this post was submitted on 18 Jul 2026
147 points (96.2% liked)

Technology

87575 readers
3837 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.


Our Rules


  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related news or articles.
  3. Be excellent to each other!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, this includes using AI responses and summaries. To ask if your bot can be added please contact a mod.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed
  10. Accounts 7 days and younger will have their posts automatically removed.

Approved Bots


founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
top 26 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 126 points 1 month ago

Because the only thing that garbage family cares about is money?

[–] Nelots@piefed.zip 79 points 1 month ago

I wonder why?

[–] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 61 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Celebrities live in a world totally divorced from reality, humanity, or consequences.

This is always the answer.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works -5 points 1 month ago

Wrong.

You're talking about wealthy people, not celebrities.

[–] japemasterBrad@programming.dev 54 points 1 month ago

Money is the reason

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 43 points 1 month ago
[–] MolochHorridus@piefed.social 34 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why? Because they get paid to do so.

[–] slingstone@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

This is the correct answer.

Money. Money is the reason.

[–] mavu@discuss.tchncs.de 26 points 1 month ago (3 children)

because they get paid...?

Is it hard to understand for some people that "influencer" is a job title that actually hides very little of the day to day business they do.

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They have already sold out by definition so their fans won't care if they attach their name to capitalist surveillance tech.

[–] OrgunDonor@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

I mean, along with being complete sell outs, I think they are also just creepy people as well.

They fit the smart glasses personality.

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 5 points 1 month ago

What I want to know is: if you've got a product that has been market tested and proven for a decade to be creepy, why do you pick a celebrity with a creepy dad to promote it? Are they just trying to own that sliver of market share that doesn't care?

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

We already had a word for them: "shill."

"Vapid greedhead" would also work.

[–] mavu@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago

yeah, but now we have a new word for it, and it's "influencer".

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago

People with no other talents, who just want money.

I mean fuck, it's a family of yatch girls.

[–] schwim@piefed.zip 14 points 1 month ago

I worry about the author's capability to perform basic functions if this is a legitimate question of his.

[–] bender223@lemmy.today 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 month ago

Doesn't even have to be extreme if you don't understand the risks.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago
[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 6 points 1 month ago

Is it really that hard to see why people like Kylie Jenner would like this tech? Taking videos from your exact POV is appealing. They dont think or care about the privacy aspects and are likely already completely brought into a world of Meta/google/apple tendrils in every part of their life.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 5 points 1 month ago

I’m annoyed that Ninajirachi licensed one of her songs for the ads. That sounds like the Holly-Herndon-shilling-NFTs of the 2020s.

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago

Money talks.

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

that whole family is off-the-rails, but with her reach, she could do a lot of good... but instead, this.

[–] justaman123@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I mean they are giant dorky looking I'm a pervert glasses. They are gonna fail. Dudes are gonna realize that they are creepy and announcing themselves as creepy by wearing them. Take their money.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Creepy person endorses creepy technology. More news at ten.

[–] Abyssian@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Because they have no personal morals and will do anything for money. Was that hard to figure out, or just an easy way to write a clickbait headline?