Do you feel like your favorite influencers “owe” you intimate details about their lives? I love gossip. I really do. I’m always the first person to ask for the tea. And as a consumer of content, I find it fascinating to hear intimate details about stranger’s lives on the internet. It’s usually low-stakes reality tv-style drama, but I live for it.
While I also enjoy "the tea", I respect when people want to keep certain aspects of their lives private. I don't share a lot about my life on social media, so I understand the reservations. I don't think being a social media influence means you're required to either, do what makes you comfortable.
I don’t expect personal information! You can keep on with what got you the success you’ve already achieved, as far as I’m concerned. I would be hesitant to share too much as well. All the best, Chelsea!
I’m looking for authenticity in content creators. I think it’s healthy to have some separation of your personal life and what you want to put out for content, but I think the world has drastically changed in the past few years so people do respond to vulnerability as well. I like seeing people live their unique lives and be inspired to seek out things they might not have considered before. I do though, gravitate to real moments online when people admit to issues or struggles without divulging all intimate details. Just hearing someone talk about tough mental health days or hard learned lessons is helpful to see sometimes.
I also love the tea lol - one of my fave influencers is recently single after two breakups in 2 years and I’m soooooo curious. In the past I would have even gone to Reddit for the details some people with way more investigative skills and time than I would have dug up. But there’s always such a nasty edge to that nosiness and it started to feel really ugly to read that so I stay out of it now. I don’t think this woman owes me details about her breakup(s).
Also I’ve known influencers irl too - and just was amazed at how they would blatantly lie on social media! I know one girl who promoted this identity as a lesbian entrepreneur working against all the odds….and irl she was in a long term relationship with her college boyfriend and her parents gave her money to start her business, AND paid her employees. Plus she was really competitive and weird with other girls and not a girl’s girl at all. It was a good lesson that social media “honesty” can be straight up lies and not worth always getting sucked into.
Your friend is obviously brainwashed by social media if she believes influencers are actually sharing everything about their lives. They post clips that are less than a 5 mins long or YouTube videos that are heavily edited. We do not see all of their lives only what they want us to see for clout....follows, shares and sponsorships. A lot are also scripted (like current "reality tv") or fake/exaggerated. It's all part of their job to make money. Don't let what she said get to you. Also I'm gen X and not easily manipulated by what I see online. The veil should only be thin during Samhain. Yours shouldn't be opened just because you or others think that's what needs to be done. People like your content for what it is, and that's fine. It should be enough without feeling "left out". Good luck with the move and everything else. 💜
I think it’s different depending on the reader. Some may scroll past personal stuff, while others like me, love to know how things are going in their lives.
I tend to share bits of my life in between post of my handcrafts, but I learned not to overshare just for the sake of privacy.
Share as much as you feel comfortable with, and people will go with it. 😊
While I also enjoy "the tea", I respect when people want to keep certain aspects of their lives private. I don't share a lot about my life on social media, so I understand the reservations. I don't think being a social media influence means you're required to either, do what makes you comfortable.
I don’t expect personal information! You can keep on with what got you the success you’ve already achieved, as far as I’m concerned. I would be hesitant to share too much as well. All the best, Chelsea!
I appreciate this comment so much, Anne! Thank you.
I’m looking for authenticity in content creators. I think it’s healthy to have some separation of your personal life and what you want to put out for content, but I think the world has drastically changed in the past few years so people do respond to vulnerability as well. I like seeing people live their unique lives and be inspired to seek out things they might not have considered before. I do though, gravitate to real moments online when people admit to issues or struggles without divulging all intimate details. Just hearing someone talk about tough mental health days or hard learned lessons is helpful to see sometimes.
I also love the tea lol - one of my fave influencers is recently single after two breakups in 2 years and I’m soooooo curious. In the past I would have even gone to Reddit for the details some people with way more investigative skills and time than I would have dug up. But there’s always such a nasty edge to that nosiness and it started to feel really ugly to read that so I stay out of it now. I don’t think this woman owes me details about her breakup(s).
Also I’ve known influencers irl too - and just was amazed at how they would blatantly lie on social media! I know one girl who promoted this identity as a lesbian entrepreneur working against all the odds….and irl she was in a long term relationship with her college boyfriend and her parents gave her money to start her business, AND paid her employees. Plus she was really competitive and weird with other girls and not a girl’s girl at all. It was a good lesson that social media “honesty” can be straight up lies and not worth always getting sucked into.
Your friend is obviously brainwashed by social media if she believes influencers are actually sharing everything about their lives. They post clips that are less than a 5 mins long or YouTube videos that are heavily edited. We do not see all of their lives only what they want us to see for clout....follows, shares and sponsorships. A lot are also scripted (like current "reality tv") or fake/exaggerated. It's all part of their job to make money. Don't let what she said get to you. Also I'm gen X and not easily manipulated by what I see online. The veil should only be thin during Samhain. Yours shouldn't be opened just because you or others think that's what needs to be done. People like your content for what it is, and that's fine. It should be enough without feeling "left out". Good luck with the move and everything else. 💜
I think it’s different depending on the reader. Some may scroll past personal stuff, while others like me, love to know how things are going in their lives.
I tend to share bits of my life in between post of my handcrafts, but I learned not to overshare just for the sake of privacy.
Share as much as you feel comfortable with, and people will go with it. 😊