Ignoring the nitpicking about 'impacting the content':
It impacts the time scale. If I click on one of his links and buy a gadget, I get the very same thing. He gets a one time bonus that _I_ didn't pay and the experience is the same (granted, if I want to buy the thing in 3 weeks I'm going to Amazon's site and search/buy it there, not looking up his links to do him a favor).
The ads on the device, however, are semi-permanent and are going to stay with you. You trade _your_ money for things that are shoved in _your_ face.
I don't even understand where a comparison between these things (affiliate links vs. ads on the device) are meaningful..
It impacts the time scale. If I click on one of his links and buy a gadget, I get the very same thing. He gets a one time bonus that _I_ didn't pay and the experience is the same (granted, if I want to buy the thing in 3 weeks I'm going to Amazon's site and search/buy it there, not looking up his links to do him a favor).
The ads on the device, however, are semi-permanent and are going to stay with you. You trade _your_ money for things that are shoved in _your_ face.
I don't even understand where a comparison between these things (affiliate links vs. ads on the device) are meaningful..