4 Chilling Psychological Insights From Netflix's Latest Korean Unscripted Series "The Influencer"

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Netflix is keeping it raw and real with its latest Korean unscripted offering, "The Influencer". Starring 77 representative Korean content creators and self-proclaimed "influencers" from various niches across the internet, this show is the ultimate showdown of clout that converts into coins. Rife with politics and people capitalizing on attention, no matter how it is drawn, it appears to be more of a diss to influencers than a promotional gig, but true to the very culture it can be seen as satirizing, it does, in fact, attract attention, and lots of it at that. The show entered Netflix's Top 10 charts in six regions this week, and this ranking is expected to rise with the finale. So, naturally, there is little you can fault the show for except exposing the dark reality behind one of the biggest industries in the world right now. Or is that what Netflix is influencing us to think? Or is that how we are influencing you to think? Either way, it's a thrilling ride, and we're strapped in.

So, what are the 4 "chilling" psychological observations or insights we took away from Netflix's "The Influencer"? Let's get into it!

 

1. It's not a game of talent

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