Telling friend from foe is frequently difficult, and rarely more so than when parties keep switching back and forth from one to the other. It’s not a new phenomenon, by any means, but it has happened often enough in recent years (and decades) to be seen as an almost frequent, always difficult, challenge.
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I’m not normally one for product endorsements, or even positive product reviews. This is not because I don’t like sharing my interests, or promoting products and services I think deserve a wider audience; who doesn’t? Rather, it’s because far, far too many websites and reviewers seem to be spineless, beholden shills, all too happy to be given - or even just loaned - samples of the latest-and-greatest whatever in return for their producing glowing reviews. Some even manage to get paid actual money to promote a company or their products and services.
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