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Ida's avatar

What concerns you in this situation - is it that the less socia-media-forward, non-influencer blogger become invisible in this flux? Or is it just about bad taste and desire to bring attention to "how not to" - I am afraid one would lose this battle.

I believe that intellectuals will find their intellectual content and scroll through "Jeremies" of this community. Possibly, there are enough consumers for this type of videos, and there is nothing to be done. It is a new age of AI-driven content.

Joseph Colbourne's avatar

Oh, I fully realize that this is one battle that can never be won. To find the humor and absurdity in it all can be argued to be a good “cope.”

Valentina's avatar

I'm always comforting myself that "all 10 stole my heart!" isn't really competing with thoughtful writing, it's a different product for different people. The blind-buy-in-30-seconds crowd was never going to read a three-part series on lesser-known perfumes anyway, and thank god you're writing it for the rest of us! Your posts have led me to so many fragrances I now love ❤️🫂

Joseph Colbourne's avatar

♥️🫂 I think it’s time to shift gears ☺️

Avery Gilbert's avatar

Touch grass vs punch drywall . . . a familiar dilemma.

Joseph Colbourne's avatar

Happy to know that you relate!

Cuir de Rube's avatar

Oh the old money and quiet luxury! I hope this trend passes as quickly as it came about. These social media fragrance folks will move on to the next big thing. Their top ten lists and blind buy recs will never be remembered. It’s not made to be thought about, mulled over. It’s optimized scroll food.

Joseph Colbourne's avatar

"optimized scroll food." - love this.

Cuir de Rube's avatar

Non-nutritional!

Joseph Colbourne's avatar

Empty calories and lots of fillers - tough on the digestive tract!

Christina Loff's avatar

I just try to avoid the stuff in fragrance culture that doesn’t agree with me. And do my thing. Which I’m sure many people will have something negative to say about. We’re a critical bunch !! Just trying to keep the joy in it for me however I can. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Joseph Colbourne's avatar

OMG I can be critical to a fault, it's wacky! I think I need to get my license in joyology. I so hope you get the reference (SNL, Molly Shannon!). So this concludes my series on content creation, ending it on a high note, and back to taking about the smelly things themselves. Thank you for your continued support and kindness! 😊

Christina Loff's avatar

❤️

InaP's avatar

Can I add quiet luxury to the list? Although, this one is somewhat tolerable. Sadly, these copycats are the majority these days… those who seek shall find.

Joseph Colbourne's avatar

Now imagine LOUD luxury. hahahahaha

A.C.M.'s avatar
4dEdited

Me and the girlies always look for that perfume DNA that smells like Old money with a pinch of saffron 😉😂

Joseph Colbourne's avatar

:: dry wall crumbling into dust ::

A.C.M.'s avatar

😂😂😂😂