Creating content as an influencer requires sharing so much of one's private life that it inevitably leads to regret later.

“You're going to regret things. I can guarantee you're going to look back and go, "It wasn't worth it. It wasn't it wasn't worth doing all that."”

She describes the influencer industry as inherently dirty, slimy, and filled with two-faced people.

“It's dirty and skezy. It's slimy and [ __ ] I hear I'm like oh my god.”

Stephanie Soo argues that influencers often engage in dishonest behavior or curate fake personas for their content.

“It's like if I went into an AI generator and said, "Hey, give me a title for a YouTube video." Like, "Whatever you think will trend."”

Creators often use controversy to gain free publicity while not being genuinely apologetic.

“you give the people enough they like oh okay well she said she's sorry and then you still have enough to where people talk about it and you get the free publicity from it but you're really not sorry and you just move on with your life and you keep doing what you do”

Cody Ko claims that influencer culture is characterized by people fabricating complex lies and life stories to gain notoriety.

“People have always lied, you know, about themselves to be famous or whatever, but it seems like now people are crafting these insanely intricate lies and fictional life stories in order to gain even just a little bit of online notoriety.”

Tana argues that influencers are hard-working professionals who put significant effort into their content creation.

“first of all whoever says influencers aren't hardworking didn't see us today and we really were hustling the Tik toks the photo shoots the podcasts we have been it's been a Content day and it's been so so much done”

Logan Paul argues that the stigma against holding a camera in public has disappeared because documenting one's life is important.

“I feel like the stigma around holding a camera and like just documenting your life is gone because of what you guys do. I don't even though yes, maybe in some ways you are bothering people, I feel like that documentation of life is important.”

RiceGum believes that being a content creator requires posting consistently because it is part of the job.

“I feel like being a Creator you have to post everything because like if you're doing something cool like you almost wanna you know show people it's part of your job and stuff”

Adin Ross claims that being a creator requires having a good team to achieve success in the current era.

“I don't know man I'm seeing a lot of streamers do that they have a Discord and they have like a team and that's kind of like in this day and age to even succeed is you need a team”

Kyle Forgeard asserts that creators must constantly evolve their strategies and platforms to remain successful.

“I think that's also the biggest thing about creators is you have to evolve have to evolve and if you can't imagine your content you gotta evolve your strategies and like the thing about milk that's so dope is that we have such a machine”

Staged videos that frame cheating scenarios for social media views are irresponsible and can cause anxiety for viewers in relationships.

“cheating is just such a big [ __ ] insecurity on every couple, like most couples. So, I'm just surprised that they would even put that energy into them within themselves like that because that's all I would think about.”

Recent legislative efforts to protect kid influencers are necessary and should be expedited.

“And now there are states that are passing laws Mhm. in favor of these kidfluencers, which my god, move faster. Because these poor kids are getting their like all this money that they're making, and who knows where it's going.”

George warns that the current streaming trend of shock value and staging content for views is dangerous and unsustainable.

“what I don't want you to do is bend over so much for your audience that you end up getting screwed”

Some couples who post videos claiming to catch their partner cheating are creating staged content that is detrimental to their relationships.

“I hate prank couples where it's like we prank each other but y'all prank each other every damn week. It's not funny anymore. It's like they It's clearly so staged.”

Family vlogging channels that exploit children for profit and content are fundamentally problematic and should not be permitted to subject minors to such exposure without consent.

“There's even been laws now put into place that say children aren't content. you if you're going to post your child and if you're making any type of money, you need to pay them”

Daus Mendoza believes that influencers should maintain their integrity by refusing brand deals for products they personally dislike or find ineffective.

“there's been a few time I've said no to a lot of money just because I didn't like the product or I like the brand or also there was a time where like the brand was just being weird and I didn't even like product that much so I was like you know what something them know”

Creators should prioritize authenticity and show their true selves on social media to build more genuine connections with their audience.

“I would say being authentically you is important and that's what people truly love”

He prefers not to take sponsorships because he wants his channel to remain authentic to his own brand.

“I want when people come to my channel for it to be like the odd ones out”

Israel Adesanya views himself as an authentic role model who inspires others by living truthfully rather than by faking a perfect persona.

“I'm not faking myself I'm being my authentic self and people still like me and look up to me so I am that guy and I am a people I don't say role model but people someone that people look up to”

Banks believes that being truly authentic and honest about one's self is the key to maintaining a successful career as an influencer over time.

“I think we exist in a very similar category in the sense that you just keep it so [ __ ] blatantly real and just honestly don't give a [ __ ] half the time that people really respect that and they they they they interpret that as honesty because that's really what it is”