Originally Posted by Longhornmaniac8

Comparing a narcissitic but otherwise well-intentioned influencer to people like SW is totally disingenuous. She is lightyears apart in both the content she posts and the damage it does to our profession. The two have no business being discussed in the same sentence, much less being directly compared. I'm no fan of influencers, but I haven't met or seen one whom I think is actively undermining the public's trust in our industry. We may not like them because the stuff they post isn't catered to us, but you can't ignore how the public seems to enjoy and appreciate what they do. Simply put, if there wasn't a market for it, they wouldn't be doing it. Just because we aren't that market doesn't inherently mean what they're doing is wrong, especially in today's society where people use social media the way they do.

The minute I feel like they're compromising our profession, I'll gladly display the same energy. They aren't. SW is. Simple as that.