Even on the subject of bought and paid for, here's some other things that I've noticed that are absolutely bonkers.
AZ (HeelVsBabyFace) is repeatedly going at Act Man over Starfield
Meanwhile, AZ has said nothing about Mauler or EFAP who praised God of War Ragnarok
but there, everyone who gave AZ shit for his Starfield rant has also hopped aboard the "Sweet Baby is woke and bad" train.
Critical Drinker, who I mentioned before, gave a glowing review of God of War Ragnarok and said black girl Angrboda was not woke and that people ought to shut up about it.
But then, all of a sudden, Drinker hops aboard the "Sweet Baby is woke and bad" train along with everyone else.
So, yeah, pretty much everyone involved in YouTube's Commentary Community have their opinions for sale. And this wasn't back 3-4 months ago when stuff like Game Awards was going on. No, they waited until today. And I'd like to say that's all a coincidence, but my gut tells me they just sit on stuff like this until it's most expedient for them to profit from it. Like a bunch of dominoes, everyone suddenly tries to rewrite their place in history. The grift is real.
Null pretty much nailed it here: