Malik Earnest, a 25-year-old creator in Los Angeles, has attended several influencer parties in recent months. Earnest said that the apologies some hosts and attendees have issued are placating and not a sign that behavior is changing. “I see these tweets, I’ve seen influencers get called out and apologize, then I see them at a party the next weekend,” he said. They’re the ones to invite kids to the cool party, instead of trying to get the invite. Literally everyone on the internet, even if they don’t know who they are by name, is talking about them.”

Source: New York Times August 06, 2020 19:52 UTC