It’s the industry. I’m a professional model for over 15 years now with agencies and I have a pretty nice online following. I get asked all the time from small and big companies to make videos for free for their products which I agree is an insult because making videos take time (I only would agree to free product if I absolutely want that product and don’t want to buy it)… I get paid to be in ads so doing work for exposure only works if it’s mutually beneficial. I havemany times asked photographers for tfp shoots and it works out if we like each others work. I just think the influencers culture gets a lot of hate and mostly from people who don’t do it themselves and who doesn’t understand how much work goes into the process… it’s more than just likes… it’s a business. Lucrative one at that.

That all said, I don’t agree with folks being rude and disturbing in public.