{"id":2085433,"date":"2023-10-31T14:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T18:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-yikes-fam-taylor-lorenzs-new-influencer-book-is-mid-its-giving-cringe-does-not-slap-on-god\/"},"modified":"2023-10-31T15:02:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T19:02:37","slug":"big-yikes-fam-taylor-lorenzs-new-influencer-book-is-mid-its-giving-cringe-does-not-slap-on-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-yikes-fam-taylor-lorenzs-new-influencer-book-is-mid-its-giving-cringe-does-not-slap-on-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Lorenz&#8217;s new influencer book is a major disappointment. It&#8217;s cringeworthy and lacks impact, seriously."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbig-yikes-fam-taylor-lorenzs-new-influencer-book-is-mid-its-giving-cringe-does-not-slap-on-god%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2085433&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"Big Yikes, Fam: Taylor Lorenz's New Influencer Book Is Mid. It's Giving Cringe, Does Not Slap, on God.\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/harvard-launches-board-to-disrupt-and-dismantle-campus-anti-semitism\" data-post-url id=\"print-1818900\">\n<div>\n<h2>Translation: Sales of\u200d &#8216;Extremely Online&#8217; are extremely low<\/h2>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What happened<\/strong>: Taylor Lorenz, the middle-aged <em>Washington Post<\/em> reporter who covers \u2064teen internet culture, wrote a book called <em>Extremely Online<\/em> \u2064 about how corporate advertisers learned to optimize profit margins by paying children to sell\u200c things to\u200b other \u200cchildren\u2063 on the internet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/culture\/slouching-towards-bethlememe-taylor-lorenz-explains-the-internet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>REVIEW: &#8216;Extremely Online&#8217; by Taylor Lorenz<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>What happened next<\/strong>: <em>Extremely Online<\/em>, released October 3, sold fewer than 4,000 copies in three \u2064weeks, according \u2063to publishing figures reviewed by the <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em>. The \u200cvast majority of those\u200d sales (3,270) occurred in the first week; the book \u2064sold 457 copies in\u2062 week two and just 265 in\u2062 week\u200c three. \u2064Big yikes, fam.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it matters<\/strong>: The dismal sales figures are not entirely surprising.\u2062 In fact, they appear to validate Lorenz&#8217;s portrayal of TikTok and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-idol-accused-of-using-conway-daughter-for-ratings\/\" title=\"\u2018American Idol\u2019 Accused Of Using Conway Daughter For Ratings\">social media apps<\/a> as superior alternatives\u2064 to increasingly irrelevant &#8220;legacy media&#8221;\u200c outlets\u2014the <em>Washington \u2064Post<\/em> and Simon &#038; Schuster,\u2062 among others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Crucial context<\/strong>:\u200c TikTok is a Chinese <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/chinese-spyware-app-collects-data-from-more-than-two-dozen-state-governments-review-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cyber warfare<\/a> \u2064 operation that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/features\/2023-04-20\/tiktok-effects-on-mental-health-in-focus-after-teen-suicide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wreaks havoc<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychiatrist.com\/news\/tiktoks-undiagnosis-trend-spreads-misleading-mental-health-advice\/#:~:text=TikTok's%20proliferation%20of%20'undiagnosis'%20videos,then%20declare%20themselves%20as%20'undiagnosed.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mental well-being<\/a> of America&#8217;s youth and has hopelessly impaired their ability to\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2023\/10\/16\/tech\/tiktok-misinformation-israel-hamas-war\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">understand<\/a> what&#8217;s going on in the world. It is bad, not good.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Be\u2064 smart<\/strong>:\u2063 <em>Extremely Online<\/em> \u200dis a \u2062mindless exaltation of the social\u2064 media revolution and the children\u2064 who became multimillionaires by filming themselves harassing strangers in public. The\u200c only people who could possibly find this subject matter compelling are mentally damaged young\u200d people who don&#8217;t read books\u2063 and probably can&#8217;t even read because\u200b their \u200dbrains and attention \u2063spans have been decimated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-flack-for-gop-russia-stooge-finds-redemption-as-lincoln-project-damage-control-adviser\/\" title=\"Former Flack for GOP Russia Stooge Finds Redemption as Lincoln Project Damage Control Adviser\">social media addiction<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bottom line<\/strong>: \u200bYoung people should learn \u200chow to read so that they can enjoy books that are actually good. <em>Extremely Online<\/em> isn&#8217;t one of them.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2064What factors may have contributed\u2064 to the disappointing \u200csales of &#8220;Extremely Online&#8221;?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  >Translation: Sales of &#8216;Extremely Online&#8217; are extremely low<\/p>\n<p>In the realm of \u200dteenage internet culture, Taylor Lorenz, a middle-aged reporter\u200b for\u2063 The Washington Post,\u2062 has attempted to shed light on the world of corporate advertising targeting children with her book, &#8220;Extremely Online.&#8221; However, despite the \u200banticipation surrounding its release, the book \u200dhas proven to be a disappointment in terms of sales.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u200c publishing figures scrutinized by The Washington Free Beacon, &#8220;Extremely Online&#8221; has \u2064sold fewer than \u200d4,000 copies since its release on October 3. The \u200bmajority of these sales, approximately 3,270 copies, occurred within the first week. However, the numbers plummeted in the subsequent\u200b weeks, with only 457 and 265 copies sold in the second and third weeks, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-yikes-fam-taylor-lorenzs-new-influencer-book-is-mid-its-giving-cringe-does-not-slap-on-god\/\" title=\"Taylor Lorenz's new influencer book is a major disappointment. It's cringeworthy and lacks impact, seriously.\">abysmal sales figures raise questions<\/a> about\u200d the book&#8217;s impact \u2063and reception among \u2062its intended \u2064audience. &#8220;Extremely Online&#8221; delves into the strategies employed by corporate advertisers to\u2063 maximize profits by enlisting children to sell products to their peers\u2062 online. With such a relevant\u200d and potentially intriguing topic, it is surprising that the book has failed to resonate with readers.<\/p>\n<p>Some may argue that the lackluster \u2062sales can be attributed\u200b to Lorenz&#8217;s age. As a middle-aged reporter attempting to navigate the intricacies\u200d of teenage internet culture, \u2062she may struggle\u2063 to\u2062 connect\u200b with the audience she aims to address. Furthermore, her association with The Washington Post, a publication often perceived as traditional and out-of-touch \u2062with youth culture, could be off-putting to the very demographic she seeks to engage.<\/p>\n<p>While it is premature to\u2063 pass final judgment on &#8220;Extremely Online,&#8221; its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sophomore-slump-white-fragility-sequel-sells-just-3500-copies-in-first-week\/\" title=\"Sophomore Slump: \u2018White Fragility\u2019 Sequel Sells Just 3500 Copies in First Week\">underwhelming sales figures<\/a> certainly raise concerns. It remains to be seen whether\u200d the \u2064book\u2062 can gain traction and find success in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sales of Taylor Lorenz&#8217;s book, &#8216;Extremely Online,&#8217; have been disappointingly low. The book explores how corporate advertisers tapped into teen internet culture, using children to promote products to their peers. Written by the middle-aged Washington Post reporter, Lorenz, it offers an insightful review of this profit-driven phenomenon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":97,"featured_media":2085434,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2085433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2085433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/97"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2085433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2085433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2085434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2085433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2085433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2085433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}