Anycubic: Can we send you a review unit?
Me: Are you familiar with my presentation style and what happens when a product fails on its claims?
Anycubic: *crickets*
So, there you have it: Fastest round-about review ever -- didn't even cost me anything. Anybody else?
According to Grok, AdSense is only the tip of the iceberg, and many of the established reviewers proactively solicit cash payments on top of the already free gear. Can anyone with receipts attest to this ... or is it taboo 👀
It's been a relaxing 4-5 months since I was approached to showcase anything new. Went to get some filament for an off-camera project, and suddenly there's an X2D chilling under my box of Tectonic drivers.
The more reproach I receive for tossing my old speakers, the more curious I become about everyone else's trash day routine. What wheels do you put into motion before you drag anything out to the curb? Is there some web listing of locals who will come around and pick through your non-recyclables? Some pro bono raffle / fundraising entity? I'm all ears.
So, my "double feature" experiment brought my estimated monthly YouTube revenue from $47 to a whopping $73 🤣 Blows my mind that anyone would leave an actual job for this. If I ever meet one of you career YouTubers, I wanna see that 1099!
Just thinking about the fact that I can easily picture several hours worth of daily usage for a 3D printed speaker, yet not for a 3D printed fantasy mask. And then it dawned on me: OnlyFans! These people are making sex props 🤣🤣🤣
I sometimes wonder about the "professional" YouTubers; those who have all day every day to create, yet their efforts seem so ... underwhelming. Meanwhile, here's my 1.7 meter tall "weekend warrior" test print 🤣
Flashforge AD5X, Snapmaker U1, and now the QIDI MAX4; three separate machines in a span of two months, all inoperative on arrival. Anybody out there review these things professionally? Is this normal? 🤔