How I dislike that word 'influencer'. Guess unless you're called one you haven't made it - on social media. I'll never be one, nor do I have any desire to. My 'work' lies elsewhere. But that's what it is, being a full-time YTer takes time, dedication, skill and a lot of other stuff. Why shouldn't they get paid for it somehow? I know how hard that is for an artist. And we are consuming their content for a reason, so why not. If we don't like it, move on, don't pay for it. Nobody is being forced to pay. Those people bitching and complaining about the 'YTer easy life, sponsored by us'?

critics are just jealous doing their 9 to 5

This ⏫. Those critics should try and do the YTer's job and they'd find out quickly how hard that really is. They really should bugger off and shut up.

Sorry, people complaining an whining about stuff they don't know a thing about - gets me every time.