The exposure effect has always been a primary tool of propagandists. Ubiquitous positive depictions, such as these of Vladimir Lenin, are commonly used to increase the likeability and support of political leaders. Similar techniques are used in marketing, advertising, and electoral campaigns.
A French-Cuban American diarist, essayist, novelist and writer of short stories and erotica.
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A Ukrainian politician, former actor and comedian, who is the sixth and current president of Ukraine.
Loading...Election hackers and commercial influencers have wildly different aims, but both contribute to the unreal, distrustful tenor of our times, in which a language of fakery, deception, and inauthenticity has become fundamental to how we interpret the world. The fear of being influenced affects our sense of reality and our ability to trust our own judgments about what is true.
Source: A History of the Influencer — from Shakespeare to Instagram (Article)
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