> they all help me understand what is being sold Do they? SEO spam sites, review spam on Amazon and the like, review kickback schemes, buying off of "influence

> they all help me understand what is being sold Do they? SEO spam sites, review spam on Amazon and the like, review kickback schemes, buying off of "influencers" on Youtube/Instagram/etc: these all add noise when I'm trying to understand what is being sold. In fact, many companies benefit (or think they benefit) from keeping me in the dark about what is being sold and many marketing departments make a living helping them keep me in the dark.