• viking@infosec.pub
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    3 days ago

    I don’t actually care since I would remove affiliate tags by hand - some shops put a markup on the items to offset commissions - but the audacity is quite something.

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        I did. And as I said, it’s a shit business tactic. But for someone who doesn’t support affiliate links whatsoever, the impact is net zero.

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          Thank god, we were all worried for you

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      There aren’t creators you like and think they deserve some of the cut? If there isn’t an increase in price, then that just means less of the money is going to the business, and some of it is going to a creator you enjoy.

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        I’m not buying anything recommended by creators, unless from their own shops in which case they get the full revenue either way.

        If there is a product they recommend that I might be interested in, I’ll research prices and guaranteed find a better deal elsewhere.

        I don’t use subscription services at all save for two very specific use cases and don’t play games, so all the vpns, online academies, website business, mmorpgs and whatever they are pushing really doesn’t phase me. If (and that’s a big if) they even make it through sponsorblock in the first place.