We have a new species of human being. The latest evolution of Homo sapiens. There are many of them and they’re well spread around social media. Their new name is ‘Homo influentia’. To many younger people they’ll simply be known as “Influencers.”
What is this new subspecies that has used the internet as its breeding ground? What are its aims and aspirations?
Put simply, they want to take over the world. In that sense they’re not too different from Homo sapiens. Bad traits persist within species. They capture as many converts as they can. “Followers,” as they’re known hang on their every word and do exactly what their “Influencer,” tells them to do.
Most of these pseudo-messiahs are just hellbent on making money. Those who can rack up sufficient followers are well paid. Chinese manufacturers of cheap, “wear once, throw away” clothing, or other items, are happy to pay large sums to ‘Influencers’ displaying these things and selling them through their Facebook, Tiktok, or Instagram pages.
Although exact figures are hard to come by it’s suggested that a top “Influencer,” can coin in over a million dollars for just one post. Those at the top have in excess of half a billion followers.
Most “Influencers,” are not in that league. Anyone who can establish a large number of followers can use the power of social media to influence those who, like sheep, rush to their every word, however valuable or worthless those words tend to be.
Linkedin is pushing more and more companies to use ‘Influencers’ to sell their products. Is this advertising gone mad?
Can it be a good thing for an estimated 64 million plus ‘Homo influentia’ worldwide to control the thoughts and ideas of billions of us Homo sapiens? While a very few of them are actually of use in the world by giving out sane and sensible thoughts to their followers, the vast majority of the 64 million plus are only interested in personal enrichment, and/or pushing extreme political ideals.
The Covid denial scandal is one example. Research has revealed that a mere twelve “Homo influentia,” were responsible for spreading the myths about Covid and the dangers of vaccination. Yet they caused numerous unnecessary deaths. Many parents refused to have themselves or their children vaccinated after reading false accounts of the dangers on social media.
The internet was supposed to bring people together. Now, this new breed of human being, known as Homo influentia, is doing it’s utmost to separate Homo sapiens into many different tribes. Each is ready to take up arms against the others, if necessary. Followers are certain in their own minds that their ‘Great Influentia’ is the fount of all wisdom in the world today. They rush to spread ‘His Gospel’ to all who will listen.
Where have we heard all this before? Two thousand plus years ago? So long as Homo sapiens refuse to use their huge brains to think for themselves, we will continue to rush to wherever any pseudo-messiah stands up and tells us what to believe.
Baaaaa!