Why Kindness Influencers Aren’t Kind At All

Altruistic or subtly selfish?

Jay Kobayashi
5 min readFeb 17, 2024

Social media platforms have become powerful tools for spreading messages, ideologies, and influencing behaviors. Among the millions of influencers populating these platforms, are a unique brand of influencers known as “kindness influencers.” These people leverage their online presence to promote acts of kindness, compassion, and positivity.

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Jay Kobayashi

A starving writer from Los Angeles who aspires to be plagiarized one day.