The increase in numbers of content creators and social media influencers is getting outrageous day by day. Social media is getting saturated with both quality and false content. The questions is, How do we identify the quality ones?
Few decades ago, there is nothing like internet or social media. The world of technology has not gotten advanced as we have it now. Only few mobile phones can access internet as at then. The likes of Nokia, Sagem and other phone designed for calling and sending of text messages are the ones that are common then.
The world of social media became a spotlight for everyone when technology became advanced. Both the young and adult tends to showcase their idea and options right on social media.
To crown it all, Some social media platform allowed account monetization for their user's and that became a major reason why most people choose to become content creators and influencers on various social media platforms.
My friend do say a word whenever we have discussions about influencers on the internet, the exact word she do say is "Believe social media at your own detriment". You can't live your life based on what you see online. Lots of professional and influencers shows the positive sides of what they is want the public to see while they hide their negative sides from the public.
There are lots of false information and content flying around on the internet. The quest to get more traffic, likes and follower is one of the reasons why many influencers post content just to get the attention of people of which most informations are not real.
Few years ago, there was a popular influencers on internet who was sharing content on marriage. She shares beautiful videos and images of her family. It was indeed a beautiful sight to behold. She had many followers due to the beautiful content she shared on her social media platforms. She talks about relationships, respect and more. No one could thought she had a negative sides. The content she shared online are too real to think that she has any flaws as a wife.
Few month after, we had news that her husband divorced her because she was having an extramarital affair. At first, we all thought it was a lie, only for us to hear it being announced on her social media platform. It was added that she's a smoker and a drunkard. It was a huge disappointment to her followers because they all believe she was a saint due to the contents she shared on her platforms.
Talking about health, I don't joke with my health, and I won't choose to believe or trust a professional or influence on the internet base on what they say. Everyone is trying to get money by sharing various content. It's quiet difficult to ascertain the authenticity of an information received online. So in my opinion, I would rather trust a neighbor whom I know as a certified Medical doctor than a random professional or influencer who talks about health online.
