I like Courtney, but was bummed to see her jumping on this as well. She peddled out the same very long winded, wordy influencer spiel that everyone else has put out there to justify it. I thought her reaction to the DM she got about it was waaaaay OTT, and her defensive reaction made me realise she isn’t asking for feedback at all. She's going to do it anyway. She knows people aren't going to like it and got really defensive at the first person who said they weren't happy about it. The DM was to the point, but it wasn't rude.
I won't subscribe to any influencer account, regardless of the content. They say 'it's only x dollars a month', like that's a pittance....yeah, except that if you paid that pittance to everyone you followed who has a sub account it would be more than my kids school fees. Sub accounts should be for people who have a qualification and are providing a service, such as if someone was to use instagram for their clients instead of a fitness app. Not this 'see more exclusive photos from my wedding' or 'you'll get more of my personal recommendations if you subscribe' bullshit.