Controversy is the mother of engagement..
Some days ago, I came across a particular tweet from a big influencer on Twitter. So he was attempting to argue that the new info web3-based AI called KAITO should impose some kind of requirement to limit who earns money with the system.
His reasoning was that regular users would spam the system, whereas authenticated accounts would only make it better. To put it simply, he meant (using a different analogy) that people with down syndrome, those who are crippled, poor, homeless, or have other types of disabilities should not be able to vote because they are not privileged enough to improve any system.
A lot of people came for his head because apparently they didn't think he was should have said what he did.
So this guy has always been a low-key, fun guy. Apparently, many people admired him for his philanthropic lifestyle, but he managed to post a controversial tweet that caused many to wonder who he truly was.
Perhaps he made a mistake, as we all do from time to time, without realizing it. However he has made a lot of money over the years from paid ads, affiliate programs, crypto and other web3 based project.
He easily has a network of over ten million dollars, but he didn't start that way, he also had humble beginnings, started from a place of nothing and became very rich over the course of ten years.
But sometimes, these things happen.
Rich people have tendencies to be caught up in controversial situations
Sometimes it is something they said from a position of privilege that gives them off, as evidenced by their desire for exclusivity, which deprives others of the same opportunities they have.
Apparently, not all wealthy people are like that, but people who are fortunate or have worked hard to be privileged may desire to deprive others of that same privilege in order to maintain exclusivity.
However, he had no idea that his insensitive post would go viral.
He was not planning on engagement farming because he was already a frequent Twitter user; however, he tried to air his opinions too publicly and now does so through his brand account.
Obviously, people took it seriously because he has a brand that can influence crypto projects to implement his ideas on their products, thereby taking away opportunities from people who are starting from scratch.
People can be controversial, whether knowingly or unknowingly. Sometimes these controversies draw attention, different ideas, sentiments, and even argumentative behavior. Most of the time, we unintentionally reflect our ideas harshly, and some people are quick to recognize this and apologize.
However, some people intentionally do this in order to draw attention to themselves and their actions. Perhaps this attention can translate into engagement, impressions, and perspectives. You know, the metrics required to increase revenue from web2 monetization schemes.
Obviously people have noticed the attention that controversial takes can get.
YouTubers sometimes eat stuffs, do things that'll make people either say nasty things to them.
We realize that attention is monetizable, and sometimes people go all out, take advantage of this to drive attention to themselves for the sake of money.
This is not the same as when people unintentionally draw attention to themselves by saying things that some people will agree with while others will disagree. Attention economy leverages opinion and engagement to people who does this.
Money makes people do questionable things
It means that people can create multiple personas, develop different personalities, and use the attention economy to shape different perceptions of who they are. True, you can learn about people based on what they say, but that is no longer the case. Most of the time, we can truly know people based on what they say in person, rather than what they say on the internet.
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Thankyou for clearing the air for that cause I almost wanted to argue that his actions or words rather were intentional ... to generate impressions and engagement. .. this days I rarely have time for all that cause I don't even know what's real everything is now a content ...
It's obviously true how people burn their bridges once they get to the top, human can be inhumane atimes
Well the person in question was already rich, and I'm not sure they want to just do anything for the sake of Twitter money, however, what can I say, I think you're right, it might also be for one of those reasons too.
Yes, some people just wants to stay at the top alone. These tendencies can come, but it's up to us to actually control it.
That's true, but however no amount of money is ever enough the more we get the more we want to accumulate, more over the fame alone is a different kind of feeling.....
This is to tell us that word is very powerful and go along way when we say it out, he might not really meant what he said and he might mean it, but so far he can say this out, people will think in a different ways and use different perspectives to look into his words. And as a big influencer, he shouldn't have said something like that, because he should know that he will have many followers looking upto him, seing him as a mentor and hearing this from his mouth, will definately make them be disappointed. People change, money change people, Power also change people. But if you have good attitude and personality, you won't let any of this two change who you truly are. Thanks for sharing this bro
Yes, he already built a brand. It is true that people who have established brands should be careful with what they want to say. I think this is the reason why a lot of people took it seriously; because they were actually looking up to him and banking on him.
Unfortunately, sometimes people sleep out of brand character and truly become who they are, on an informal level
You're very right about that. I always believe that no mater how you hide who you are, one day the truth about you will surely be review to people to see
I've known wealthy people, or people of social standing, who end up taking small liberties that eventually turn into big risks. They tend to think that they can't lose, until they do. Wealth and status provides them a sense that they can't lose. That is until they cross the line. Those same people quickly get shunned or lose a large portion of their wealth.
Obviously, this is not ubiquitous. There are some who remain humble and principled. But they don't tend to seek social status to begin with. They tend to their business and families quietly and out of sight.
There are these, and there are those you described in the first paragraph. I think this is why some wealthy people try to protect their wealth, because they understand it'll be crazy to actually lose their position, I mean lose their wealth.
Don't you think this is the very reason why some rich people want exclusive right to continue to make wealth alone?
Sure, there are some. It's a complex thing I suppose. Some people achieve success and wealth despite their poor behavior, and they know it. They know that they can easily lose it and go to great lengths to protect what they built.
Yet there are others who are confident and know they can rebuild. They don't worry about what others do.
It's a big world.
I am not surprised because when people's conditions change, their values also change. It may not have been intentional, but I don't think that stain will ever go away. It's good that people can see what he stands for now though.
Yeah. I don't think the person intended to be that way, it's just that we can either allow money to change us for the good or for the bad.
There was a influencer caught saying like "it doesn't matter why and how good or bad they speak about me, it's important I'm being talked around"... If you post controversial stuff, it means more views, more people talking about you, people that agree with you might join your network or support you... That's true, you never know what's real or not now on someone opinion, I tend not to listen to famous people when it comes to stuff like that, for me it's done on purpose
You're right. Controversial views actually puts people in the limelight. Some people intentionally just wants to be talked about whether it's for food or bad. Somehow they feel it's for the sake of relevance and they don't just care how it comes.
I don't really listen to famous people anymore, especially politicians. These guys lies a lot, and their personality in the media is different from their personalities at their homes.
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That's probably a better way to know a person, although some people put on different masks in real life too, which transform them into different persons than what they really are. But if someone wears a mask for a long enough time, we could wonder if they wear the mask or the mask wears them...