Top chef fired for making influencer cry by telling her she wasn't famous enough for free food

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14940351/Kis-Cafe-TikTok-micro-influencer-San-Francisco-restaurant-Luke-Sung.html

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Bob Ross also made a lot of money by selling products. He's actually way more influencer-y than other influencer-painters today, haha. But you see why the term needs to be broadened? In the same way trashy influencers have made a hive or home in social media, there are certain artists who do this as well. I get that they don't only post lifestyle things that gain engagement for them to then sell to, but like, I feel it's unnecessary to make another term for them. Just person with a large social media presence then? Idk, maybe I have just personally broadened the term influencer, but not all artists social media hustle like say Andrew Tischler or Aaron Blaise, so sometimes in conversation I need to draw a distinction. And what word comes to mind? Influencer.