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Because being obvious and funny about it is so rare that it's practically unique. What most advertisers want and pay for is "native advertising," i.e. ads masqu

Because being obvious and funny about it is so rare that it's practically unique. What most advertisers want and pay for is "native advertising," i.e. ads masquerading as normal content. When native advertising is done "properly" you have no way of knowing if your favorite YouTuber actually likes the product or is just being paid to shill it. That's unfortunate as hell.

srtjstjsj 10y ago
Of course you know. The answer is always "They are being paid to shill it." unless they have invested in cultivating a reputation of independents, like Consumer Reports. The youtubers I respect (best content), have the format: 1. main content. 2. "Here comes an ad for X" 3. mildly entertaining ad for X