@JoshStrifeHayes After some thought, I believe that if you took sponsorships that had nothing to do with games (raycons etc etc), people would not mind that much.
How would you feel if the minister for health announced they are now sponsored by pfizer?
@JoshStrifeHayes There's two linked sliders.
Broke (but genuine) artist on one end and absolute shill on the other.
Moving it in either direction affects a second slider which has audience trust on one side and sponsorship money on the other.
You control the first slider but not the second.