not you, but just in general, something I keep seeing on the internet is a similar sentient of "fuck that shit, I could NEVER be influenced by social media, I'm too smart"

to which I angrily think


MOTHERFUCKER WE SPENT HALF A TRILLION DOLLARS ON ADVERTISING LAST YEAR.

you think it's a coincidence google and facebook are the biggest companies in the world? They are advertising platforms first and foremost.

products and consumerism are ingrained into contemporary american culture, it's not an adhesive bandage, its a bandaid. It's not a tissue, it's a kleenex

yet still...
"fuck that shit, I could NEVER be influenced by social media, I'm too smart"

spin the globe another way. Representation.
Men, women, groups of people, classes, races, cohorts, fans, etc mirror presented images/self images in media. Identify is built and maintained by the images we produce and contain.

yet still...
"fuck that shit, I could NEVER be influenced by social media, I'm too smart"