smurphette
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I know of an American fitness person who essentially left the online world because of that stuff. There was major pressure to endorse people's programmes, have them on podcasts/do theirs etc. Not because you genuinely rated them, because it was all about "you scratch my back" etc. She's "powerful" because of her follower count.PTs like Sean Fitz really let down down when they bring Siobhan on the show.
The only reason they do it, is because of her follower count. Just shows they don't care about the ethics of it. The follower count is essentially currency.