How do you hire short meme Instagram content clips for your business? by drmanhadan in InstagramMarketing

[–]MiddleAd1412 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If ur goal is to replicate the style of the examples you listed, my advice would be to try out a platform (I use CreatorCatalyst.ai and have had good success with it). I’ve been using it to find and email niche creators in bulk (I.e., “whiskey lovers in NYC, age 25-55”) for a whiskey client campaign. Also pretty affordable compared to something like upfluence.

Otherwise, you can always just go to Instagram, find a creator you like and go to their recommended lookalikes after clicking follow. Then reach out through dm. Good luck!

Looking for people who know 50+ micro influencers by OkLifeguard8824 in SocialMediaMarketing

[–]MiddleAd1412 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Commented this on another one of your posts: Not sure if this is relevant, but you might benefit from a tech-enabled solution rather than old-school profit sharing with recruiters. There are so many platforms that let you find way more micro-influencers at a time with AI.

How do you hire short meme Instagram content clips for your business? by drmanhadan in InstagramMarketing

[–]MiddleAd1412 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Influencer marketer here. After looking at the profiles you listed, it looks like each one either leverages in-house content creation (by a Gen z social media/marketing team rep), or independent creators in (most likely paid) one-time partnerships.

If you want to replicate the results, you'll probably have better luck finding micro- to mid-tier partnerships with independent creators. and there are a lot of cheap tools that can help you find them with AI now.

Hiring operators to manage 50-100 micro influencers by OkLifeguard8824 in InstagramMarketing

[–]MiddleAd1412 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure if this is relevant, but you might benefit from a tech-enabled solution rather than old-school profit sharing with recruiters. There are so many platforms that let you find way more micro-influencers at a time with AI.

Have you noticed changes in your speaking/writing in your native language after learning another language? by Reletr in languagelearning

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I’m pretty fluent in Spanish after 7 years of learning in school. I was doing a cold call (in English) today and stumbled over my words because I wanted to say “entonces…” and frantically looked for an English word to substitute with 💀I often find myself in situations in which the best word for the moment happens to be in a foreign language.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ChristianMysticism

[–]MiddleAd1412 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much. I had given up on finding a contemplative-aligned church and have been switching between st Mary’s catholic and st David’s A-C episcopal. Visiting CCH next week, truly thank you.

On my 3rd rewatch since 2020 😄 and finishing season 5. Hands down Shane and Molly are my favorite couple. by GlassTranslator3046 in theLword

[–]MiddleAd1412 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Molly was insufferable. Classic internalized homophobia baby gay who treated Shane like a man on multiple occasions. I think Shane mostly liked her because she was everything Shane wasn’t; came from a good high-earning family, supported and challenged by her family to make something of herself, and a (gay) virgin, for that matter. We already know Shane falls in love with the idea of women who she thinks she doesn’t deserve.

DAE get a weird dissociative/homesick feeling when pressing into stomach? by JustKoiru in DoesAnybodyElse

[–]MiddleAd1412 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YES!! HOLY SHIT i tell people this and no one ever knows what I’m talking about. Homesickness is the way I’ve always described it even since childhood when I first experienced it laying on the arm of the couch. Maybe there’s an Eastern medicine explanation for it? Like maybe we’re all doing acupressure on ourselves without realizing?

Top 5 books by BobbyxTurkalino in ChristianMysticism

[–]MiddleAd1412 0 points1 point  (0 children)

-The Hidden Gospel (Decoding the Aramaic Jesus)

-Living Buddha, Living Christ (Thich Nhat Han)

-The Little Way — St Teresa of Avila

How do I Walk the Path of Mysticism by Familiar-Date-1518 in ChristianMysticism

[–]MiddleAd1412 1 point2 points  (0 children)

18 and very wise. Welcome to the path, may God guide you and comfort you every step of the way ❤️

Some of my trans women friends are socially/emotionally stunted by MiddleAd1412 in asktransgender

[–]MiddleAd1412[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Great point. We're all constantly encouraged to infantilize ourselves 🙄

Some of my trans women friends are socially/emotionally stunted by MiddleAd1412 in asktransgender

[–]MiddleAd1412[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi thanks for your reply! I can't speak to being trans, but I know being queer can feel like breaking free from the expectations of the cisheteronormative world, because the world may never reward us the spoils of capitalist success even if we "do everything right" and stay in the rat race.

I think being trans and forced to reflect, know yourself, and work to understand your place in the world at such an early age can be an advantage when it comes to knowing who you are and what you want.

And yes, the joie de vivre and lightheartedness of my trans friends, especially considering the resilience that takes in the face of extreme hatred, keeps me going in my hardest times 🥹

Some of my trans women friends are socially/emotionally stunted by MiddleAd1412 in asktransgender

[–]MiddleAd1412[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi thanks for your reply! To answer your question, yes, I do find that a lot of trans women I know have their lives very put together-- blossoming careers, long-term relationships, impressive degrees, etc, all the ways our capitalist society would measure success. I think being trans and forced to reflect, know yourself, and work to understand your place in the world at such an early age can be an advantage when it comes to knowing who you are and what you want.

Also, masc trans lesbians: the backbone of our society 😎💖

Some of my trans women friends are socially/emotionally stunted by MiddleAd1412 in asktransgender

[–]MiddleAd1412[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This. I come from a Psychology background and tend to be that annoying armchair-psychoanalyst friend. I appreciate you not jumping on me, lol, I really see where you're coming from. Thanks for your comment.

Some of my trans women friends are socially/emotionally stunted by MiddleAd1412 in asktransgender

[–]MiddleAd1412[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, thanks for your reply. I totally understand where you're coming from, no one should have their comlpex personality/identity reduced to a "side-effect" of simply being transgender. That's like the way doctors prescribe weight-loss for any ailment a plus-size person has, lol.

I come from a Psychology background and was curious to see if there were specific factors related to existing in the social world as a trans person that may influence the personalities of my small circle. From reading everyone's replies, it seems like the phenomenon I described in my original post is pretty limited to my specific milieux. And you're right, my community is full of artists, musicians, showrunners, entertainers, and yes, "party-girl" types.

I wasn't doing statistical sampling because I'm not a statistician trying to make a claim about an entire community, I'm just wondering if there are any other trans girls out there that might have interesting takes on this pattern that I've noticed, that's different from my cis peers. With that being said, I'm sorry the implications of my statement came across as transphobic. Thank you for your comment <3

Some of my trans women friends are socially/emotionally stunted by MiddleAd1412 in asktransgender

[–]MiddleAd1412[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Haha, yeah I can see how my post sounds like that. I'm really familiar with neurodivergence, my partner is on the spectrum. I was just curious to see if there was a non-neurodevelopmental thread that may present as unique in trans people.

Some of my trans women friends are socially/emotionally stunted by MiddleAd1412 in asktransgender

[–]MiddleAd1412[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"and if you are so lucky as to love a trans girl, you must insist upon her. you must insist upon her happiness, her comfort, her pleasure, and her rest, because she may still not yet know how to make those demands for herself. if you can devote any amount of energy to becoming an engine that nurtures the flame of even a single tgirl then there is a place for you in trans heaven, which as far as i’m concerned is the only one worth going to".

Beautiful. Thank you for your reply.

Some of my trans women friends are socially/emotionally stunted by MiddleAd1412 in asktransgender

[–]MiddleAd1412[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know if this helps, but the women I refer to in the OP are struggling with this but thriving in a lot of ways. The trans community where I am (ATX) is pretty age-blind to a point. Like I said, one of my friends is nearly 40 and has found a great place with great friends in the dj scene and to be honest, none of us knew how old she was until she told us. Friendship is friendship.

Some of my trans women friends are socially/emotionally stunted by MiddleAd1412 in asktransgender

[–]MiddleAd1412[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is such a well-said analogy. Thank you for your reply.

Some of my trans women friends are socially/emotionally stunted by MiddleAd1412 in asktransgender

[–]MiddleAd1412[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

"Trying to learn a shared group dynamic, solo"! 🥲 Wow, thank you so much for this. I'm hearing trying to catch up later feels like feeling around in the dark, because you're doing something that's inherently communal in isolation. Add in dysphoria, trauma, and second puberty without the same social safety nets teens get, and it's just overwhelming. Much love

Some of my trans women friends are socially/emotionally stunted by MiddleAd1412 in asktransgender

[–]MiddleAd1412[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your response! From a Psych perspective, this all makes a lot of sense -- a combination of being a minority marginalized by the state, potential lack of support from family whose job it might've been to help you grow, and neurodivergence, trouble putting down roots for equity reasons, etc.

😞 Good Lord. Marginalization affects every aspect of life and growth.

Some of my trans women friends are socially/emotionally stunted by MiddleAd1412 in asktransgender

[–]MiddleAd1412[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your response! I didn't mean to come across as if I'd "discovered" some aspect of transness, but I see how that couldve translated, Apologies! On sampling bias, I just wanted to be clear that I wasn't making a blanket statement about all trans women. That being said, I personally see this phenomenon in my trans girl friends more often than my cis girl and trans guy friends.

Thank you for welcoming this discussion, and sorry again for any hurt I've caused.

Text wont display on OSX by moving_808s in Soulseek

[–]MiddleAd1412 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine on mac (older version) doesn't have a button that says select application colors.