About Influencers

 The veey word "influencer" is a pretty modern word.  I said in yesterday's post that I am not an influencer for pipe smoking.  In fact, I would say I am not much of an influencer for most anything.  I am not sure what defines an influencer, but I would imagine that half a million followers qualify.  But one can be an influencer for most anything.  The fact is I have never seen numbers high enough on any pipe smoking video on YouTube to qualify as an influential video.  

I certainly don't qualify as an influencer with the small numbers I generate on this blog.  But my purpose for writing is to keep cobwebs from forming in my brain.  As to whether I can influence anyone to aspire to writing or smoking a pipe, or anything else I do, I rather think not.  But that isn't my reason to exist.  And I could say my reason to exist is of my own making.  I have a purpose that might be considered creative thinking by most.  But my purpose is not to influence.  

And what's more is that I try to avoid becoming an influencer, because too often they all belong to pop culture I know nothing about.  But whether they are found on TikTok or YouTube, or any social media matters not to me.  But the fact is it's cool to be cool.  I used to think pipe smoking was cool, but in my old age, I don't care about the sexiness of smoking a pipe.  I care more that I find smoking a pipe relaxing.  

And I think too, that while there are young people getting into smoking pipes, it's considered an old guy's hobby.  And with rare exceptions old guys aren't influencers.  We're old guys.  We're into old cars and watch Antiques Road Show.  The fact is that a lot of old guys have learned a lot in our years of living.  We know stuff.  And some of us old guys just happened to hit it just right in being influeners.  I can think of a few of us.  But those guys are rare.  

I'm rare in other ways, but the fact is that I don't aspire to be an influencer.  I'll leave that to the younger crowd.  I aspire to prevent old age from setting in.  I think of an influencer as a hot, young chick who has money to spend on designer clothing and accessories.  There is no question such influencers are a thing, but anyone with a big following are influencers.  I'm not concerned about being one, because one, if I ever become one it won't be my doing; and two, it's not a goal. 

I am quite content having gone through life virtually unnoticed.  This COULD change.  But I never wanted anyone to follow my path.  My path has been my own.  And it's why I most likely won't become an influencer, but one never knows.  It all can change in an instant.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave