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52-Year-Old Middle Manager Struggling to Explain Instagram Feed Full of Influencers Half His Age
Whakataki Times ^ | 5.2.2026

Posted on 05/03/2026 7:29:57 AM PDT by libh8er

Auckland company exec Doug Sinclair has generated a fair bit of buzz for his Instagram skills and his eye for talent.

Sources have told our reporters that every time Instagram suggests a good-looking female influencer, Doug’s name seems to appear in the “followed by” section.

“It’s beyond uncanny,” says one colleague of Doug’s. “He spends his days managing a modest team of 15 in central Auckland, but the second a model, dancer, cheerleader or fitness influencer posts anything, Doug’s there first, liking the post and almost always dropping a fire emoji in the comments.”

The irony is Doug hasn’t had any experience in modelling, dancing, cheerleading or fitness. He just has a comprehensive portfolio of experts from those arenas in his Instagram..

Doug’s personal Instagram feed mainly features photos of his wife, three kids and golf courses around New Zealand. He has also posted pictures of classic cars and scenic vistas, often with a beverage in the foreground.

Despite the online activity where he seems to attempt to connect with women half his age, coworkers say Sinclair keeps a fairly conventional offline presence.

“He’s still very much ‘dad at Bunnings on a Saturday,’” one colleague said. “Golf, family photos, the occasional sunset with a beer in the foreground. Then you check his likes and it’s like a completely different personality has taken over.

“I assume Doug’s wife hasn’t seen his Instagram activity?”

Doug was unavailable for comment.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: fakenews; humor; instagram; nzbabylonbee; satire; whakatakitimes

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1 posted on 05/03/2026 7:29:57 AM PDT by libh8er
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2 posted on 05/03/2026 7:31:14 AM PDT by libh8er
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Doug is probably a FReeper.


3 posted on 05/03/2026 7:32:24 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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Or maybe not.


4 posted on 05/03/2026 7:33:46 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: libh8er

The Whakataki Times appears to be the Kiwi version of the Babylon Bee ...


5 posted on 05/03/2026 7:34:36 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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Looks a bit like Keith Olbermann


6 posted on 05/03/2026 7:36:36 AM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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Thank God for our influencers out there influencing people everyday because if it wasn’t for our influencers people would not be influenced to do anything.

I think I just wrote something right out of the book of Kamala Harris


7 posted on 05/03/2026 7:38:30 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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Thats an AI generated image.


8 posted on 05/03/2026 7:39:12 AM PDT by libh8er
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This guy looks like he’s serious. Olbermann looks like....well, Olbermann.


9 posted on 05/03/2026 7:40:01 AM PDT by ComputerGuy (YMMV)
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It’s a mystery.


10 posted on 05/03/2026 7:40:18 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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Jer_15:19 This is how the LORD responds: “If you return to Me, I will restore you so you can continue to serve Me. If you speak good words rather than worthless ones, you will be My spokesman. You must influence them; do not let them influence you!


You must influence them; do not let them influence you!

It is interesting how God has addressed this issue of “influencer”..............................


11 posted on 05/03/2026 7:40:30 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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It used to be that you had to stop by a recruiting office to find a good influencer.


12 posted on 05/03/2026 7:45:24 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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They’re all adults? If so, not my circus. Not my monkeys.


13 posted on 05/03/2026 7:57:22 AM PDT by cuban leaf
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Well you certainly influenced the influenceable part of me that’s influencable. 👍🙂


14 posted on 05/03/2026 7:58:15 AM PDT by cuban leaf
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This is an AI fraudulent site, but funny!

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15 posted on 05/03/2026 8:09:04 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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Trying to understand what the problem is here.


16 posted on 05/03/2026 8:11:20 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)
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A lot of my followers on X and Truth are whore scammers. Theyre probably Chinese, Indian, and African guys posing as attractive young women. Guys have to be real dopes or real lonely to respond to any of them


17 posted on 05/03/2026 8:17:52 AM PDT by Wilderness Conservative (Death to the DEATH TO AMERICA, Democrats.)
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Their motto is, “Trusted News That’s Important”.


18 posted on 05/03/2026 8:19:29 AM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: FamiliarFace

It’s no worse than looking at Playboy back in the day. I honestly think it’s just a childish hobby and if it makes him happy and he doesn’t do any action then I think it’s pretty tame. His wife might even know and may think he’s silly but it’s fairly harmless.


19 posted on 05/03/2026 8:25:06 AM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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Doug is probably a FReeper.

Name him, ping him...

20 posted on 05/03/2026 8:31:03 AM PDT by null and void (Trump isn't a pussycat, but he does have nine lives!)
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