This is part of the reason why AvE's BOLTR series is so popular. Buy a tool for money donated on patreon, take it apart, tell us how it works and how it will break, test it a bit. Explicitly tell us "this is no fucking good at all" or "this is pretty skookum".

It seems like there is a viable business model underlying this, that shoulf translate to other product categories. The hard part is building an audience that trusts you.