OT: Is Trent Ellis Mississippi State’s biggest influencer?

[Maroon Eagle]

Facebook is what you make of it. I think I have maybe five friends and they’re all close family. I never accept a friend request. I follow a few people and joined several groups pertaining to hobbies and interests. It can be a useful tool if you don’t jump in too deep.

I accept friend requests even from known Six Packers… 99 percent of the time y’all are good people when not using your SPS schtick, and I’ve only unfriended & blocked one which isn’t bad considering

I can’t guarantee that I’m thought of the same way

I tried it but even so called friends go off the deep end stirring up crap too often for me. I had a page but put it in mothballs a long time ago. I will occasionally open it up and take a look at Marketplace if I'm looking for something in particular to buy but I'm just not into casserole recipes, baby gender reveals, and other peoples personal opinions enough to regularly use it. I just looked and I have 61 friend requests now dating back as far as 11 years, I guess those people have given up on me by now................

I was born in Jones County, so it might be more accurate for me to say I’m no longer in the deep end…

Facebook and the Internet are surprisingly positive for me when it comes to my passion for live music experiences… How else would I know that the Robert Cray Band will be playing in Hattiesburg this fall?

 

[ZombieKissinger]

I’ve only unfriended & blocked one which isn’t bad considering

And you were very nice about it, explained your position clearly, and gave me 4 chances before taking action

 

[ZombieKissinger]

I will say that when I dropped Facebook, twitter, and instagram, I was really nervous about losing connection with people. Six years later, I’ve missed nothing at all and feel happier

 

[Ozarkdawg]

I've followed Trent for several years after I saw a random video he made while wearing a State hat. I believe he lives in Fulton.

Trent is a good guy. Met him while he was at State - friends with my son. Think originally from Mantachie. I can see a lot of his content drawing from growing up in rural NE MS.

Does a pretty good cover of Red Clay Strays "Wondering Why" too.

 

[jethreauxdawg]

A few years ago I was talking with a sophomore girl that…wanted to live at the Playboy Mansion

 

[Right_Field_Heckler]

Who?

 

[Dirty Dirk]

A few years ago I was talking with a sophomore girl that played in the HS volleyball program I help run and the topic of careers came up. She said she wanted to live at the Playboy Mansion like the women from The Girls Next Door.
I struggled to not immediately criticize that.
She then said that if she couldnt live there as her job, she wanted to be an influencer.
I struggled to not immediately criticize that.

To your professional athlete comment- I do think there is a huge difference between someone hoping to play in the NBA and someone hoping to be a social media influencer. I am not saying one is more legitimate or realistic or anything...just that they seem very different. I think it may be the fact that so many 'influencers' dont seem good at what they do or convincing, while an NBA player is objectively great at what they do.
But maybe the comparison really isnt too far off.

Theyre both celebrities that get payed a lot of money for something that doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. Same premise different name.

 

[John Deaux VII]

Theyre both celebrities that get payed a lot of money for something that doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. Same premise different name.

Influencers are the modern day equvalient of a 19th century Traveling Medicine Show.

 

[jethreauxdawg]

Influencers are the modern day equvalient of a 19th century Traveling Medicine Show.

 

[FrontRangeDawg]

What exactly are the academic requirements for being an "influencer"?

None; that's the point. The successful ones take their talent and learn how to operate a business on the fly, which I believe is one of the definitions of the American Dream. Work for yourself, keep what you kill, etc.

 

[TheBannerM]

I probably should've used the term "content creator" instead of influencer to describe Trent Ellis.

 

[Darryl Steight]

TikTok - Make Your Day

Gets my vote.

Now see, that's the kind of wholesome State supporting content I could get behind.

 

[FormerBully]

I will say that when I dropped Facebook, twitter, and instagram, I was really nervous about losing connection with people. Six years later, I’ve missed nothing at all and feel happier

I did the same. I do have twitter (x) to keep up with the news (I never post and block anyone that follows my account). I am so much happier.

 

[HotMop]

Now see, that's the kind of wholesome State supporting content I could get behind.

Behind being the key asset she provides.

 

[Darryl Steight]

Behind being the key asset she provides.