Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’d love to do a case study on Jen Hatmaker’s “friends.”
Get ready; learned from her YouTube upload that Tyler’s leaving and next her daughters and maybe after that her friends arrive. Or, perhaps the friends have already been there.
How long is this camp at Grand Marais?
I guaran-damn-tee that none of these so-called friends have known Jen longer than 5 years. This is how the narcissistic social media stars work; they court followers and friends.
Here’s the likely friend trajectory; follow/subscribe/like every single post of Star, leave lengthy, fawning comments with your real name attached.
Keep inviting Star to your fabulous X; country club, event, vacation home with bonus points of while going to such an event, Star can be Featured Special Guest Speaker. Post photos of yourself in the audience/at event with Star, “here we are at Grand Marais!”
Once you’ve hooked the Star, pull out all of the stops! Know a limo driver? Hairstylist? Own a trendy clothing store? Offer all services free to Star to “assist” her while at the event. I mean, you’re not going to do her hair for her and then NOT be invited, right? C’mon you can think of something - dig deep.
Act like a groupie and attend every event Star goes to (and I mean every single thing); next thing you know, you will be INVITED to Star’s Charity Event…so what if you have to pay?
While at event you’ll be assigned a very special and important task like handing Star sharpies as she signs her merch. Star won’t bother to thank you but you will get to go to the exclusive friends-only gathering post event.
You have to buy your own matchy matchy clothes. Star will insist upon this. All will get progressively more expensive.
And the huge group of friends? Yeah, you don’t know each other. Also, you have to be extremely photogenic or you won’t make the cut.
Actually, she’s had her tight knit group of friends for a very long time. None of what you posted actually applies to most of her friendships. I’m sure it does apply to other people at times, but you missed the mark on this one.