You speak as if everyone abides by some ethics standards where people cannot make honest assessments and recommendations without being influenced by money. I just don’t get it, people here seem to have a hard on for wirecutter but mention affiliate marketing and we are all scumbags for even considering it. I’m generalizing too, but so are you.

Sure, I can see that, but this is true of just about anything that includes any sort of paid promotion or linking. Wirecutter makes money off amazon but people trust them to be honest? I’m not saying we shouldn’t, quite the opposite. It wasn’t that long ago I was of the opposite opinion if you just check my comment history. Recently I’ve decided to put a little more faith into human beings and give them the benefit of the doubt. Yes money is a motivator but I think there can be a balance between earning on affiliate links and presenting unbiased recommendations.