Comment by simonw

Yeah, that's fair.

I hope to earn enough trust from my long-term readers that "I'll let you know if o have a conflict of interest" is good enough for them.

I write about contentious topics, so some people will never be satisfied that I'm not a paid shill of some kind. It gets to me because I value my credibility so much, but eventually I just need to accept that some people won't ever trust me and there's nothing I can do to win them over.