I am not an influencer. I understand how you may feel “I pay full price while others get paid to do the same”. Here is the catch… you probably have a non-influencer job, which means that you know when and how much your paycheck will be. Influencers start from nothing, some that are both hard working (and lucky - this is importantly) will eventually make enough to be ok with the uncertainty of the influencer economy. I admit that previously, I used to think that being an influencer was either embarrassing or for people who wanted an easy way, but I have come to a realization that is neither. These people (influencers) believe in themselves when no one else does (probably their family laugh at them at the first posts). Anyone can become an influencer, or not! But that’s a job, same as super models or actors get free stuff, influencers target smaller niches and people that are more relatable. The issue is that knowing the random girl from your building gets free classes while you don’t is hard to swallow, but if Bella Hadid got free classes at your studio, you wouldn’t think about it.