/dev/random: Discontent Creator

Some enterprising individual on a business-oriented social media site recently tried to flatter me (at least, I'm presuming he meant it that way) into accepting him as a connection by labeling me "a fellow influencer and content creator." The naturally curious sort that I am, I decided I should probably try to understand what it was he was calling me by conducting a little online research. The Internet being a fractal rabbit hole that leads to an infinity of equally fractal rabbit holes, I got a little distracted. After six or seven hours I eventually ran across this definition for influencer: "a person with the ability to influence potential buyers of a product or service by promoting or recommending the items on social media."