[carterklein13]

This, to me, is just furthering a new channel through which people try to get famous, like acting or being a professional athlete. Past the surface-level veil of "online presence," this article more or less just tells me "if you get famous, you can quit your job."

You could replace "online presence" with "acting," or "baseball skills" and get largely the same outcome. Growing my acting presence isn't optional anymore, because if I get famous I can quit my day job. Growing my baseball skills isn't optional anymore, because if I can throw a crazy 12-6 curveball I can get drafted and quit my day job. Growing my online presence isn't optional, because if I become an influencer I can quit my day job.

I'm sure I'm biased because I try to keep a very minimal online presence and it has, if anything, positively affected my day-to-day life, but this article just rubbed me the wrong way.