Why does everyone want to be some kind of social media guru?


Life coaches seem to be a dime a dozen online. Our columnist, however, believes that we're better off reading biographies of people who have survived incredible ordeals, or about people who have built things bigger than themselves if we want to get life advice or be inspired. — 123rf.com

OK, this might firmly be old man yelling at the clouds time but I’m tired of social media influencers telling me how to live. Maybe it’s just my sickly algorithm because of what I usually read, but I’m constantly bombarded by people writing about what they’ve learned in life and passing it on via social media, or some YouTube ad where some guy shouts “Don’t buy another stock!” before I press the skip button.

Why does everyone want to be some kind of social media guru?

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