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Do others feel somewhat conflicted talking positively about commercial goods/services? (lemm.ee)
submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Sometimes I feel like if I do so I'm basically serving as an ad, and I don't really care for that, especially if later I find that the business was scummy in some ways (which is often the case, especially later as it changes leadership/ownership).

If you do, how do you deal with it?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

I avoid it almost all the time. Because:

  1. I avoid uncalled advice, so there goes 90% of the time when people would suggest a brand.
  2. I'd rather support local brands over country-wide or international brands. However most people whom I speak with are on the internet, and live far away.
  3. Most of the time talking about the product (e.g. "shavers") works well enough, I don't need to talk about the brand (e.g. "ACME shavers").
  4. I'm one of those DIY muppets. Specially when it comes to kitchen stuff. I'm not talking about the brand of tomato sauce, I'm making it! (Or butter. Or pepper sauce. Or spice mix.)