This video is a bit longer than usual, I hope you watch the whole thing and sit with some of the conversations I had with Sunn m'Cheaux - we talk about the real weight of being seen, misunderstood, and consumed online. We go beyond cancel culture and clout to reflect on burnout, parasocial relationships, bipolar diagnosis, and what happens when followers confuse you for your content.

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00:00 Why We're Talking

01:15 From Professor to "Influencer"

04:22 The Illusion of Support

07:10 Tree & Fruit Metaphor: Humanity vs Content

10:03 Followers ≠ Community

13:48 Getting Dogpiled: Brick Incident & Trans Allyship

18:02 Burnout, Bipolar, and Emotional Labor

21:00 The Myth of Followers = Dollars

24:00 Managing Hate & Curating Comments

27:30 Interrogating Intent vs Impact

31:02 Platform Shifts & Creator Traps

35:00 When Your Humanity Gets Erased

37:12 The Real Cost of “Clapback Culture”

40:40 The Ethics of Engagement

44:50 Legacy, Philosophy & Intellectual Inheritance

48:15 Final Reflections on Creator Identity

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