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Robert Downey Jr. Calls Social Media Influencers "Evangelical Hucksters of the Information Age"

Consequence·Chris Coplan·25 days ago
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Perhaps channeling Dr. Doom himself , actor Robert Downey Jr. scoffed at the idea of social media influencers being “the stars of the future,” calling the mere implication “absolute horseshit.” Guess somebody’s not a Mr. Beast fan, huh? Downey’s comments came during his recent appearance on the “Conversations for our Daughters” podcast . In talking about “influencer culture,” he clarified that he doesn’t necessarily have an issue with people gaining fame “without ever doing much besides rolling a phone on themselves.” However, Downey does think think that “the challenge for individuation is being upped.” The actor, who himself has over 58 million followers on Instagram , later said that he hopes these social media “stars” will open peoples’ eyes regarding how to more authentically gain celebrity or even just social credibility. “Hopefully the [larger] part of the youth of – let’s just call it America for locality’s sake – is gonna say, ‘Yeah, but that’s not my thing,” Downey said.…

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