Influencer Defence Force ft. Abigail Thorn

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This week, we're joined by actress, Youtuber and podcast host Abigail Thorn (@philosophytube) all the way from the spooky mountains of Transylvania where she's shooting an upcoming film. While she's incredibly busy with a hectic shooting schedule, Abigail still found time to challenge us in The Battle of Ideas - specifically, how we on the show have talked about influencers and content creators. Abigail suggests that the breadth of multimedia content on the internet - alongside the rapid bleeding out of 'online content' into 'mainstream' entertainment, means that terms such as 'content creator' may be obsolete, not least because so many people are involved in it. Moreover, Abigail suggests that in 'mainstream' entertainment, including in areas such as Theatre and Opera, established artists actually *want* to be content creators and influencers - and in some cases, see it as more 'real' than other aspects of the entertainment industry.

We also talk about film studios continuing to mine ideas from Twitter, and whether this is not only influencing how high-budget cinema is being made, but also, what viewers and audiences actually expect from the entertainment they consume.

You can subscribe to Abigail's Youtube channel, PhilosophyTube, here: https://www.youtube.com/user/thephilosophytube
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Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth). For weekly bonus episodes, subscribe at www.patreon.com/10kpostspodcast.