I don't think it's about "strangers vs. knowing people". I think there's a certain swagger to influencers that prompts people to donate to them, whether they know them or not. Politicians, athletes, influencers, pop stars, celebs, socialites, people that don't need money and might not even ask for money get donations and gifts all the time. But in some ways, their personality, aura, swag, or presentation governs this. For artists as myself, I've never had that. My talents in life do not include marketing, selling, or the like. This is the best I could do in this video to promote my game, and across Tiktok, Youtube and IG I think I've gotten 3 likes. So it's not a strength of mine to be an influencer.