Influencers have taken over my city. If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em

‘I miss the days when making a thing and sharing it with the world was hard.’ Illustration: Fortunate Joaquin/The Guardian

I recently started posting videos on Instagram. Like, actual videos.

Reels, as they call them. Where I say things, with one of those obnoxiously tiny microphones with the fuzzy head on top. I remember when microphones were gigantic tubular monstrosities that you couldn’t accidentally swallow without a pretty substantial effort and a handful of God-given talent.