Popular figures have thousands, and sometimes millions of fans and followers largely with regard to social media. By natural circumstances, they interact within small circles influence or friendship, of which the lines can be blurred unintentionally or otherwise. Such are the circumstances which led to the trend #OpenUpTheIndustry, shedding light on the fact that unexplored quality is replaced with quantity (clout) for better marketing, whereas the two can go hand in hand with then right components are working together.
This ground breaking debate will always go on, but a biblical quote says, "God helps those who help themselves," and rejection can be a taken as a lesson instead of become disheartening, as once cannot always be an island and make it on his/her own - nor can you be alone at the top forever.