Big-box store psychedelics, a mashed potatoesque cult leader & unhinged bosses ššæš§
Hello Wrecklings! Hope this issue finds you safe and sound post-first-Coachella-weekend-Instagram-posts.
Separately⦠not complaining, but Iām always anxious itāll be a slow newsletter week and each time, people donāt disappoint me⦠by making sure they disappoint by everyone else :)
āThe Instagram Guru 'F**king' His Female Followers 'To Freedom'ā- This is absolutely one of those stories that embodies why we were inspired to launch The Wreck List. According to EJ, the writer, the piece currently has a ~6 minute retention rate, which is unheard of for an article, so you know itās a worthwhile read.
āDisappointing photos show what Coachella is like in real lifeā- This basically confirms my hunch that Iād be miserable at Coachella. Especially if youāre navigating that while one iota hungover.
āRevolve Festival Influencers Complain About Conditionsā- While some proclaimed Revolve as being Fyre Fest 2.0, Iām just getting influencers-were-mildly-inconvenienced vibes. So, we continue our watch.
While a bit late in discovering, Hype Auditor releases an annual State of Influencer Marketing report and this yearās says that 49.23% of influencers are impacted by fraud. Which seems like a nice way of saying they engage in fraudulent activities like buying followers, leveraging bots, etc. Tangentially related, a price list leaked of influencersā costs to promote NFT projects, def not surprised to see Lindsay Lohan on there, sheās been consistently unashamed to shill whatever, whenever.
āInfluencer Sued Over Claim of Being First Woman to Visit Every Countryā- Ahh arrogance of influencers will never cease to amaze. For those with a WashPo subscription, check out the original article hereā by Taylor Lorenz who continues to crush it, while also navigating endless internet goblins.
āāHe cussed me out and tried to belittle meā: CEO berates, fires unpaid intern during Zoom call in viral TikTokā- This story is WILD and yet not terribly shocking? It reminds me of an email someone in leadership once sent to interns at an old job I held. The sign-off still kills me.
āTikToker Dragged For Absurdly Claiming That Nobody Can Survive On Less Than $10k A Monthā- As someone whose starting salary in New York City was $30k, this too makes me want to get my ālil internet pitchfork out.
āUrban Outfitters Selling āFirst Legal Psychedelicā Gone Viral on TikTokā- I feel like if your first psychedelic comes from Urban Outfitters (or WALMART), you can never admit it to anyone everā or at least say you got it at Hot Topic because⦠nostalgia? Also the productās claim, āStress will melt away and youāll start to feel happy insideā sounds like how I wished my antidepressants would work.
āThe Counter Has Money, So Why Is It Shutting Down?ā- Itās been a hard week for indie pubs, and seems like whether media pieces or Twitter threads, news comes with its own drama.
āHerschel Walker Claims to Own Companies That Donāt Existā- Do you think his dad also invented the Toaster Strudel?
More Serious Stories
We realize some of these can be triggering for some readers, so feel free to skip!
āWhite Reporter Has Meltdown After Seeing Black People At Country Music Awards: 'It's Not Wakanda'ā
āAli Wong's divorce news causes another case of #wrongasianā
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P.S. While weāre obsessed with these stories, we donāt endorse any of these insane behaviors. š