Whatever the motivations (and FWIW it does seem like a channel very worthy of support), I can confirm it is at least the official 'Store' linked to from the official website: https://www.3blue1brown.com/

You're suspicious my comment is an ad, or the original post? I have zero affiliation with the channel, have never emailed with the creator or anyone on their team, and am not even subscribed to the youtube channel. I just saw a guy wearing one of the shirts at the Palo Alto farmer's market and was intrigued. My first reaction was "is that the guy who runs the channel?" and then I realized he probably had a shop and probably didn't go around wearing his own swag.

Apologies, still finding my footing here at HN. I have a lot "reddit reflexes" for lack of a better word, and this was probably a product of that.

You might check someone's account age or history first. Typically people won't accumulate many thousands of karma points if they are shilling for brands.

"Never underestimate just how much influence you can have on others, especially the ones who are younger than you are." 3B1B

I have this method of checking for information sources to trust. I check for their reputation, and find evidence that they can be trusted.

I should probably take my own advice ... but I have to figure how to do it first.

1st day. Thanks for the tip.

> Typically people won't accumulate many thousands of karma points if they are shilling for brands.

Sure, they might not accumulate karma BY shilling for brands, but they might start shilling for brands or ideologies after they accumulate said karma. Or selling their farmed accounts to those who do.

I've been active here for over a decade. If I did that so I could start shilling for brands in my 40s, that'd be a hell of a long con. Also, I pointed out that it's useful to check users' histories. A few seconds with my comment history would reveal that I'm more of a grump than a shill.

Welcome! Pretty much the only ads here are paywall links. For some reason they’re allowed, but usually somebody posts an archive link