The Age of the Brain-Dead Admirers | by Abaddion | Nov, 2023

I love to watch how you, the ever-obedient audience members, have collectively decided to swap your IQ for double-taps and heart emojis. Yes, you’re living in a golden age of folks who don’t think much but applaud every scripted post and filtered selfie.

Influencers, you see, have honed the fine art of being “relatable” to you. They claim to share the same struggles as the average person while sipping champagne on a private jet. They preach authenticity while donning outfits that are practically screaming “I got paid to wear this.” It’s like a modern rendition of Marie Antoinette’s “Let them eat cake,” but with more hashtags.

With influencers on the rise, everything’s turned up to eleven. Your meals must be more photogenic than delectable, your vacations more Instagrammable than enjoyable, and your grasp of reality must be so stretched that it’s a wonder your ancestors ever survived without constant validation.

Remember when philosophers and great minds shaped history with their wisdom? Well, forget that hogwash! Nowadays, influencers are your modern-day philosophers, imparting precious life lessons like how to contour your nose, puff your lips or how to mend a broken heart by buying more shoes. Socrates, meet the selfie stick.

But what’s more incredible than the influencers themselves are the hordes of brain-dead admirers who worship their every move. You’ve swapped critical thinking for blind adoration and are more likely to request a selfie than a book recommendation.