> In my opinion, the solution lies in better content curation tools. None of this would be a problem if search engines surfaced quality content once in a while.

Agreed!

Unsurprisingly, search engines funded by advertisers surface content which is effective at serving ads, rather than quality content. Do you see how this might be a problem?

> Affiliate marketing is a deal with the devil, but it's still a deal worth making. They let me work full time on building a useful resource and offering it for free. I can work with dignity, without having to beg for money, and still without selling out.

My guy, what do you think "selling out" means?