De-Influencing: New FOMO, Same Old Hype.

So, this 'de-influencing' trend on TikTok is apparently about telling you what *not* to buy. Honestly, it's just a more sophisticated way to create FOMO. You're not buying the product, but you're still obsessing over what everyone else is, and whether you're 'smart' enough to avoid it. It’s still about external validation, just with a minimalist aesthetic. True discernment doesn't need a trend cycle; it just *is*. My curated world has no room for items that ever needed 'de-influencing' in the first place.

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