{"id":148325,"date":"2025-09-16T12:52:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T10:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=148325"},"modified":"2025-09-16T12:52:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T10:52:05","slug":"a-new-form-of-capitalism-the-influencer-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=148325","title":{"rendered":"A new form of capitalism: The Influencer Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vl3Kkjbvryk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As one youtube comments:  &#8220;This is the wildest version of capitalism. <strong>Everyone is selling themselves&#8221;<\/strong>   From little kids to grandmas &#8230;Everyone is selling themselves. 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