I for one am optimistic what a "post-search" world might look like. Maybe a lot like the early web. I don't think affiliate links themselves are necessarily the

I for one am optimistic what a "post-search" world might look like. Maybe a lot like the early web. I don't think affiliate links themselves are necessarily the problem. I'll gladly use a link from a high-quality reviewer to give them a little kickback. SEO seems to be the issue. Maybe we end up with trusted brands for reviewing specific things. For example, I trust outdoorgearlab.com for pretty much anything camping related, and no purchase comes to mind that I've regretted yet.