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This episode explores the intellectual influencer phenomenon. We will define what they are, explore why they have become important, and what their rise tells us about a creator economy flooded with misinformation, grifters, and brainrot.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Ad read
00:46 Intro
3:10 Defining the intellectual influencer & examples
5:35 Exploring why intellectual influencers so popular right now
12:00 Intelligence as an aesthetic
19:50 Has TikTok taken the intellectual influencer too far?
25:26 How short-form video impacts this content
27:52 Conclusion
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