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30 Times People Spotted Influencers Ridiculously Taking Pics And Submitted Evidence To This ‘Influencers In The Wild’ IG Account (New Pics)
The modern world has a weird relationship with influencers. Some people love ‘em. Some hate ‘em. Others love to hate them (or hate that they love them). Whichever group you think you’re a part of, there’s little denying that influencers are here to stay in some shape or form for good. But they don’t lead the ‘perfect’ lives they want you to think they do. In fact, seeing how they act in their natural environment might just break every single illusion you ever had about them. That’s where the immensely popular ‘Influencers in the Wild’ Instagram account comes in.
The 3.5-million-follower-strong account is dedicated to collecting the quirky, goofy, and embarrassing side of influencers. Scroll down to see just how ridiculous these ‘perfect’ influencers can be, and upvote your fave pics and videos. You can find Bored Panda’s earlier post about ‘Influencers in the Wild’ right here.
Bored Panda wanted to learn more about the recent changes in the influencer industry, so we reached out to Brooke Erin Duffy, an associate professor at Cornell University who studies the intersection of media, culture, and technology. Read on for her insights!
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#1
Good Morning Sunshines
SirPatTheCat 5 years ago
She was trying to jump off the branch and it caught her bikini. I saw the video and the dude filming was just standing there laughing haha (he still helped her though)
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#2
Hope She Remembered To Make A Wish
M O'Connell 5 years ago
IDK, she kinda makes me want to look for velvet pants in my size.
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#3
This Video Was Doomed From The Start
Toasty 5 years ago
Right? So often people think they are being sexy when they just look unnatural and ridiculous, like 90% of women who wear high heels. You don't look hot wobbling all over the place, just drunk.
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Hans 5 years ago
Evil Hans imagines a for whatever reasons ceiling-mounted anvil being dropped as well...
Bender Bending Rodríguez 5 years ago
I had the exact same thought. This is so very Looney Toons.
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Duffy from Cornell University said that the coronavirus pandemic has sparked two interrelated responses in the influencer industry, neither of which is entirely new.
“The first involves ringing the death knell on influencers because of brands' dwindling advertising budgets; the second stems from the belief that aspirational imagery and markers of privilege are less and less relevant in a moment of widespread social and economic upheaval,” she explained.
“The latter response, crucially, seems to be especially gendered. Indeed, while women influencers have long faced backlash for being what audiences deem inauthentic, excessively self-promotional, or ‘fake,’ the critical blowback seems to have intensified in the wake of the pandemic.”
#4
Literally An Influencer In The Wild
Dragonfruit'nrollerskates 5 years ago
Elephants should not be props. They are animals and should be free from humanity in their habitats.
#5
This Is A Psa
KombatBunni 5 years ago
I’d give the bear an award for trying to clean the gene pool..
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M O'Connell 5 years ago
Wait, is she trying to wrestle that bear? I mean, why else would you taunt a bear while wearing a singlet...
StardustRainO8 5 years ago
Alaskan here. Number one rules with ANY wild animals, don't feed them. They have the capability to find their own food. Also, don't tun. Make your self look big (put your arms up in the air and back away slowly, never turn around)
#6
It’s A $4 Hamburger Dude
Gregg V 5 years ago
That's not how you use a bounce light - ie from the side. A soft white scrim would be what you use as Magnum PI used all the time.
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According to Duffy, most of the influencers she’s interviewed believe that their careers are “profoundly unstable as they are at the whims of audiences, advertisers, and crucially, platforms' algorithms.”
The pandemic has exacerbated these issues and has caused some influencers to branch out and develop “different vestiges of their brand persona, most especially on TikTok.”
Duffy added that wider popular culture appears to be centered around influencers’ claims to authenticity or realness. “Photo manipulation has a long history in the media and advertising industries, but the critiques of influencers' alleged photoshopping is deeply individual and hence personal,” she said.
#7
Babe Just Got Baptized
Jo Gillean 2 years ago
To bad that wasn't a better camera,, because that could have been a great photo..
Philly Bob Squires 5 years ago (edited)
And God said "let there be sea..." And there was sea... LOTS of it.
#8
Influencers Are Returning To The Ocean. Nature Is Healing
I Just Changed My Name 5 years ago
I don't know what's more troubling, the coordinated mermen fins or the fact that they came to a mural consensus that this was a good idea
person (i think) 5 years ago
This would bring me great joy if i saw them when I was out and about!
#9
Went To The Ocean To Throw Her Dead Mother’s Ashes Into It And They Blew Back In Her Face. If This Ain’t A Metaphor For 2020 Then I Don’t Know What Is
Leslie Burleson 5 years ago
That's messed up. If you've never released ashes or have never seen cremation ashes you don't know what to expect , or how the ash will react. It's not normal ash. Plus releasing a loved ones ashes is emotional , so you're not thinking about wind direction. Don't be mean
littlesaresare 5 years ago
I think the point is that she's filming it. You're right that releasing ashes is an emotional event - and one that she shouldn't have instagram likes prioritised! Perhaps the ashes flying back into her face is the loved one's way of telling her to stop being so disrespectful.
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Marnie 5 years ago
How hard could she be grieving if she was thinking about filming it so that everyone would know how much she was grieving. That's just narcissism.
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Kisses4Katie 5 years ago
I feel bad, but I laughed because of the Big Lebowski
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The ‘Influencers in the Wild’ social media project was started on January 10, 2020. By the end of the month, it had already grown to 695k followers. Now, there’s over 3.5 million of them and the community just keeps on growing. Its success could be attributed to the fact that it posts honest, unfiltered content and asks its community to actively participate in what gets shown.
Forbes explains that influencer marketing is very powerful because it lets brands promote themselves directly to the target audience in a post-TV world where social media is more and more widely used. Marketing products through influencers is a question of trust and getting potential consumers to believe the illusion that social media stars actually like the product they’re advertising.
#10
Pole. Glass High Heels. Low Tide. Garbage Truck. Yep, This Is A Perfect Video
Monty Is Fiennes 5 years ago
Love how everyone is finding the garbage truck more interesting to look at....
CherryCola♥ 5 years ago
Nothing was open so this was the only pole they could find (IM JUST KIDDING) XD
#11
Sir This Is What The Zoom Feature Is For
Sian Edwards 5 years ago
But he is an idiot, so not much difference between the two.
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Tracey Tait 5 years ago
I recently treated a woman in the ED cuz she wanted a closer picture of 2 bull elks facing off, she lucky she got off with bruises, a couple broken ribs and a fine for harassing wild life.
Jon Varley 5 years ago
Nah, he's not doing it selfie-style - not an influencer, just a prat with a camera and no sense of safe distance
SirPatTheCat 5 years ago
Once my dad took a picture of a bull elk through binoculars so it looked like he was standing 2 feet away and he sent it to my mom to freak her out. It successfully freaked her out lmao
#12
Good Bye Hope It Was Worth It
Bacony Cakes 5 years ago
Poseidon stole her and is going to get Dionysus to turn her into a porpoise.
Donald Holder 5 years ago
Damn it! I wanna see the third snapshot where she stands up bottomless from the undertow current. I lived in Hawaii. It's happens!
Jane Alexander 5 years ago
Anyone remember the ocean scene from the beginning of 'Swimsuit, the Movie'?
However, the influencer industry has been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, forcing them to adapt. Economic difficulties mean that some brands have less money to advertise through influencers. Meanwhile, events continue to be canceled and travel isn’t as easy as it used to be. Travel and fashion influencers aren’t doing so well anymore.
However, other influencers saw a surge in attention during the pandemic. Categories like at-home fitness, gardening (or rather plantfluencing), and cooking took off as people are spending more time at home and are concerned about their health. Also, more social media stars are foregoing support from brands and marketing their own services. Now those are the kinds of influencers we can get behind. But it’d still be fun to see how they act in the wild, too!
#13
National Geographic Photographer Captures Beached Influencer As People Just Walk Around Like Nothing Is Wrong. So Sad!
Nicole Tomme 5 years ago
Make sure the blowhole is not clogged. Beached influencers will explode if they cannot expel the hot air they generate.
Eva Verde 5 years ago
This is the saddest thing... Noone even pays attention anymore, it became normal that almost naked girl is laying on the beach and getting her a*s photographed :/ The weird is new normal :(
Anna roberts 5 years ago
You may send your than you card for this to the kartrashians
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Nadine Bamberger 5 years ago (edited)
Behold! A new influencer is being born on the leftt hand corner as the old one's husk returns to the sea. Circle of life.
#14
Influencers In The Wind
Natasha Arceo 5 years ago
i died when i saw this ( the pic and your comment) very funny
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Coleonema 4 years ago
It does, the ground over there is a lot more solid than its supposed to be
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John McIlveen 5 years ago
If she sat three more feet to the right she would have never fallen.
#15
Did Kid Rock And Jack Sparrow Have A Baby?
Nadine Bamberger 5 years ago
Douchebeard only later realized that that was the exact same moment his proud vessel had been stolen.
#16
This Had A 0% Chance Of Working Out Okay
#17
I’m Not Gonna Lie, When Coachella Got Canceled, I Was Upset. From The Perspective Of Content Only
postboredom 5 years ago
Here's another idea. Freaking stand on your own legs, give a good smile and say cheese. *snaps fingers* Done.
Dragonfruit'nrollerskates 5 years ago
11 people have died trying to take pictures at coachella
Šelmíra Škrabeková 5 years ago
There is another person behind on the picture, probably holding the girls on the top :D :D :D :D.
Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago
I work in Riverside County. Go home. Stay away. We have enough idiots and scum here already....and that's just the retirees in Palm Springs...
#18
This Is Totally Appropriate Right?
Kristi Lin 5 years ago
I hope someone charged her with exposing herself to children. How nasty do you have to be these days?
Nicole Tomme 5 years ago
Okay this person should be arrested dor public nudity and exposing themselves to minors.
#19
This Is Dedication
#20
Dan Bilzerian Wyd Bro It’s Like 3 Degrees Out
Pseudo Puppy 5 years ago
you think Sports Illustrated is shot during summer? Please..... women have been freezing in bikinis in winter for the "summer" magazines for generations....
John Doe AKA "READ MY DAMN COMMENT OR REPLY BEFORE YOU DISLIKE!" 5 years ago
Mu'fugga's like "this is how we shower in Russia!"
#21
Cat Said Enough
John McIlveen 5 years ago
Some people just need a good cuff upside the head. Even the cat knows that.
#22
This Looks Like It Belongs On Failsalad
Grumble O'Pug 5 years ago
Steep enough to have her completely flipped over. And dangerous.
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#23
I Literally Demand To See The Final Shot
Olivia Agave 5 years ago
Not seeing what is wrong here, just a dude in a gradient mertail. More dudes in mertails please.
Almost sunny 1 year ago
He could probably lay off the beers, tummy is getting bit big.
Load More Replies... Nadine 5 years ago
I really worry about younger kids commenting on bored panda posts, not really understanding, and being downvoted and answered to in a rough manner by adults who think these kids are adults too - instead of explaining things to them properly. Something is wrong about this dynamic.
Oof Me 5 years ago
I am a kid, I am already offended by some of the adults here, and I've cried.
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Blue Cicada 5 years ago
Re LV: I am glad to see him rocking the dad bod. We should all be proud of our bodies, and how they reflect our real lives. Merdads rock!
Jane Alexander 5 years ago
That is not a merman. See the bumps just where the pink and blue come together? That is a two-knee fish.
Angela Campbell 5 years ago
I think that tail pretty awesome i kind of read about how there some people making swimming tails people like to use in the water it impressive
#24
Hi Yes, I’d Like To File A Formal Complaint Against Mankind
#25
Girl, Don’t Drag Buddha Into This
Ani Archeron 5 years ago
This is terribly disrespectful. Buddha is a religious figure, and should NOT be used like this.
Pseudo Puppy 5 years ago
Now imagine if someone dressed in non-european styled clothing was to straddle a statue of jesus, while smiling, to post within their community..... THAT is how offensive this is. :(
miten sasmita 5 years ago
WTF this is utterly disrespectful. If you do this in thailand or myanmar you'd be arrested.
#26
Frostbit Buttcheeks (Is A Good Name For A Band)
#27
Let’s Take A Break From The Heavy Stuff. Here’s A Good Old Fashioned Wave Smash
Dragonfruit'nrollerskates 5 years ago
Actually, I would use the bottom one for my insta. Who else can say they have this one-of-a-kind shot?
Little Wonder 5 years ago
Oh the video is better (If I have the right one). She says "A great thing to do with the ocean is ask the ocean to cleanse you of-" and then SPLOOSH.
#28
That’s A Big Nope
Pseudo Puppy 5 years ago
ah yes, teaching the females that their primary purpose is to be sexualised..... welcome 1890.... :(
Dead_At_Light 5 years ago
I mean, this can be easily taken out of context. can be just a family chilling at the beach and the mother just asked her daugher to get some photos of her. Tho if this is a constant thing/ sole purpose of taking her to the beach, its awful
#29
“So A Lot Of You Guys Have Been Asking About My Flight Routine”
JD Lee 5 years ago (edited)
PSA to all humans: Moms lie. You aren’t special enough to require personal lighting at an airport. I’m surprised she wasn’t shut down by security.
Becky Moore 5 years ago
She could be a photographer flying somewhere for a job & doesn't wanna put it in the hold?
Banjo Peppers 5 years ago
Yeah I always didmy homework with a goddamn RING LIGHT
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My daughter has one. It's a ring light and she wants to be a photographer. She is only 16 and already very good
#30
Making Montreal Look Good
A Random Panda 5 years ago
Want me to give her the Stupidest Death Award? Because I want to.
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Mshauri Mazuri 5 years ago
Its all fun and games until he falls down and die. That escalated quickly.
#31
Great Clip, Terrible Flip
#32
Taxpayer Dollars Hard At Work
Troux 5 years ago
Why haven't you shared the Instagram-worthy scenery with us?
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#33
Good Morning Just Drinking Coffee, Totes Natch
Ripley 5 years ago
Is . . . is that activewear and stilettos? It *looks* like activewear and stilettos, but I can't quite get my head around that level of vapid.
M O'Connell 5 years ago
Would it be that much better if it were a dress instead?
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#34
Mommy What Were You Doing During The Great Pandemic Of 2020?
postboredom 5 years ago
Are they drunk or high? I cannot imagine another explanation other than this
#35
Bro You Did Not Have To Flex This Hard On Us
Sian Edwards 5 years ago
This is the kind of photo I would attempt. Purely for fun, just pretending to fly. And yes I would stick it on Facebook (don't do Instagram) because it's a laugh.
Olivia Agave 5 years ago
Photo of me out there in cosplay posed to look like I'm hovering, I'm not an influencer or whatnot. Flying photos are fun photos to have and make.
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#36
Happy Father’s Day To This Guy Shoving His Baby Into A Tree
Luisa Vasconcelos 5 years ago
I'm sorry but this is cute. I would really like to see the photo of the cute baby with the nice flowers background.
Nicole Tomme 5 years ago
Father: Today, my child, you will become one with the tree. Tis a great honor. May this offering bring us prosperity during this troubled year. Tree: Om nom nom
Anna roberts 5 years ago
Hope the kid has no allergies. Guess this would be a cheap way to find out
#37
They Really Need To Reopen The Gyms
Nicole Tomme 5 years ago
The most unfortunate part is the illusion that there is a tiny woman cowering in the shadow of her buttocks.
#38
Mama Had 4 Mai Tai’s And She Is Relaxed
NamedMeMyself 5 years ago
I would like to know more about the lady in the back that have merged with the chair.
Nicole Tomme 5 years ago
Ah, yes, a rare candid shot of the elusive Chairmeleon. They are difficult to spot as they stalk their natural prey, the flamboyant and colorful Influenseal.
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#40
If You’re Not A Brittany At 20, You Have No Heart. If You’re Not A Karen At 40, You Have No Brain
Stille20 5 years ago
I don't really get the header.. . sounds like just hating on white women doing silly things
Scyth 5 years ago
The header is a play on a saying about politics in USA. It goes like this: "If you're a Republican at 20, you have no heart. If you're a Democrat at 40, you have no brain."
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Oblivious
Damon Gates 5 years ago
Better yet, slam on the brakes and honk, as per Bob Newhart's bus drivers' school.
Load More Replies... Raine Soo 5 years ago
I was with my brother in his car, and this oblivious woman just stops in the middle of the road, to answer a text. We could see her fingers working on the keyboard. I said, "Run her over. She'll never know the difference." But, my brother was nice, and just honked at her. Yes, I'm evil. :D
Downunderdude 5 years ago
Thinks to self: Mustn't make blond comment... There a great clip of this. She really is just standing in the middle of the road.
#42
*Chris D’elia Voice* Ooooooopppsss
Darwinist 5 years ago
Not a darwin award actually that goes to people who are so dumb they died, but still practice before doing something
Load More Replies... Nicole Tomme 5 years ago
Just releasing it back into the wild. She will see it when it returns during the great skateboard migration.
#43
Someone’s Excited For Brunch
#44
This Is A Long One But It Is Worth The Wait I Promise You
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Aski Markup 5 years ago (edited)
I don't know who's worse? The Instagrammers or the people who follow them. Sure, I like looking at pictures as much as the next person, but there are some utter bellends who worship the ground these numpties walk on. "Slay queen..." my a*s.
juice 5 years ago
i have mixed feelings about this post. sure, a lot of these are people acting kind of stupid (and some are incredibly wrong or disrespectful), but some of them are just funny things that got caught on camera. especially the ones where people get hit by a wave. plus, there are a lot of unnecessarily hateful comments. and the retaliations are also hateful. yes, more women are getting shamed, but that’s because 3/4 of the pictures are women! (TL;DR: influencers are bad, but stop shaming the pictures where people aren’t actually being stupid. i’m guessing some of these weren’t even influencers, just people trying to take pictures. nothing wrong with that.)
Irma 2 years ago
In way to much of them they are being dangerous and stupid and i dont think it should be encouraged. Teenagers vulnareble enough to follow an influencer might try these things.
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Linus Nilsson 5 years ago
Wow, this thread was just filthy with hate. Sure, I enjoy a good fail-compilation, but reading all the comments made me quickly side with the people in the pictures
fadedandjaded 5 years ago
i agree, except not ALL the people in the pictures. some were clearly being disrespectful or even harmful (like the elephant one). but there's definitely too much hate going on here.
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tangy chip 5 years ago (edited)
Some of these are funny and some are really sad. Also, the comments underneath some of the posts are really degrading. The lady taking a photo with an elephant is really sad. And to wrap it all up, half of these people aren't even influencers!
Marnie 5 years ago
About a quarter of them just looked like normal people who did a weird thing or had a weird thing happen to them. I don't mind making fun of unfluencers. They put themselves out there to be judged. But I don't like making fun of random people. It's rude and childish. I downvoted this post.
Laura Frazer 4 years ago
Without their editing team on board, influencers are just "normal people" lol
Load More Replies... Yeah, you heard 5 years ago
But are these people really "influencers" or just people trying to take cute photos? Haven't most of us tried to look good in a photo at some time? Does that make someone an influencer? Are we just hating on people who've made a good living from their pics?
Deborah Rubin 2 years ago
#25. Buddha. How disrespectful is this? I was going to say would they have done this with a statue of Jesus, but they probably would have.
MyrkurDragon 5 years ago
One time we were visiting a place with awesome rock formations, and there was this dude posing in front of one and his (what i think) girlfriend was taking photos. I didn't notice at first and walked in frame, and he just started angry shouting at me. Then when the girl showed the photo he got angry again and she had to make more.
Aski Markup 5 years ago (edited)
I don't know who's worse? The Instagrammers or the people who follow them. Sure, I like looking at pictures as much as the next person, but there are some utter bellends who worship the ground these numpties walk on. "Slay queen..." my a*s.
juice 5 years ago
i have mixed feelings about this post. sure, a lot of these are people acting kind of stupid (and some are incredibly wrong or disrespectful), but some of them are just funny things that got caught on camera. especially the ones where people get hit by a wave. plus, there are a lot of unnecessarily hateful comments. and the retaliations are also hateful. yes, more women are getting shamed, but that’s because 3/4 of the pictures are women! (TL;DR: influencers are bad, but stop shaming the pictures where people aren’t actually being stupid. i’m guessing some of these weren’t even influencers, just people trying to take pictures. nothing wrong with that.)
Irma 2 years ago
In way to much of them they are being dangerous and stupid and i dont think it should be encouraged. Teenagers vulnareble enough to follow an influencer might try these things.
Load More Replies... Linus Nilsson 5 years ago
Wow, this thread was just filthy with hate. Sure, I enjoy a good fail-compilation, but reading all the comments made me quickly side with the people in the pictures
fadedandjaded 5 years ago
i agree, except not ALL the people in the pictures. some were clearly being disrespectful or even harmful (like the elephant one). but there's definitely too much hate going on here.
Load More Replies... tangy chip 5 years ago (edited)
Some of these are funny and some are really sad. Also, the comments underneath some of the posts are really degrading. The lady taking a photo with an elephant is really sad. And to wrap it all up, half of these people aren't even influencers!
Marnie 5 years ago
About a quarter of them just looked like normal people who did a weird thing or had a weird thing happen to them. I don't mind making fun of unfluencers. They put themselves out there to be judged. But I don't like making fun of random people. It's rude and childish. I downvoted this post.
Laura Frazer 4 years ago
Without their editing team on board, influencers are just "normal people" lol
Load More Replies... Yeah, you heard 5 years ago
But are these people really "influencers" or just people trying to take cute photos? Haven't most of us tried to look good in a photo at some time? Does that make someone an influencer? Are we just hating on people who've made a good living from their pics?
Deborah Rubin 2 years ago
#25. Buddha. How disrespectful is this? I was going to say would they have done this with a statue of Jesus, but they probably would have.
MyrkurDragon 5 years ago
One time we were visiting a place with awesome rock formations, and there was this dude posing in front of one and his (what i think) girlfriend was taking photos. I didn't notice at first and walked in frame, and he just started angry shouting at me. Then when the girl showed the photo he got angry again and she had to make more.
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