The Danger of Influencers | The Writings | 2 Chronicles

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🗓️ 27 March 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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When you think of an influencer, what do you think of? A mommy-blogger promoting products? A fitness guru? A fired-up political personality? In reality, anything can influence you. In today's episode, Jensen discusses 2 Chronicles 23-24 and the importance of influence. Read the Bible with us in 2024! This year, we’re tackling a group of Old Testament books traditionally known as “The Writings”— Psalms, Chronicles, Proverbs, Daniel, Ruth and more! Download your reading plan now. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it so that others can find it, too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter@TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. Passages: 2 Chronicles 23-24

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10 minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life and the time it takes to get to work.
0:10.8	I'm Jensen Holt McNair.
0:12.1	Have you ever heard of de-influencing? It's a
0:17.6	trend on social media where influencers, people whose job it is to get their
0:22.0	followers to buy the products they tell them about.
0:24.9	These influencers have started trying to de-influence their followers.
0:29.7	They've begun posting short videos with quippy captions like Allow Me to Deinfluence you.
0:35.6	And then they proceed to show you why the products other influencers are telling you that you need
0:40.8	are not actually worth it. Now some of the videos are truly altruistic in nature.
0:46.0	The creators are just trying to shine a light on kitchens that look like normal kitchens.
0:51.0	Unorganized pantries and closets that aren't aesthetically pleasing, clothes that aren't
0:55.7	perfectly curated, in a water bottle that came from Walmart.
0:59.7	See their goal is to remind their audience that they don't need to buy the products
1:04.8	they're being influenced to buy to live a perfectly happy life. But some of the
1:10.1	videos are sneaky. They're de-inf de influencing you from buying the popular items,
1:15.0	convincing you they're a trustworthy source by being honest with you, authentic
1:20.3	about their opinions, and then ending their video with a different product you actually do need because it's half the price and way better.
1:28.0	See they earn your trust making you think they're helping you, saving you money, all the while still attempting to sell you something.
1:36.0	They aren't really de-influencing you.
1:39.0	They're merely attempting to steal your trust so that you can be influenced by them now. Now I read
1:44.8	articles designed to teach influencers how to capitalize on de-influencing to
1:49.8	continue to sell products, how de-influencing can gain them trust with their audience and
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