# The Influencers Are Lying to Us! ![rw-book-cover](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article1.be68295a7e40.png) ## 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.