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Its insane that companies can get away with basically not having an in house PR team anymore and dont even have to pay all the ad makers for them. Just give a free product and threaten to never allow them to get another if they say anything bad.
Boom instant commercials at the cost of basically nothing.
It's not new, but the current hot trend is for companies to outsource their costs as much as possible but pretend they're providing "creators" with a service. Gig economy jobs, social media jobs, Etsy stores, etc. all involve "employees" who can't call themselves employees for the purposes of insurance or full time hours or salaries taking on the equipment and material costs and labor costs in hopes that the company will pay out more than they invest. It's the new MLM Avon calling, Tupperware party, essential oils scam. It's not to say that some people won't beat the house some of the time and make a decent living, but the odds aren't in your favor and the house is still making a bunch off of you even when you are being "successful."
Payola lol