So I'm catching up.... but that person literally said that Katie seemed shy and genuine!? How is that bitchy? If anything that's sticking up for her and telling people here that she's a genuine person (which I'm sure she is!). Most of what people say here is that she eats a lot of meat and cheese, laughs at her cat a lot and whinges a lot. The general consensus is that we don't understand why she wrote a book/ could afford to put all that time into writing the book and that we wouldn't read it. I don't think any of that is groundbreaking.
I agree with Katie, we don't know her personally and don't know about her life other than what she shares. But if you post saying that you're not feeling very motivated and you're sitting around in your pants, I'm going to assume that you're not feeling very motivated and you're sitting around in your pants. And if people are making serious money with this lifestyle then something has gone wrong somewhere, sorry. That isn't jealousy speaking, I just think it's bananas. That's why I enjoy having discussion with other people who agree that this influencer stuff is completely bonkers. From the attitude, to the money they make, the freebies they get, the rules that are broken and the pedestals people put them on. It's infuriating.
Also, something a lot of influencers do is say 'you only see X many minutes of my day'. Again, very true. But if you're framing those minutes as your daily vlog/ being representative of your day and talk about 'sharing your life online' then people will assume that what you're showing is an accurate representation of your life. I'd love nothing more than for an influencer to reveal that they've been a full time accountant all along (or whatever) and show that yes, they really weren't showing their life online after all.