A 19-year-old who faked being rich on Instagram says he was 'shocked' by how easy it was | BISouthAfrica
"I saw a lot of people faking holidays and stuff, but I thought it would be cool to take a different approach," the 19-year-old said."I'd always wondered if the reason people are so obsessed with celebrities was due to the fact they can afford to live a life not everyone can."Courtesy of Byron Denton
According to the vlogger, during the week of his experiment, around five people messaged him or commented on his posts wondering whether his photos were real. The 19-year-old said that while his follower count on Instagram didn't change much at first, people's engagement with his posts - the number of comments and likes -"shot up massively".
But the vlogger thinks this was more due to the fact that people were surprised he could suddenly afford such a luxurious lifestyle and would share his posts with their friends.
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