The internet does its thing – I do mine and (try to) make some sense of it all:
Higher Stakes / Emerging
Including: a 34-part series of an ADHD coach TikTok alleging psychiatrist manipulation; creators pushing impulse-buy "wish lists."
Higher Stakes / Mainstream_... See more
In my Midyear Macrotrend Update, I’d mentioned Offline, an agency that recently launched with the thesis that “community hosts are the new influencers.” Speaking with Amy Francombe for Vogue Business, Offline founder Andrew Roth further explains that, “ An influencer or a content creator is focused on producing content — their value is aesthetic or... See more
People are looking for more meaningful narratives and communities than brands can offer, and companies want to supply this “meaning demand”—but are structurally disincentivized to do so.