Product review articles almost always give a link to where to buy the thing, and that link always points to #Amazon, which I find disturbing. Are they getting a kickback from Amazon, or are they just being lazy? I'm guessing the latter.
@resist1984 neither coincidental or laziness: it's #AffiliateMarketing.
Every click stores a cookie in your browser and if you complete any purchase on Amazon within 24h after clicking that link, they gain a 10-15% commission on the sale.
That's why almost all "reviews" of such products say amazing things about it. They could care less about the product, they only want you to goddamn buy it already.
Sadly, it's not just Amazon. Lots of platforms do these affiliates nowadays...
@kzimmermann Well Amazon is pretty much enemy number one to ethical consumers and Amazon's competition is struggling. So I'm more bothered by everyone being sent to Amazon than about competitors doing the same tracking. It's a good point though.. I noticed reviews tend not to mention the negatives & I figured it was just a lazy/incompetent reviewer. But the kickback makes it all more clear.
