On social media, conflict draws the most attention
What you post on social media can have an unpredictable impact, and can get you fame. It can even make you money.
How long can social media stardom last? Perhaps that “15 minutes of fame” can go on longer. It has for one rising social media star, where posting is good business.
The Eagle recently noted the work of a rising social media star, Knoch High School graduate Kennedy Eurich, 20, from Winfield Township.
With her postings, Kennedy was able to amass more than 800,000 followers on TikTok.
She doesn’t hold herself back and does very little self-censorship. Kennedy can pontificate and comment on a wide variety of hot topics.
Her followers love her lightning-sharp wit and wisdom, and she is not afraid to be “polarizing.”
According to the Famous Birthdays website, one of Kennedy’s most popular TikTok videos features her replying to a comment saying she looked like a catfish.
Some people just don’t “get” Kennedy’s dry, sarcastic humor.
Big businesses are clamoring to be on her pages, and Kennedy is learning how to manage the income.
When you put yourself “out there,” you have to be ready to handle what comes your way. Kennedy is doing that just fine, thank you.
Sometimes there are the hateful comments she receives from followers, but Kennedy finds she can shake off most of them. She can absorb the TikTok “shock” about her appearance.
“The comments about my physical appearance never seem to hurt me,” she told the Eagle. “When they take the low blows about your personality and character: You don’t even know me and you think I’m a bad person? That’s what really bothers me. That just feels dirty.”
Kennedy feels compelled to respond.
The most-viewed videos she has posted on TikTok are “clapbacks” — responses to the hate comments she receives.
“Conflict sells,” she said.
— AA
