This is one consequence of removing all gatekeepers. Previously you’d only need to be known by your manager and his manager, or in the arts, by a small group of

This is one consequence of removing all gatekeepers. Previously you’d only need to be known by your manager and his manager, or in the arts, by a small group of tastemakers. Nowadays there are no tastemakers, and thus you need to be a public figure in order to even find your audience / niche in the first place.