i hate being a knowledge influencer

hiiiii, i'm back~ here's a yap session on the knowledge influencer ecosystem as a knowledge influencer myself. how meta. #videoessay #commentary #thoughtdaughter SOURCES MENTIONED: https://www.are.na/kathy-pham/i-hate-... • What is a knowledge influencer? by Matt Prebeg ‪@mister.tomfoolery‬    • What is a knowledge influencer?   • Jerslev, A., & Mortensen, M. (2025). Influencers: Navigating platforms, expertise, branding, and authenticity. Nordic Journal of Media Studies, 7(1), 1-17. https://reference-global.com/article/... • The death of the public intellectual by sabine carys https://thedigitalmeadow.substack.com... • Less Internet, More Intellect: The Era of the Bookish Influencer https://www.vogue.com/article/less-in... • Taboo on the Bus, ep 77: politics of the influencer by whatzaraloves6 https://www.tiktok.com/@whatzaraloves... • Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher (2009) https://www.are.na/block/7688492 • Becoming the Product: The Critical Internet Researcher as a Virtual Intellectual by Morgane Billuart https://www.setmargins.press/books/be... • Becoming the Product, Ep. 38 - The Final Form of Thought w/ Matthew Prebeg https://open.spotify.com/episode/0cV3... TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 intro 1:40 my journey into becoming a thought daughter ig 6:08 what is a knowledge influencer? 8:59 the death of the public intellectual 11:14 shift in expertise, knowledge as aesthetic 14:30 authenticity labor 15:31 female creators owe authenticity to audiences 19:49 reflecting on social positioning 21:21 cheesy beauty/lifestyle influencer tropes 23:10 do institutions even matter anymore? 25:17 nietzsche's hamburger 29:03 mina le vs. dumb chronically online commenters 31:21 thought daughters don't owe you anything 33:23 is slop inherently bad? 35:45 social media as the final form of thought FOLLOW ME:   / kalinaxkathy     / kalinaxkathy   https://www.are.na/kathy-pham/channels https://kathyskatalog.substack.com/ NEW BLOG: https://kalinaxkathy.neocities.org 2nd channel: ‪@kathyskatalog‬