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Why does it feel like everyone is dressing the same, reading the same books, and going on holiday to the same places?

In this episode of Under the Influence, I explore the idea that influencer marketing might be causing the death of personality and how by aimlessly following trends,

you might be losing yours.

I'm Em and I'm extremely passionate about getting us all to think more critically when we engage with media online, especially when it comes to influencer culture.

If you're interested in being de-influenced daily, you're more than welcome to join my free newsletter under the influence on substack

or follow me on instagram as ordinary m personalities used to

be the reason we follow people now there's something you can

manufacture used to follow someone who is a bit quirky had niche habits

and maybe made you look at the world differently perhaps they encouraged you directly

or indirectly to be more yourself to lean into what made

you different now we have cores cottagecore goblin core grandma core

barbie core gorp core also known as aesthetics soft girl aesthetic y2k aesthetic clean girl

and most recently the cool girl an aesthetical core as it

relates to the internet is just visual vibes really they signal a lifestyle

and attempt to quickly tell you a lot about a person purely on the way they dress

and style themselves your aesthetic doesn't just tell us about your fashion sense

but also your hobbies maybe your taste in music

and even your coffee order cause our personalities that are manufactured

so that it is easier to sell us stuff

because it means we see ourselves

and the people they are using to market their products and

if they have it we should have it but more on

that later basically influencers are no longer inspiring people to be

more themselves they're trying to get us to be more like

them exhibit a fashion content fashion content used to be bear

with me maybe you remember this time people who loved fashion sharing their tips

and tricks showing off a wardrobe sometimes huge full of clothes they loved clothes

that they had curated over years

and years from all over the world from all over the

country from you know like not just trending fast fashion stores they wanted people to experiment.

They were clearly so inspired and passionate about fashion.

Now it just feels like fashion content is just affiliate marketing.

It seems like it's just new in or hauls with endless links.

It feels so much less personal.

I'd say even it goes so far as to feel a bit soulless.

And what this content does is get us to all buy

the exact same clothes from the same fast fashion store to keep up with the same trends

which means we all end up looking like everyone else instead of more ourselves.

We used to go to the shops a long time ago and decide for ourselves what we liked.

Of course there was some advertising and magazines and posters but it wasn't so in your face.

You could choose how to style that cardigan that you really loved or the accessories you bought at a random little store.

It also wasn't like there was the five big brands that you had to shop at.

You could be wearing clothes from anywhere and you weren't just buying entire outfits linked by someone.

It's almost like we didn't need the validation of everyone else

being obsessed with a piece in order for us to buy it.

We just bought what we liked.

Obviously even back then there was an illusion of choice but you know what I mean.

It was maybe one or two YouTubers that had mentioned a product or worn a certain pair of jeans.

Not a hundred plus influencers all buying the exact same bag.

Which leads me to exhibit B, what's in my bag?

I think what's in my bag is a great case study for my hypothesis on the death of personality.

And for those who don't know, it was YouTubers basically who would post videos, what's in my bag, using bags they'd had for years.

That was so iconic and bags they were known to have.

You could see they'd had this bag for years.

It'd been dragged through.

These weren't brand new, pristine, shiny things they just bought a few days ago that they claimed to be obsessed with.

No, they were obsessed with these bags.

They'd have the same bag for multiple months, multiple years.

And it was full of things that were so unique to them and their lives.

And they'd basically be unpacking it or packing it.

And whilst they were doing that, they would share some genuine recommendations.

And you knew they were genuine because none of it was an ad.

You could very clearly see that someone's lipstick had been used.

You know, the branding's worn off.

Do we even see that anymore?

And you knew then that they actually really liked it.

You'd learn so much about a person through these videos and their personality.

But now, if someone in today's online culture was to make content of this nature,

it's with a bag everyone has and will probably never use again once the new trending bag has been chosen.

My bet is that it will have the same hand sanitizer that everyone else has, the same book that everyone on BookTok is reading, the same shade of lip liner that is trending,

and it would most definitely be an ad.

And if it wasn't an ad, odds are they link the bag.

To me, this content always feels like product placement now because it's just so boring.

It's actually hilarious to me as well

that now brands are trying to sell us personalized bag charms to make you seem cool

and quirky like you know you're sentimental and you've collected things

that you really love

when in fact you're literally like everyone else our bags used to represent us

and how we lived and loved and now

that can be further from the truth as we all flippantly

merge into the same kind of person with the exact same hobbies.

But before we get into exhibit c I just wanted to remind you to subscribe especially

if you're enjoying the video and don't want to miss the next one.

Exhibit c the shopification of hobbies.

You're not going crazy

if you think everyone on the internet is knitting then coloring

then junk journaling then painting by numbers all at the same time and for a very limited amount of time.

Hobbies aren't normally something we pick up in our childhood then forget as we grow older

and kind of come back to us in adulthood.

We know doing stuff with our hands and not being on a screen is so good for us.

And this is not me saying that I don't think people should post their crafts and their hobbies.

I just want to point out how I've noticed it being done

and how it adds to my hypothesis of the death of personality.

People used to spend years creating home libraries with books that they had actually read.

Now people just do a to-be-read book haul and create libraries that I know they will never be able to get through,

especially if they keep ordering books at the same frequency and quantity that they're doing now.

People used to spend years honing a craft, investing in classes and slowly acquiring all the tools needed to take it up a level.

Now it seems like people are just buying stuff for hobbies

and treating the buying of stuff for a hobby like a hobby.

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I'm not saying you can't try hobbies people.

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Of course dip your toes in as many as you can

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and find what you really like to do

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but there's no need to leave a wake of waste behind

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you you can thrift a lot of the things you need

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and if you're genuinely wanting to try something out you can borrow

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or start small until you really know you like it

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and want to carry it on for a couple of months a couple of years i've also watched

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so many people primarily at the beginning of this year create analog bags

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if you don't know what

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that is was basically a bag where you kept a bunch of offline activities

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that you could then go to and have all in one place

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when you're trying to spend less time on a screen

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but it was more about making it look aesthetic than about making it useful

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and when i saw amazon

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and other shitty fast fashion stores selling analog bags i knew

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we'd just taken it too far again hobbies are deeply personal parts of our lives

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and you should do what you really love whether it's trending

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or not and please don't let the internet ruin a hobby that you've had forever.

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I promise you do not need the latest

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most aesthetic set of coloring markers and the latest trendy coloring book to prove that you're a colorer.

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You don't need to prove anything about your hobbies.

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And yes, this does all sound absolutely ridiculous to me too.

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The internet is a weird place and it's where a lot of people spend their time.

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I know that most people on the planet aren't consuming hobbies in the way

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that people do online or purchasing a new bag every single week.

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But unfortunately, a lot of people let social media warp their normal and I don't want that to happen to you.

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So how do we get here?

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Well, it's because influencers hop on these trends on these cores

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because they can make money off of us buying into their

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lifestyles they need us to want to be like them that's why they deem it a must-have

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or an essential we are seeing more and more of this content

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and it makes it feel like it's everyone else but us

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so we buy it too and in that process you lose all of the wonderful things that make you

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you aka your personality if you're buying what they're selling

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because you want to fit in i need to remind you

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that you will never be able to keep up that's literally the entire point of trends

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if you're buying whatever they're selling

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because you want to feel like you're a part of something then i beg you to go

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and spend time in real community if you don't have friends

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or family nearby see what your local community is up to

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or go to events that local clubs are putting on

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if you're buying whatever they're selling

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because you want to be cool then I need you to

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take a second maybe even a couple minutes to just think about what you really deem cool

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and it's probably the courage and confidence that someone has to seemingly be themselves

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that you're trying to replicate but you're not going to be able to do

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that by trying to look like them you can't copy

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that you need to go and figure it out for yourself and spoiler alert it doesn't normally include buying more things.

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As cliche as it sounds, just be yourself.

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We need more of it.

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Follow people who actually inspire you, follow people who encourage you to find your own style

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and not just click links and earn them commission

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and follow people who don't just make you feel like you need more shit.

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Okay, thanks for watching.

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See you next time.

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Bye!

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本課的詞彙與口語要點

這節 B2 級別的口語課以影片“No one has personality anymore”為素材。影片中反覆出現的詞有：bag, hobbies, buying, fashion。這段影片共有 156 個句子、1963 個單詞可供跟讀。講話部分時長為 10:13。說話人語速較快，每分鐘約 192 個詞，會出現較多連讀和弱讀。 86% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，其餘的詞建議在練習前先學一下。

影片中的重點詞彙

影片中最難的 15 個單詞，附發音和釋義：

單詞	發音	釋義
hobby 名詞	/ˈhɑ.bi/	愛好 /愛好, 嗜好
influencer 名詞	/ˈɪnflu.ənsə(ɹ)/	影響者, 意見領袖 /意見領袖
aesthetic 形容詞	/ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/	審美的 /審美的
cloth 名詞	/klɒθ/	布, 布料
exhibit 動詞	/ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/	展覽 /展覽
obsess 動詞	/əbˈsɛs/	迷住, 著魔
inspire 動詞	/ɪnˈspaɪə(ɹ)/	授意, 鼓舞
analog 形容詞	/ˈænəlɔɡ/	模擬 /模擬, 類比 /類比
hypothesis 名詞	/haɪˈpɒθɪsɪs/	假說 /假說, 假設 /假設
passionate 形容詞	/ˈpæʃənɪt/	多情, 熾熱 /熾熱
cardigan 名詞	/ˈkɑːdɪɡən/	羊毛衫, 開襟毛衣 /開襟毛衣
cliché 名詞	/kliˈʃeɪ/	陳詞濫調 /陳詞濫調, 老生常談 /老生常談
goblin 名詞	/ˈɡɑb.lɪn/	哥布林, 妖怪
personalize 動詞	/ˈpɜː.sə.nə.laɪz/	個性化 /個性化
pristine 形容詞	/ˈprɪˌstin/	原始的

影片中出現的短語動詞

單詞	發音	釋義
end up 動詞		到達
get through 動詞	/ɡɛt ˈθɹu/	度過 /度過
point out 動詞		指, 指出
show off 動詞		炫耀, 賣弄 /賣弄

值得反覆跟讀的句子

影片中簡短而完整的句子，可以直接用在日常對話裡：

You could see they'd had this bag for years.
You know, the branding's worn off.
Do we even see that anymore?
I'm not saying you can't try hobbies people.
You don't need to prove anything about your hobbies.

影片中的語法

說話人最常用的結構，並附上影片中的原話：

結構	影片中的用法
“used to” used to + 動詞 — 過去的習慣或狀態，現在已不再如此	used to follow · used to be · used to go
被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的	are manufactured · being obsessed · were known
現在完成時 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去發生但與現在仍有關聯的事	has been chosen · you've collected · I've noticed
定語從句 who / which + 從句 — 補充說明人或事物	someone who is · people who loved · those who don

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 56 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 you're, don't, they're。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

“th” 音: aesthetic /ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/, cloth /klɒθ/, hypothesis /haɪˈpɒθɪsɪs/, thrift /ˈθɹɪft/, aesthetics /ɛsˈθɛt.ɪks/
“sh” 和 “zh” 音: passionate /ˈpæʃənɪt/, cliché /kliˈʃeɪ/, validation /ˌvæl.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/, illusion /ɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/
長單詞——注意重音位置: influencer /ˈɪnflu.ənsə(ɹ)/, hypothesis /haɪˈpɒθɪsɪs/, personalize /ˈpɜː.sə.nə.laɪz/, sanitizer /ˈsænɪtaɪzɚ/, accessory /əkˈsɛs.(ə.)ɹi/

中文母語者容易讀錯的音：

/v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: validation /ˌvæl.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/, vibe /vaɪb/
詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: aesthetic /ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/, cloth /klɒθ/, exhibit /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/, obsess /əbˈsɛs/, analog /ˈænəlɔɡ/
/r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: influencer /ˈɪnflu.ənsə(ɹ)/, replicate /ˈɹɛplɪkeɪt/, indirectly /ˌɪn.dɪˈɹɛk(t).li/, critically /ˈkɹɪt.ɪ.kə.li/, purely /ˈpjʊɹli/

如何用這段影片練習

先完整聽一遍影片，不要開口，記下不認識的單詞。
先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟讀，熟練之後再回到正常速度。
錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 hobby, influencer, aesthetic 這類單詞。

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