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hlthe2b

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8. Then let her define her experience, background, education in a manner that shows her

Reply to YorkRd (Reply #6)

Mon Mar 24, 2025, 03:45 PM

Mar 24

having credible credentials to do what she does. Not just self-proclaim herself (like all the millions of others on YOUTUBE) as an "Influencer," put up a banner and get ad-sponsors to justify her presence online.

There are those online who are credible and those who are not. Self-proclaiming yourself to be an "Influencer" simply blends the grifters with any who are not and most of us really should be appalled at this trend.

So, as far as I am concerned, if the first thing you post or that comes out of your mouth is that you self-identify as an "Influencer," sans any description of what makes you credible, then all the contempt I can muster is fully deserved.

YMMV. But my contempt is very much earned by this trend. She will need more than "influencer-loving" Gen-Z voters to win the office she seeks. So, my message is one she should hear and take to heart.

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influencer Kat Abu running for Congress [View all] YorkRd Mar 24 OP

How old is she? Polybius Mar 24 #1

26 Year old running against an 80 year old in Illinois 18th district YorkRd Mar 24 #5

At a glance, her message is on-point Torchlight Mar 24 #2

Boy if we did I'd be rich. We were doing stuff in the 70's that would make the JackAss crew scared back then lol n/t Cheezoholic Mar 24 #3

I dearly hope to live to see the day when "INFLUENCER' is never spoken, written, implied hlthe2b Mar 24 #4

Give her a chance on You Tube or Mother Jones YorkRd Mar 24 #6

Then let her define her experience, background, education in a manner that shows her hlthe2b Mar 24 #8

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