Home ownership rhetoric varies between influencers as accident versus selfhood

Evidence

Much like Mia Maples’s videos, some of the most popular features on the A Beautiful Mess blog and social media channels are those of home renovations. Because of this, the question of where one lives constantly intrudes—especially since, unlike Mia Maples, Larson and Chapman are often hesitant to reveal their “secrets” about property ownership and living arrangements, instead filtering personal life through business suggestions and financial management advice. And while Mia Maples frames owning multiple homes as a mere accident of being an influencer (a deferral belied slightly by her training to become a real estate agent), A Beautiful Mess positions home ownership as deeply linked with personal achievement and selfhood. — Grant Bollmer, Katherine Guinness, The Influencer Factory, 144

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