All right, I'm gonna admit up front that this post is gonna be tough for me to write without an obvious bias. As I read this 60 minutes transcript I felt like I had suddenly been transported back to 1999 - 2003, some of the worst years of my life...otherwise known as High School. I understand that being a social media influencer is a legitimate way to make money these days, and that all kinds of people are successful at it. The people highlighted in this article reminded me strongly of the cool kids I used to be tortured by, but I understand that isn't a completely fair comparison. It's simply a visceral response. This type of marketing is honestly pretty brilliant, even if I don't want to admit it. These kids (just generalizing, most "influencers" are pretty young) make money almost out of thin air. Using just a mobile phone usually, they take photos, record videos, create podcasts, and probably a bunch of other stuff I'm not aware of, and they ...