AMEN!.......making a living pimping for products is no way to go thru life!.......
I was in SE Asia a few months ago and, unlike here (???), being an "influencer" there seems to be something to be proud of..... large, flashy billboards proclaimed the "influencer" status of somebody or another (the very word was highlighted)......I haven't seen that here, yet.....
funny, my auto-correct is flagging the word "influencer" just now!!....yay!
I really hope this is just a phase we're going through......