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I saw an ad offering a paid collaboration during raya season.

Then I noticed ramai people commenting nak apply, so I joined in too la. Mana tahu ada rezeki kan.

But while scrolling, suddenly I realised… eh, I’ve seen this account before.

Terus instinct I cakap, “Delete your comment.”

And honestly, thank God I listened to that feeling.

A while later, I bumped into the person at a work event. Not even a content creator event pun. So I casually asked, “Eh, dah jumpa ke KOL for the raya campaign?”

The person literally lagged for a few seconds sampai I had to remind them which post I was talking about. I even showed the Thread post to this person.

That alone already felt weird to me.

Because how do you forget a post YOU made if you’re the PIC?

Then came the part that genuinely shocked me.

Sambil gelak, dia cakap:
“Ramai betul yang apply. Semua tu gila glamer je.”

And honestly? The way it was said sounded really sinis to me. Maybe that’s just my interpretation, but it didn’t sit right.

So I replied, “But… you offered payment right? Of course people commented. They probably just want to make a living.”

Then dia ulang balik:
“Memang la offer payment, tapi semua tu gila glamer.”

That moment really opened my eyes.

Some human beings genuinely enjoy using other people for engagement on social media.

They bait people with “paid opportunities,” watch creators flood the comments hoping for work, then sit back and mock them for wanting opportunities.

As if trying to cari rezeki is embarrassing.

As if content creators are beneath them.

Padahal without those same “gila glamer” people, their engagement pun belum tentu hidup.

And the sad thing is, this isn’t even the first time this person behaved badly.

Last year, this same person made comments about how a woman’s inner outfit matched her outerwear. To me, that crossed the line completely. It felt like sexual harassment, honestly. I was speechless masa tu.

So bila fikir balik, actually… tak terkejut sangat pun.

Mcm trainer I dulu pernah cakap:
“How you do anything is how you do everything.”

Kalau someone memang suka merendahkan orang, manipulate people, or act like a douchebag, that attitude will leak into everything they do.

Professional ke, personal ke — tetap sama.

And honestly, I’ll never understand people who look down on others for trying to survive, work, or build something for themselves.

The embarrassing part is treating people like tools for your own ego and engagement.

Semoga apa yang dia buat tu return balik dekat dia in tens, hundreds, thousands folds.

Amin.