I only follow a few of these types on insta (and not sure why I do really!!!) - mostly from when I used to watch Made in Chelsea etc years ago so I’ve got Binky Felstea and co.
These people have all become ‘models’ of some sort via Instagram, even though they weren’t models before appearing on a reality show. Their lives now seem to just be endless posts where they are either showing off something they’ve been ‘gifted’ by a company, taking photos of themselves looking as thin as possible and the frequent #ad ‘I just can’t live without this Nivea deodorant!’
AIBU to think there’s something slightly depressing about it? I know in some ways It seems like an ideal way to make money - literally just take a few glamorous photos, keep yourself really thin and get sent loads of free stuff. But how much pressure must these people be under? If they gain weight they’re stuffed really. If Instagram suddenly died, they’d also be stuffed. Their fame is based on, what, being nice looking but not much else? They aren’t actors or musicians or supermodels.
Don’t get me started on once they have a baby and suddenly all the content is about their child and motherhood! I find that quite sad for the child.
I just find the whole concept quite strange and sad - how have we ended up in a place where so many of these people make money based on posting inane photos/vids of their lives? Where will it end?
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Instagram ‘models’/‘influencers’ - is it just me?
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OneLeafHill · 09/08/2020 08:52
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