Power
So some social media personality got outed in the famdom for being a PRE-VERT in people’s DMs. Shock and awe.
As for me and my house, I pretty much always take everyone with a grain of salt…especially people who have a big following on something as nebulous as social media. It’s kind of creepy to me how easily people idolize others…especially when their images are so deliberately constructed to be accessible.
I might be more sensitive to this because I legit spend my entire day facilitating others in a subversive way as my actual job, but that is in the constraints of my work place. Once I clock out, I intentionally turn that off because I recognize how powerful that could be…to convince people to do things they wouldn’t normally do…or to manipulate people’s egos to get them to do what you want.
I have no reason to do that personally and pretense and all that is for the birds. I honestly probably go too far in the opposite direction like “here’s me. Deal with it or get out.”
The only time I edit myself and have a little passive suggestion is on my Princ.e blog. That’s more because deescalation is the aim…wanting people to be happy and celebrate him and his legacy…not cry all the time or drag everyone down with criticism and judgement of him or his associates. #love4oneanother I also publicly stay away form lusty subjects when working with that blog and its associated accounts…acknowledgement that he’s sexy, but there’s more to him than a suggestive lyric and bedroom eyes.
It’s interesting though to see people jocky for position in whatever microcosom they dwell in and how people line up behind these people and want them to be their representative…especially when these “leaders” didn’t ask this attention or that responsibility.
I was shocked when something happened at work and people came to me like “we’re so sorry, it’s not fair!” I was like “what? I didn’t legit didn’t want that role!” apparently the Black folks I work with saw me as their leader because I’m the highest ranked on the contract? FOR REAL had no aspirations to be that…I want to do work and and lead projects where things are being done, not be a paper pusher with a title…
Same for meeting this VP guy.
Won a silent auction and dinner with him and 3 others of my choice was the prize. They were all nervous and I was like “he poo’s just like we do. He’s just been doing it for longer.” Completely at ease with him while everyone else was doing the nervous trying to impress him thing.
Same stance with meeting the Commandant of the Marines.
Same stance with meeting celebs in personal spaces.
They all poo like we do…and while they may have worked for their positions, they just happen to be public figures and that is not an enviable place to be to me.
Some recent stuff happened for me though I’m by no means anybody important in the P fandom…and it’s weird when people send questions on my blog like I’m some kind of authority…or some of the comments on the review I wrote for a book are too much. I’m not important! I can suggest a book to read, or an album to listen to…or I can probably tell you what concert a gif is from or where to get good merch, but that is only because i legit spend HOURS looking for stuff or collecting boots and reading books and watching videos and all that stuff. It’s more that I’m resourceful and know how to use google and usenet.
People are like “thank you so much for all you do!”
While my family and people I know are like “you’re nuts and need Jesus…and P.rince is not Jesus.”
Lol…
Projections…it’s fine.
I am a hobbiest who chose a subject with a deep rabbit hole tis all.
But yeah back to the point…
Not really phased by anyone with “power” and I’d shun anyone who tried to elevate me as someone with it.
I also quickly ego check myself when I feel like I’m getting a big head, though I feel like karma does that quickly as well…
