Also the reviews will be rigidly milquetoast, deferential nonsense, giving every product a participation award in a tailored category of its own, and refusing to ever call one superior to another, because the word “better” is so judgemental and might hurt someone’s feelings.

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xnx 9 hours ago | parent [-]

> because the word “better” is so judgemental and might hurt someone’s feelings.

Being truly critical of any product would reduce their chances of getting merch, trips, and other gifts from brands.

	▲	transcriptase 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		This becomes very apparent when a new game is given to big name streamers early to generate hype, and they’re visibly frustrated and hating the game while pretending it’s great and being careful not to say anything the publisher wouldn’t like.