Paris Hilton openly framed fame as a monetizable outcome of being liked.

Evidence

Hilton had grand aspirations: “I want to be famous,” she once told a friend. “I want people to know who I am to be aware of me and I want them to like me so I can sell them things…. I want people to appreciate my opinion as a tastemaker. As an icon. And I want to monetize that, like a lot.” — W. David Marx, Blank Space, 143

Categorization

• CANDY: The quote is iconic and tweetable — a perfect crystallization of the celebrity-as-entrepreneur era.
• XREF: Foreshadows the influencer economy and the ‘death of the sellout’ endgame where the aspiration to monetize is itself the honest self-expression.