They've been clickbait since day 1... Where have you been?
Honestly though, the majority of the tech channels have become nothing more than advertisers imo.
I agree! Here's what you (collectively) have to understand:
If something works for you, it works for you. What works for you might not work for me, and that's okay. It is not up to an influencer to judge you. Unfortunately, the "culture" around all that says the opposite--that influencers should be the judge of what products people buy. I mean, in a way, it makes sense, because they're called...
influencers. It's profoundly unfortunate though.
To me, an influencer is just "secondary marketing." By that, I mean that a company provides "primary marketing"--they release the product, and tell you all the reasons why you should buy it. The influencer goes off this, and
is often extremely biased or loyal to the company (can't stress enough how much that angers me!), and will then promote that product.
What I want--and very small YouTube channels (usually less than 5000 subs and no sponsorships) provide this--is MEANINGFUL, HELPFUL CONTENT about a product. THEIR TAKE on the device. Not their "review" that is backed by a company who forces them to say positive things. I have a small YouTube channel, too. I do not buy products to review. I do not post on a schedule--in fact, my uploads are very rare. I talk about products I already own, and give them a fresh perspective (some of them are quite old). I will ALWAYS, ALWAYS watch channels like that.
