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."<p>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.<p>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.