The owner of the Four Winds Craft Guild, an upscale artisan craft and antique shop on Nantucket, put up a sign that said “No Influencers,” and his friend posted it on Instagram. An “influencer” named Paige Paul, who has over a million followers, said the sign was the same as a sign barring women.
When I read this, I realized I have never seen an “influencer.” They don’t pop up on my emails, and you can’t get them on a landline, which is the only phone I own. This is one of the reasons when Charlie Kirk was shot, my reaction was “Who?”
My second takeaway was: A MILLION FOLLOWERS! Wow. I usually get between 15 and 20 people reading these posts. I once got a hundred.
My third takeaway was: Why would anyone take the time to read people like Joseph Rogan or that asswipe who runs the Proud Boys? Really? Don’t people have anything better to do? Get a library card.
Lastly, I thought: I’ve got to figure out how to become an “influencer.” This could be a whole new career.
Some info for this post is from an article by Madison Malone Kircher entitled “Two Words Cause Many on Nantucket to Weigh In” in today’s N.Y.T., p. 3st.
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