Wanting to be an "SMI" - social media influencer - is starting to make the papers, when young kids make the news, as an "ambition". More kids who want to get paid to tell people what to think, although they cannot speak, write, or read the King's english. Cannot add ¼ + ⅞ ...

I’d hate to be the kind of person who could be influenced by a social media influencer.

It's in the same vein as the fucks who hit up photographers (usually naive inexperienced ones at that) to do work for them "for exposure."

Good on this guy for handling it like a champ.

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Originally posted by braillediver:

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Originally posted by darthfuster:
Nice ice cream truck you have there, Joe......be a shame if something happened to it.

It's a shakedown no matter how it's sliced.

Yep.

The offer boils down to this: "I'm a scum - that is, I'm willing to lie publicly to people stupid enough to trust me. If you make it worth my while, I will lie favorably and guarantee you a favorable review regardless of the quality of your product or service. Or if you don't make it worth my while, I will lie unfavorably. So, do you want unfavorable lies spread as truth, or what?"

Tar and feathers are too good for 'em.