My opinion is YES, this is absolutely normal. But honesty is important here.
I often watch different videos on YouTube. And for several years I am interested in the commercial life of successful bloggers on YouTube. Many methods of their work can be applied to Steem.
The first thing that comes to my mind is the feedback on the various services. For example, ticket sales, cryptocurrency sites, exchange sites and much more. I would read such posts. But it's important for me to make such reviews honest. I think a lot of people would be happy for such content.
This is good for everyone. The blogger receives money for advertising, creates an honest post. But this is an ideal situation.
The second option is unboxing. I also enjoy similar videos and articles. But again, the honesty of the blogger is important.
At this stage of Steem's development, such advertising will not work well. We have many authors and few content consumers. We need to change it. It is necessary to change this ratio. In future it will happen.
I think advertising in post is normal and good for the system. It would have been nice if advertisers paid their bills to Steem. It would have had a positive effect on the course.
Let's work and make the world better.
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