyou]

@@NemoA90 it's almost like they wanted to set up for various products they were working on bringing market... hmmm.

[@cmoneyuser]

100% props to Joey Swoll for just being a good dude, we need more people like that. This other influencer behaviour needs to be diagnosed as a mental disorder, it's not even a question any more. Time for some accountability for their actions.

[@MichaelRoyal]

I agree Syd. Humans are devolving at an exponential rate.

[@sayLeotardbutsayitChinese]

Only the majority. A small minority seem to be evolving. Morlocks and eloi......

[@robertvasquez5421]

Be advised…I’m 74 (soon to be 75), Viet-Nam combat wounded veteran and fed up with all the bullshit currently occurring in Western Society. YOU, young Lady…bring a clear, humorous and rational commentary explaining the idiocy on the internet-webs universe. I post this video to fb, hopefully to enlighten others, at least in my sphere of “influence!” Thank you, M’am.

[@Tigerhawk30]

This is why I rarely actually interact with the human race anymore. "I'm in public...but don't look at me" "I don't want you to look at me...so why aren't you looking at me?" "I'm at my service job...but I don't want to serve you" "I'm doing something absolutely stupid...but I'm going to make fun of your reaction to my stupidity" Yeah...no.

[@OutLanderUSN]

We live in clown world.

[@SypherSeven]

One doesn't want to be watched at the gym... yet records themselves to be watched at the gym...

[@brunetteXer]

I had an influencer come stay in my airbnb, in exchange for a post and some pics. NOT WORTH IT. she left 3 stains on the doona, nappies in the bin and a lot of mess. I was shocked someone staying for free would be so disrespectful. So, I didn't lose much, gave her a midweek stay so not a loss apart from my cleaning time, BUT I gained zero followers from her. that's a shame. no surprise she didn't contact me afterwards, and thankfully it's given me actual lived experience and facts as to why I can say influencers are bullshit artists.

[@PenguinRevolution]

I've found that people who get something for free often abuse something, rather than someone who pays. If someone pays for something, they tend to value it and treat it better.

[@Itsallbologna]

Never exchange your goods/ services for clout/ shout outs online, no matter if they swear up and down they have millions of followers, they will post all about their stay, etc. JUST DONT DO IT. as you said you basically got nothing out of it, while they got what they wanted with no work.

[@darkhighwayman1757]

What is a doona?

[@thelimitdoesnotexist2705]

​@@darkhighwayman1757a duvet

[@stakkadakka3427]

Wtf is wrong with you. Charge people money for goods and services... Influencers are a joke. Don't let their delusions rob you of money...

[@whatsupinspace854]

People doing things they would have been embarrassed to do in front of other ppl a decade ago....so they can post it online hoping thousands see you being a fool.

[@bornagainbuddhist1969]

We are living in a world full of self absorbed narcissists, just remember pride cometh before the fall... 🤨

[@psychegoddessoflight9358]

Haughty spirits abound.

[@YouTubeDweller8008]

"Main Character Syndrome" lol It's like, ok, are we politically correcting the word "narcissism" now? ☕

[@tuseroni6085]

"Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall."~proverbs 16:18

[@filmandfirearms]

@@KZbinDweller8008 "Narcissist" can mean a few different things depending on the context. As just one examples, you've got the actual mental disorder and occasional self centered behavior being referred to by the same word. "Main Character Syndrome" is a bit more specific in that in describes a specific pattern of behavior where people show a complete disregard for everyone around them. It's completely untargeted, they just see themselves as the most important person in everyone's life. Clinical narcissists typically fixate on certain individuals in their lives, whereas these influencers think everyone thinks they are the most important person in the world

[@bornagainbuddhist1969]

@@filmandfirearms very informative response, thanks for the information...

[@CEAsfg]

A couple of decades ago, if people behaved like they do today on social media, they would be apprehended and placed in the nearest psych ward or prison immediately. Make mental health institutions great again.

[@critterdude311]

Well said, bring back the institutions for all these narcissists.

[@brainrich1358]

As much as I support this idea, psych wards were poorly understaffed, poorly funded, poor conditions, and patient mistreatment back when they were in operation.

[@openyoureyes909jones6]

@@brainrich1358 soooo....perfect for influencers?

[@nwicconsultants6640]

@@brainrich1358 Those are actually the very reasons for bringing them back to take care of the "influencers"!😆

[@444brianna]

like an asylum?

[@AvidZKTJo]

All of this boils down to one problem: there's no respect anymore. 🤦‍♀️

[@sigmaK9]

We have become a godless nation. And, yet we are fucking shocked and dismayed that the Devil has taken the Lord’s place.

[@AvidZKTJo]

@@sigmaK9 Yup. For sure. Kick God out of schools (and everywhere else) and this is what we get. 🤦‍♀️

[@NoThanks-ju1tm]

THat's why I just walk right through it and don't even acknowledge them .

[@SicilianAmericanDreams]

​​@@sigmaK9thats ridiculous My family doesnt believe in god and we are as nice and respectful as a family can be. Our christian neighbors are also very nice but they arent better or nicer than my family and my family is not better or nicer than theirs. We are equally respectful and We get along great!

[@SicilianAmericanDreams]

​@@AvidZKTJoyou dont need god to be a good person. Morality should come from within and taught to your children through your actions. If religion is your thing more power to you im glad it works for you but i dont like when people act like if you dont have religion you cant possibly be a good person. Thats just unfair. I wouldnt treat you like that so id appreciate the same level of respect.

[@amandabritannica]

Over the last few years, my anxiety around being perceived/becoming a character in someone else’s social media has gotten so bad, it’s made me much more reclusive. I felt the most comfortable during the pandemic when wearing a mask provided me anonymity 😮‍💨