Influencers and Immanuel Kant's Theory of Ethics: A New Framework of Discernment

0:00 I "Kant" even
0:06 Also Sprach Zarathustra, Strauss
0:11 I might be in over my head here, but...
0:38 I said I'd get into it but here's some more waffle
0:55 I took a philosophy course...and failed
1:41 ACTUAL TOPIC STARTS HERE
1:54 Immanuel Kant's philosophy, ethics
2:10 this is why influencers bother me
2:36 the "obvious" examples of influencers using their audience
3:43 I know there are exceptions
3:56 today's mispronunciation
4:24 humans have intrinsic value
4:34 the golden rule, extended
5:09 influencers are making moral decisions about how to treat their audience
5:20 my personal example where a brand approached me
7:36 what would my motivations be?
7:49 would it be ethical?
8:44 I got a "taste" of influencer life
9:03 what changes as soon as you get paid to talk about something?
9:41 not condemning influencers
10:32 PAUSE - I do think some people think there isn't anything wrong with it
10:53 we can apply this framework of "means to an end" to evaluate influence
11:09 do we feel disrespected?
11:57 again considering the first few people who followed you...
13:03 I will be cringe again, I fear

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