Hardware channel Linus Tech Tips defended itself following a competitor's claims about its "accuracy, ethics, and responsibility."
  • FoxBJK@midwest.socialEnglish
    7·
    2 years ago

    Linus really doesn’t respond well to criticism. He’s trying to act like a sale and an auction are 2 different things? If some hardware vendor tried to feed him that excuse he’d devote a whole video to it! Hell, if someone had sold one of his screwdriver prototypes he’d probably have thrown a fit and sued (as is his right)!

    He’s picking quantity of videos over quality, so stuff like this is only going to accelerate.

    • blargerer@kbin.social
      02·
      2 years ago

      Ignoring everything else, because other accusations seem to have more credibility, although a charity auction is certainly a type of sale, sale has completely different connotations than charity auction when devoid of context. It’s a fair issue for them to have and raise.

  • jkmooney@kbin.social
    1·
    2 years ago

    I’m not really that familiar with LTT. I did subscribe to his channel, mainly because I was bemused by him borking his PC by rushing an install of Pop_OS and Steam. (“yes, do as I say”, if you recall). Reading the PC Gamer article, it appears he did the same, “just drive on without thinking it through” approach to this prototype cooler. I haven’t watched a lot of his videos and anyone can make a mistake but, there is an expectation that a “tech expert” show a bit of diligence. Plus, if he’s showcasing a vendor, he should make sure they have every chance to shine.
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    …this guy is starting to look like a poser now…

    • HellAwaits@lemm.eeEnglish
      01·
      2 years ago

      …this guy is starting to look like a poser now…

      Not starting, always has been

  • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

    Who fucking cares? Stop consuming their content and they are gone