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Andrea Kiewel Criticizes Influencer Culture, Pointing to Astronaut Christina Koch

German outlets amplified the column by quoting her sharp lines.

Overview

  • Kiewel used a SuperIllu column to urge influencers to stop constant self‑photography and to “do something real.”
  • She said NASA’s Artemis II mission inspired her and named astronaut Christina Koch as a model of real achievement.
  • She mocked viral spectacle by citing a video of a Nutella jar floating inside the Orion spacecraft during a livestream.
  • Coverage by Westfälischer Anzeiger and Focus Online reported her remarks and carried them into mainstream conversation.
  • Her column ended with a call for parents to consider naming children after Christina Koch to signal the kind of role model she values.