Remember Loot Crate? Seems like eons ago. Apparently they went bankrupt, to no one's surprise.
They were for a time the number one sponsor of nerd or nerd-adjacent content creators. These days its all VPNs and watches, basically any product whose sole unique characteristic is that they're being advertised to you by those you "trust". They're always marketed as being premium, but cheaper! Supposedly because they need less overhead selling online. But they end up being exposed as "scams" by people who are actually knowledgeable about the stuff.
So what do you feel about your favorite podcast trying to sell you overpriced crap? Usually I don't mind, sponsors seem to be the only way some creators can survive. But when they start saying how they themselves use it every day, or how they only accept sponsors for products they believe in, my cynicism skyrockets.
Bonus question, have you ever bought something from such sponsors? I've only ever gotten razors, but then they were bought for me so I didn't really care if they lived up the promises.
They were for a time the number one sponsor of nerd or nerd-adjacent content creators. These days its all VPNs and watches, basically any product whose sole unique characteristic is that they're being advertised to you by those you "trust". They're always marketed as being premium, but cheaper! Supposedly because they need less overhead selling online. But they end up being exposed as "scams" by people who are actually knowledgeable about the stuff.
So what do you feel about your favorite podcast trying to sell you overpriced crap? Usually I don't mind, sponsors seem to be the only way some creators can survive. But when they start saying how they themselves use it every day, or how they only accept sponsors for products they believe in, my cynicism skyrockets.
Bonus question, have you ever bought something from such sponsors? I've only ever gotten razors, but then they were bought for me so I didn't really care if they lived up the promises.