A DAY WITHOUT THE INFLUENCERS

A DAY WITHOUT THE INFLUENCERS

Picture this, a world where normal people putting on way too much make up and showing off their bodies try to sell you products and attach themselves to brands by association because their normal day to day life is so fucking boring and pathetic. Using different filters to attempt to grab attentions and "likes" from strangers on said post. Now think of a day when you don't have that happening and everyone is equal. That's what life was like for one brief day.


On Wednesday both Facebook and Instagram had major issues in not loading up and, well, basically becoming useless apps that you couldn't escape the harsh realities of life with. Making you go back to a time when our ancestors used fire and actually socialized with one another to pass the time. Perhaps even think and maybe to some degree, had to actually pay attention to the surroundings around them as they waited for the metro. Think of all the magazines that finally got picked up and read again in waiting rooms across the world.

Another thing that was a fallout from that.... several billion men and women lost that ability to say that they were models. Without Instagram to be self referential on those credentials, how could you prove that you were an actual model. Not by having any actual paid work or spread that wasn't just some retweet or regrammed IG.

I think we are all a little shocked at how we survived this day without influencers. Who could I turn to in order to fulfill that need of telling me what their favorite products are and why you should also buy them or use them or shop at said stores. I mean, let's be real, these folks aren't actually getting paid to shill these products. They wish they were, but they're not.

I wonder how those folks felt that day that both Facebook and Instagram was down and they had to just live with their own self instead of seeking attention from others and pretending to be something that in itself is just a made up nonsense pile of garbage lies anyway.

Another question comes up as well. With Facebook being the parent company ownership of Instagram, whatsapp and all those other apps, what does happen when the system all falls down. Do they just sort of pack all their things and go. Imagine if it wasn't just down for a day, but forever. Most folks don't even have each other's phone numbers anymore as they depend on their entire communication means through these apps. And while having it all in one place is nice and all, it does make you wonder what exactly happens when the system all fails. Do you not have any means to communicate with those friends you have through facebook, instagram and the such?

Really makes you wonder.