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This article is part of\u00a0<\/i>Upstream<\/a>,<\/i>\u00a0The Daily Wire\u2019s new home for culture and lifestyle. Real human insight and human stories \u2014 from our featured writers to you.<\/i><\/p>\n ***<\/i><\/p>\n Leave it to people on the internet to complain about even the most innocuous things. One X user <\/span>snarked<\/span><\/a> last week that a woman she \u201cwent to school with\u201d is \u201ctrying to be a Raleigh, North Carolina influencer.\u201d That tweet went mega-viral, with over 24 million views and tens of thousands of likes.<\/span><\/p>\n The point of the tweet was obviously mockery, but about what, exactly? That the young woman grew up in a Raleigh suburb and still lives in the area? That she\u2019s conventionally attractive and stylish without the edge of a jaded Brooklynite? That it\u2019s embarrassing to try to be an influencer from somewhere as obscure as the capital city of a Southern state?<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhen I saw it, I was like, \u2018What in the world?\u2019\u201d Bayleigh Adams, the subject of the viral tweet, told The Daily Wire. \u201cI don\u2019t know if she was being mean towards me specifically, or just like the idea of somebody doing it in Raleigh, who knows?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Bayleigh said she started posting about local events on her TikTok account just in the past few months, gathering several thousand followers for her posts on the goings-on in North Carolina\u2019s second most populous city. She says she knew of the woman who tweeted about her, but they had never even had a conversation. Nevertheless, the publicity was good news for her page. \u201cEver since that tweet, it\u2019s done a lot better,\u201d she says.<\/span><\/p>\n Not everyone who exists publicly online aspires to Kardashian levels of fame, nor should she. Micro-influencers across the country keep countless people apprised of fun happenings in their neighborhoods and cities. Without them, we\u2019d miss out on farmers’ markets, art fairs, happy hours, and plenty of community events. Whereas people once found out about upcoming events in the paper, today they hear about them on Instagram and TikTok.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI feel like Raleigh has started becoming a more up-and-coming city,\u201d Bayleigh says. \u201cWe\u2019re getting new trending restaurants and bars and more things to do where it used to be kind of the same old things, so I\u2019ve just been trying to promote that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI really enjoy doing things in general,\u201d she adds. \u201cIf anything, this has made me step out of my comfort zone with doing the same activities, and it\u2019s making me try new places and do new things. And hopefully it\u2019s helping other people find some things to do too.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>post<\/span><\/a> that went viral listed several events happening that upcoming weekend. If you were in Raleigh earlier this month, you might\u2019ve wanted to watch \u201cBeauty and the Beast\u201d by the Carolina Ballet, shop at a night market, or chow down at a food truck festival.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n After Bayleigh went viral, many onlookers rushed to her defense. \u201c[T]his is such a hating *ss post I had to find her and follow,\u201d one person <\/span>said<\/span><\/a>. \u201cBayleigh from Rayleigh got a ring to it!\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Bayleigh herself took it in stride, posting to her TikTok, \u201c[By the way] I\u2019ve never even had a conversation [with] that girl from my high school, but [thanks] for the support girlie\u2026 anyways follow along for things to do in Raleigh.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n