>Like, there was something to the practice of slavery: it was popular in the South! ...and yet I'm comfortable making a value judgement about it.
Saying "there's something to it" (for this or for the 100K influencer) is an acknowledgement of it being something more than random, and possibly worth checking why it got popular, not an endorsment.
If anything the value judgement regarding slavery is closer to an personal opinion in matters of "art, poetry or music". As a value judgement, it's as "objective" as "I like/dislike the Beatles": in cultures which practiced slavery the mainstream view was that it was morally acceptable, and they'd think anybody wanting to stop it as in the wrong ("Mississipi Burning" sure shows this sentiment going on way after the Civil War too).
After all slavery was popular all over the world for millenia, and still remains practiced today in many places. There's also slavery in all but name practiced (from sex trafficking to debt slavery to forced prison labor, and many other forms). So, yes, there's something to it. This doesn't mean it's morally good, and even less it means it's objectively good.
Same for the 100K-fans influencer. Unless those are fake fans, there clearly would be some draw. Perhaps even a draw worth studying and learning from. But surely a need that it satisfies.
If this new social media environment has upsides, I look forward to seeing its benefits at some point. It's been over 15 years, but maybe they take longer than that to materialize.
Well, if she has 100K followers, then clearly there is something to her ideas. You might not like it, but 100K others do.