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Soon we will all be influencers.

Dan Ozzi
Feb 22, 2026
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The New York Times music critic Jon Caramanica was a guest on a tech podcast this week talking about how influencers are The Only Thing now. No matter what your job actually is—musician, artist, comedian—you are essentially just a content creator, making cringe videos to appease the algorithm.

“The gap between ‘I’m a comedian,’ ‘I’m…

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