Well, let’s talk about that. These bloggers are taking part in a type of traffic generation that either generates direct revenue, or indirectly generates leads

Well, let’s talk about that. These bloggers are taking part in a type of traffic generation that either generates direct revenue, or indirectly generates leads via branding (let’s say they get paid for their reputation). What actually keeps that business model going? They have to write newer and newer shit about newer and newer shit. That’s the whole game. Very few of them ever write mea culpas - ‘Hey I pimped something to you guys for awhile, and it turns out that tech really sucked’ or ‘Woah, I’m so sorry about espousing this pattern or framework, it’s not that great’. That destroys credibility. I don’t really think they are sincere, the same way the media broadcasted everything Trump did to make him popular, followed by broadcasting everything bad he did because he’s the wave they needed to ride. The insincerity is not even close to being bad in tech compared to politics, influencers, etc, but it’s there.