Fake Influence Won't Build Real Success
A fake life isn't a lifestyle people start living now in the social media age but something that has been in existence for years, even before technology came into existence. We've seen people who act beyond their means and showcase or carry themselves like someone they're not, and that's just to keep up appearances or feel among the multiple or noble. That isn't the way to go in my opinion, and humans should learn to live life as it is and not try to pretend to save face. Even now on social media, we see people who want to show influence like celebrities, and when they can't command such a following, they resort to buying fake likes, followers, and engagement via bots. Is this the way to go, and shouldn't they be punished? Find out what I think about this below.
I'm very much aware of the fact that many people use bots to boost their page on social media. Rather than following the actual protocol of consistent posting, engagement, and the like, they just jump on a bot social media engagement boost website and purchase different aspects that help them grow their account and as well show they like someone who's important and is having massive followers and engagement, not knowing it's all fake. But the. In my opinion, I believe social media algorithms can detect this because, obviously, those accounts following such people definitely haven't come across their content before; aside from that, many such accounts can have massive views or likes, but when you go through the comments, you'll realize they're just a bunch of unrelated comments, showing how fake they are.
When talking about if these actions of faking your frame on social media are hurting anybody or not, I'd say no, and that's because everybody is having their own journey, and even if you see someone growing, you should also learn to grow your own page through legit means, not following shortcuts. Also, at the end of the day, if they page to get those followers, engagement, and likes, the rewards they'll get for having that engagement will probably be less than or equal to what they'll be paid, because the algorithm can tell who is putting in the hard work to grow their platform.
As for whether such actions of faking your reach and the likes on social media should be criminalised, I think it's already not something any of the social care platforms encourage, and I believe some pages and accounts are brought down for engaging in such. Other than that, when an individual runs out of funds to sponsor their buying of every engagement on social media, that's when you'll see their true capability, because by then you'll see an account with hundreds of thousands of followers or even millions of followers that can't even boast of 50 to 100 likes and comments all together. So that on its own is a reality check for them to know cutting corners won't make them who they are.
Though on the other hand, it can be dangerous when people create another account faking to be someone else; in that way, it'll affect society negatively because you'll find it difficult to tell who's actually who, and that can lead to such a fake individual obtaining things under false pretences from innocent followers who know nothing about what's happening.
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