america is a memetic jungle with stronger ecosystem stressors and competitive demands and so it's output can sweep aside memes from more sterile and less selective ecosystems.

this says nothing about whether they are good or bad.

levis were not statanic for taking down the USSR.

influencers are just people with rarified marketing messages, some good, some bad, some inspirational, some aspirational; but it's a helluva thing to experience at cask strength if you've never seen it before.