# The Influencers Are Lying to Us! ![[Assets/11c6b8bbf2ddd72bf14cc7a3201b635c_MD5.jpg]] ## Metadata - Author: [[Zach Weismann]] - Full Title: The Influencers Are Lying to Us! - Category: #articles - URL: https://medium.com/p/9e9a3f0f8b3d ## Highlights - The work of the influencer is narcissistic, rooted in self-promotion, addictive, dangerous, lacks in credibility or expertise, and further perpetuates a world of the haves and the have nots — you either have a large following online or you don’t. You either do it this way and be successful like me, or you don’t. - It drives home a comparative culture, a feeling of self-doubt, an inability to be truly happy in the present moment, and what seems to be exploding every day — imposter syndrome.