No, he's not wrong. Along the same lines, I've been loud about bringing in actual paying consumers, and still am...
https://alpha.leofinance.io/threads/view/nonameslefttouse/re-leothreads-gvrjyyxl
I'm shocked when I see a content creator with a large outside following, show up here, get nowhere, and not even realize what they can do for themselves, independently, with some of the tools in place. Could attract 1000 content creators that willingly work of tips elsewhere, here, but if they don't bring their consumers with them, it's money out the door.