I don't have much of a feeling about Merritt personally (I didn't think they were great on the last GMM), but it seems like their presence upsets a lot of people in the community, so I'm not sure why they keep being brought back.
@jbick89: I don't care about the affiliate links (I doubt anyone will use them, personally), but Jan posting is actually the thing that bums me out about it.
@spelda: so you don't go to Gamespot. Affiliate links all over and features on Black Friday Deals. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/sonic-frontiers-review-sonic-is-that-you/1900-6417995/
I don't love it, either, but these are a thing on nearly every review site. And Giant Bomb ain't much of a review site, to be honest.
@c_toc: lol if you think Patreon people and influencers in general can't be bought. That's as naive as it gets. Every big YouTuber is living on the grift of free games and ad money. I don't like this either (especially Jan boosting it), but Patreon doesn't equal automatic ethics. Those guys are running ads on their podcasts for stuff they don't care about.
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