The Rise of “Anti-Woke” Influencers infinite scroll

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In this week’s episode, we dive into the rise in "anti-woke" influencers. We first explore how and why there's been a recent uptick in "anti-woke" personalities online and how Trump's presidency played a major role in setting the stage for catapulting these influencers into the mainstream. We then look at how they make money, how their business model differs from the more "traditional" scams we see from influencers, and finally, we look at why scammers/grifters are so prevalent in the influencer space.
Timestamps:
11:24 Colleen Ballinger update
20:40 Kourtney Kardashian & Travis Barker announce pregnancy
26:03 MrBeast steps back from MrBeast Burgers raising concerns about quality control
31:06 The rise of “anti-woke” influencers
32:00 Recap of the Pearl Davis interview on H3
46:46 Donald Trump, populism & the pandemic: Why "anti-woke" influencers have become so popular
55:04 Why "anti-woke" works so well for virality
1:01:00 How do these influencers make money?
1:09:21 Why does influencing lend itself so well to grifting?
Resources:
https://centennialworld.com/noitsbecks-miranda-sings-fart-stunt-yoga-challenge-becky-colleen-ballinger-violating-minor-fan/ 
https://centennialworld.com/mrbeast-burgers-steps-back-burgers-concerns-quality-control/ 
https://centennialworld.com/ethan-klein-pearl-davis-justpearlythings-debate-interview-grifter/ 
https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/why-destiny-considered-controversial-personality-exploring-former-twitch-streamer-s-career 
https://www.vox.com/money/23755227/target-bud-light-pride-conservative-boycott-anti-woke-lgbt 
https://www.campaignasia.com/article/wokeness-woes-will-the-anti-woke-wave-reach-asia/484735
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/01634437221117490
https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/55393/1/bbls-mlms-nfts-social-media-influencer-scam-economy-symeon-brown 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/06/trump-desantis-war-woke/ 
https://www.jstor.org/stable/43948377 
https://theconversation.com/how-donald-trumps-populist-narrative-led-directly-to-the-assault-on-the-us-capitol-153277
https://www.vox.com/2023/5/22/23732777/fox-news-trans-bud-light-employee-handbook