This video is a bit longer than usual, I hope you watch the whole thing and sit with some of the conversations I had with
- we talk about the real weight of being seen, misunderstood, and consumed online. We go beyond cancel culture and clout to reflect on burnout, parasocial relationships, bipolar diagnosis, and what happens when followers confuse you for your content.Follow @sunnmcheaux on YouTube
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00:00 Why We're Talking
01:15 From Professor to "Influencer"
04:22 The Illusion of Support
07:10 Tree & Fruit Metaphor: Humanity vs Content
10:03 Followers ≠ Community
13:48 Getting Dogpiled: Brick Incident & Trans Allyship
18:02 Burnout, Bipolar, and Emotional Labor
21:00 The Myth of Followers = Dollars
24:00 Managing Hate & Curating Comments
27:30 Interrogating Intent vs Impact
31:02 Platform Shifts & Creator Traps
35:00 When Your Humanity Gets Erased
37:12 The Real Cost of “Clapback Culture”
40:40 The Ethics of Engagement
44:50 Legacy, Philosophy & Intellectual Inheritance
48:15 Final Reflections on Creator Identity
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