Doctor Gupta:
This week, we discussed the importance of role models and opinion makers in society.
One idea we discussed was the widespread impact of "influencers." lnfluencers are
people who are very active posting on social media and who have many followers.
lnfluencers' posts and opinions can influence their followers' choices on everything
from fashion to politics you're your opinion.do social media influencers generally
have a positive or negative effect on their followers? Why do you think so?
Claire:
I think the influencers' effect is generally positive. People can learn about the latest
trends and topics in a very quick and efficient way by following influencers. In the
past, people had to spend time looking through magazines or visiting boutiques to
even know what was trending.
Paul:
I think influencers generally have a negative effect because they have far too much
influence. I can think of one influencer who only has to mention a particular kind of
sports shoe. and the next day they'll be sold out. The followers aren't really thinking
for themselves; they're just blindly following their influencers' choices
Paul really present a compelling argument that influencer can do harm to their followers, because their followers just following the influencer's advice without thinking. Nevertheless, in my opinion, I think influencer can be more benificial to their followers. Some of the influencers will share some products which they were using, and the products was really used by them. So that the quality of the products can be proved. And it will save the time for those who want to buy this kind of products. For example, if someone want to buy some snacks, but he do not know how to make a decision, he can search for some influencers who introducing snacks, so that he can save so much time in the markets and have a basic great things. Therefore, though some influencer may do harm to the followers' choice, but mostly it is a benifit for most of the followers.
