Sure, I'll buy that in principle. But wouldn't you agree that it mostly matters if someone is recommending some shady financial product or otherwise high-ticket item? What's the worse that could happen when someone makes (text)book recommendations?
Affiliate links are also a good way to compensate people for curating valuable information. So the sort of "it goes without saying affiliate links are bad" attitude is kind of a mystery to me.
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I'm curious why people care about articles with referral links. It's not like you're paying more if you end up buying something, is it?
It is always good to know when someone is profiting financially from a recommendation they're giving you.
Sure, I'll buy that in principle. But wouldn't you agree that it mostly matters if someone is recommending some shady financial product or otherwise high-ticket item? What's the worse that could happen when someone makes (text)book recommendations?
Affiliate links are also a good way to compensate people for curating valuable information. So the sort of "it goes without saying affiliate links are bad" attitude is kind of a mystery to me.