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Linuxive heard some mixed things about ltt so i want to know if theyre actually bad or not
and im not watching them for linux help, i just like the content, but i also dont want to support a bad person
No.
I used to watch Emily's videos but she's gone now.
Most of the comments here are very wrong, assuming the worst, or deliberately have their head in the sand about some of the controversies and the reality of those situations.
LTT is casual-ish tech - not as mainstream casual as MKBHD ot UrAvgConsumer, but way more casual than say, Craft Computing.
I consume a ludicrous amount (and wide range) of TechTube and have seen plenty of controversies snd have ditches plenty of channels due to scandals. GamersNexus used to be a favorite. Emphasis on past tense. They did a lot of deliberate hit pieces on LTT and its rather well documented - Zip Tie Tuning/Tech by Alex has a fantastic video shedding light on the misbehavior of GamersNexus - plenty of other folks also covered their motivations and unfair approach. Linus is a character - and definitely can be emotional - but his dialogue attempts with Steve were commendable - Steve just decided to be a whiny baby instead. Self-stylized "journalist" one might say.
Controversies fanned by GN is what rendered a lot of people anti-LTT, and unable to rectify their views once the attacks impacted. LTT had plenty to criticize (and I do), but the GN attack topics were not them.
I almost ditched LTT and boycotted them after all those attacks. But once the smoke cleared smd reality made itself known, I was pleasantly surprised to have not knee-jerk reacted.
LTT like all channels is beholden to nonsense algorithmic marketing that all channels suffer, so I've noted more clickbaity behavior in recent videos.
I'm a far-left, pro-union, Linux-loving, Windows-hating, Apple-hating, Big Tech-hating, anti-sexual assault, anti-billionaire, pro-little guy type of person.
I consider LTT to be edutainment with more good impact than bad. They'll suffer some of the pitfalls of capitalism with some aggressive marketing. They'll naturally need to compete in the YT space. But the characters running the show seem to have their heads screwed on right and their morals in a good place. They will make mistakes. The WAN show sheds light on it - including at times Linus' difficulty in handling blame at times. But he also often comes around - and all things considered I'm not too mad about that as his negative trait.
I don't love the private plane purchase but there's so much more nuance to that with an intended sell of it than others give allowance to understand.
Also I'd be remiss if I didn't highlight Linus' pro-trans (and broadly, LGBTQ+) approach - his support/ready defense of Emily when she came out was great to see.
They are more entertainment and light education. They are trying to target a very wide audience, so they can't really do deep on things. For actually learning I like LearnLinuxTV and LawrenceSystems.
Its just tech entertainment with surface level knowledge at most nothing useful but the vids are fun to watch while I eat something
Most of the hate comes from Gamers Nexus, which is an extremely self-indulgent, self-aggrandizing YouTube that seems to pick fights with everyone and treats the Rampocalypse like every board partner is at fault. He is an expert at making hay.
I wish someone could give him a hair scrunchy.
I got into following the channel rather late, like, around 2017.
Linus has absolutely said some cavalier things, and his channel has a strong history if admitting their faults when they are called out.
They mostly stay in their own lane and don't go picking fights, plus as a policy they don't sue people they don't have to, even when slandered, so being as popular as they are and being as passive as they are, thsts a pretty big bulls eye on their backs.
Tl:Dr - - nothing reprehensible about the channel, just very advertiser-friendly and easy to snark on.
I dont need GN to hate on someone with a private jet
It used to be yes. No, not anymore really.
Thin education through entertainment, passing as tech and product reviews. Quality is subjective, but they are the bare minimum right after mkbhd/marques brownlee.
whats wrong with marques?
In one of his videos he was also speeding (read: flooring it in a high performance car) in a school zone and acted like he did nothing wrong
Garden variety Brand-Safe Hype-First Tuber. Has more air of nothing than a bag of Lays chips.
"The Problem with Linus Tech Tips: Accuracy, Ethics, & Responsibility" (44:14mins) by Gamers Nexus on August 14, 2023: YouTube or Invidious or Internet Archive
This video is not monetized. This video covers our serious concerns regarding the data accuracy of Linus Media Group, including Linus Tech Tips, ShortCircuit, and TechQuickie, particularly as it relates to rushing content out the door to favor -- by staff's own admission -- quantity over quality. As the company continues to expand into its LTT Labs direction, the importance of accurate data increases; however, even as 'only' entertainment, there are still certain responsibilities to the consumer and the manufacturers to report fairly (and to have defined corrections processes in place). We tried to approach this as objectively as possible and hope that viewers are able to listen to the evidence we present, particularly as it relates to significant and frequent data errors that now present in nearly every technical review video.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - The Last 2 Weeks
01:40 - LMG is Rushing Too Much: Establishing the Premise
03:48 - LTT's Own Employees Agree
06:58 - This Isn't "Drama" & Risks
09:05 - Bad Data from Linus Tech Tips
10:12 - GPU Review Errors
15:02 - CPU Cooler Test Errors
19:09 - PSU Review Errors
19:53 - CPU Review Errors
22:39 - Asterisked Errors
26:15 - Ethical Concerns: Irresponsible Actions & Conflicts
28:21 - Ethical Concerns: The Review of Billet Labs
34:49 - Ethical Concerns: 'Not-Review' of Pwnage Mouse
36:53 - UNACCEPTABLE & The Community is Disturbing
39:22 - Unfair to Consumers, Manufacturers, & Reviewers
New video after Linus Tech Tips responds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3byz3txpso (only from 00:48 to 12:57 part)
LTT always seemed like somebody who doesn't know wtf they're talking about, but pretends to and appeals to people who know even less to make them feel smart. I can't stand the dude.
Everyone knows someone like this. Opinions about everything, but talk to them for five minutes and it’s apparent they know nothing.
LTT is the definition of a mile wide and an inch deep.
Linus has literally talked about that multiple times. He learns just enough to cover what is needed for the video, does the video, then forgets most of.
Yes which is why I don’t watch a bare minimum creator. It is just popcorn content.
He hate unions. Doesn't pay his workers fairly. Drives a porsche. Has a private jet. Knew that honey was scamming him with the last click affiliate links switcheroo and instead of exposing them he quietly ended there sponsorship with them.
Also the 2 - 3 sponsor breaks plus the "at ltt store dot com" self promotion every 5 minutes really makes the videos unbearable to watch even with sponsor block.
Let alone all the non compete shit with his workers as well as the working atmosphere that was reported by some of the workers.
Revanced autoskips all of those sponsor/ad segments.
Technically sponsor block dies this. It's on more projects than just revanced.
Despite all the criticism against them that I agree with I still personally like then and click in their videos every now and then.
What I appreciate the most is the are constantly pushing Linux often even if they are misguided, and they have a large audience of rather normal people.
I do think they are positively contributing to linuxs growth, and helps normalize devices like the steam deck.
We need more casual stupid users for Linux to ever hit the year of the desktop.
watch the video of linus buying a private jet and see if that's the kind of guy you wanna support
linus buying a private jet
Wow, thanks, I didn't know that.
Before he was just mildly annoying and not something I wanted to watch.
Now he's confirmed as an asshole, who must not be supported, from my perspective.
First trip was a family vacation to Mexico
It's a jet for his company though, right?
doesn't make it any less private
And his upcoming "family vlog" he is about to launch. And no, it won't be cringe, lol. shudders
No. Fell off a very long time ago.
I'm pretty sure Linus doesn't know how to use a computer.
Hardware-wise, he knows how to put things together and modify it to suit his purpose but when it comes to installing and using software, he has no fucking idea what he's doing.
The two Linux challenges that he has participated in has made this clear for most of us Linux users...
But it's not just Linux he struggles with, he makes all the same fails with windows all the time.
Glad it's not just me that feels this way. He's always come off a somebody who doesn't really know shit about fuck but caters to people who know even less so he can pretend on the Internet.
how 😭 i bet an 8 year old can operate windows
An 8 year old with a credit card, maybe.
"Quality clickbait" is the best description I have.
It's an entertaining channel, prone to reviewing flashy stuff, rather than useful tips as the name might suggest. But not completely stupid, those guys have some knowledge and skills to back it up.
I can't say how it changed over time, I've only watched them occasionally over the last 2-3 years.
They're basically filling in that market for entry level tech knowledge and enthusiasts that used to be occupied by CNET and Tom's Hardware when written articles were king.
That about sums then up. They have been on a streak promoting Linux, which is pretty great since they are a bigger channel. Are they perfect? No, but they are helping get new users into Linux.
I remember making the choice to just stop watching any Linux-focused videos from that channel. They always just tended to frustrate me. But, as I understand, the main host has started to really enjoy Linux lately due to the Steam Machine. Have their Linux videos improved at all due to that?
I can't say that what your take on their Linux videos is wrong, but they had valid concerns and call outs. Their problems are reproducible and are things that would have kept me away from Linux before they were addressed. He genuinely wants Linux to succeed so by bringing attention to problems he had, it helped prioritize friction from switching. Now that he has had much fewer issues with daily driving Linux, he found himself wanting to actively avoid going back to windows. Who knows if that would have been the case if he didnt help spotlight Linux friction points.
i guess thats fine, i just dont wanna support bad peeps
LTT is not a serious tech channel. Its a guy doing anything he can to get views with tech themed content.
This is such a tired take. He gets people enthusiastic about exciting or fun things in tech. Not every tech channel or influencer needs to deep dive analytics or details. Even so, they sometimes do exactly that.
Like him/them or not, they have advanced repairablity, spotlighted unethical behavior, and made useful guides for things like ad-blocking and piracy.
I used to watch them, but overtime they've become super corporate with none of the authenticity of the older videos; and also basically everyone I used to watch for has left.
Then there was the whole situation with the sexual harrasment stuff that just put the final nail in the coffin for me.
Every time it appears now in my feed its just so clearly clickbait view slop with no personality. They haven't done anything like the large-scale projects like they used to in a long time.
Also, their attitude towards Linux has always been unncecessarily hostile; with Linus refusing to respect that he has to learn how to use a different operating system and just treating it like Windows which will naturally lead to instability and crashes.
If you were to treat macOS like Windows the same would happen too.
I would agree with you 6mo ago, but ever since their last Linux challenge, it feels like LTT is full linux-pilled now. Before, they seemed to exclusively compare capabilities vs mainstream OSes, and only focus on where Linux fell short, because realistically, that's all mainstream gamers care about. But after the last Linux challenge, they all chose to stay with Linux on their personal machines, because they all felt like it was worth any compromises to not have to deal with windows.
As Linus put it, if something doesn't work in windows it's because of bugs or lack of money. If something doesn't work in Linux, it's because no one in the community has been annoyed enough by it to fix it.
As Luke put it, every time he's had to fix an issue on Linux, he's actually enjoyed it because it felt like he was learning about his machine.
Linus recently did a call with Ludwig about the feasibility of non-tech YouTubers using Linux. Ludwig said "I just think it's better to have more options, so everyone can use the option they want", which is historically the line Linus goes with, except that he countered with "consider that windows actively uses their status to limit people's options, does that change your mind?"
Overall, I think the channel still has to be realistic about the general public's adoption of Linux. They review the latest tech, and if the latest tech is built exclusively for windows, then they have to review it there. But they do seem to be much more critical of window's enshittification, and openly advocate for people to try Linux in spite of a rocky transition. It's been refreshing to finally see the self-professed tech nerds actually cross that threshold into owning their hardware. And whether you like it or not, LTT and Pewdiepie are driving orders of magnitude more people to Linux than we are.
Edit: oh and Linus openly declared that It's the year of the Linux Desktop, telling viewers it is ready for mainstream adoption.
To be fair the last time I saw Linus try linux, he tried to install steam and the package manager removed the entire desktop environment. This was PopOS, and PopOS clarified in the comments that Linus just so happened to be making the video when there was a big bug in their system. So I don't fault Linus for being a bit put off
I feel like people here never finished his videos, he is still using linux after switching off popos, and has been heavily promoting it on the wan show. He also made a video recently on what linux distro to choose, although i haven't watched it and a video comparing ram usage on windows and linux.
It gave him a very visible warning that this will break his system and only to proceed if you know what you're doing. He pressed yes I know what I'm doing and purged all of the desktop environment packages. You would get the same result on any operating system by disregarding a warning like that.
If you gave a scrolling wall of terminal text to the average PC user and then asked "yes or no", they will just say "yes". The point of Linus's video was "is Linux ready for mainstream", so his actions were fair imo. Linux users forget how simple using a PC is (or at least was) on Windows and Mac.
You would get the same result on any operating system by disregarding a warning like that.
When does Windows or MacOS allow you to purge your desktop environment? They would simply not install the software. They wouldn't give you the option to break your PC in the first place
But that should've never happened. He did say very clearly that he isn't going into the challenge as a tech savvy dude but as a naive enter smashing user. That was completely on pop os for even suggesting the option.
As I recall, it was a transient packaging bug that was fixed within an hour of it occurring, well before the video even aired.
The bug should have never made it to production. Pretty unlucky that one of the biggest tech youtubers caught it on video, but still, not the best look for Linux
I've been told a thousand times that linux and linux gaming were finally easy before getting in, not in a thousand years would I have thought installing steam would kill my whole linux installation.
Just my two cents. Also I've learned that linux people tend to lie through their teeth so I never take them too seriously, the same people that get angry when you criticize linux for difficulty or weirdness will crucify you for installing steam in the exact moment a once in a lifetime bug you couldn't predict (as a newcomer) kills your os.
They redid that challenge and it went much differently. In fact, Linus may now be a Linux convert.
Honestly, awesome to hear. I need to check out that video
Hes been using for about 3 months, if I remember correctly
And they've been pumping out weekly linux videos, I think, so that helps draw attention too
He actually 180d on that. He has become what he once used to hate. Linix users that won't shut up about linux.
Hmm I always thought Linus did this to try to stress test Linux and other things they review, because you know a tech youtuber would more than likely have no trouble making something happen if they wanted to even if they had to get someone else to do it or it took awhile...the idea is they want to help improve it by trying to make things difficult and if it fails to be difficult then they have succeeded. Same thing with their recent ai pc build video, he's putting in unfiltered prompting to try to get answers and it half worked, which is pretty good thst this was able to work imo.
harrasment..?
This was also my final nail, especially when they "we investigated ourselves and determined ourselves did nothing wrong" happened.
That’s the usual outcome, even for investigations where there was something bad that happened.
They hire an outside law firm who specializes in this. They do investigations of something that happened years previously, was badly handled so nothing was written down, memories fade, and people leave the job.
The investigators are also biased since they are being paid by management.
The typical result, regardless of the truth, is not finding anything.
Guilty until proven otherwise? I think in civilized society its the other way around, right?
I was expected to post three tweets, two Instagram posts, and two TikToks per day. I was also expected to plan, film, edit, and post two Floatplane exclusives per week. This included wrangling people to be in them when they were also all struggling to get their work done.
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This sounds like a normal workload for a full-time social media manager. The article doesn't provide any details about the sexual harassment allegation.
damn
yeah ill stop watching em
I didn’t see anyone here mention the spat Linus had with Gamers Nexus. That was stupid and ugly and set me against watching any more of his channel. I was never a regular anyways. Jeff Gearling is far better.
Yeah I've mostly avoided GN ever since that incident. There was a time when they just objectively reviewed hardware and reported their findings. The LTT debacle was an uncalled-for hit piece in an attempt to drum up drama for views.
It was eye opening to hear Alex's take in that whole situation. How they did so much damage over qualms they could have addressed to LTT directly. LTT, like any company, has a lot of issues, but that was just so uncalled for.
I have terrible news
https://piefed.social/comment/12435939
God fucking dammit. I swear if you just wait long enough every youtuber is eventually revealed to be a racist misogynist homophobic transphobic pedo
Ug, okay well I’ll just pull that channel out of my rotation. Thanks for the heads up.
I'm sorry my friend. Turns out all tech youtubers kinda suck for some reason.
A former staffer made claims of sexual harassment. It is unclear how substantiated those were, but i guess there was something going on. Since then they made a very heavily publicised effort to do better, but it's obviously hard to tell from the outside if that resulted in real changes.
Entertaining, sometimes.
Useful, not really.
It is very click-baitybas many others have said. I can't expect them to be the most knowledgeable on everything (or anything...) But watching their Linux videos they've been releasing have been nothing shy of facepalm after facepalm. Sure, there are a few useful nuggets of info in there but I wouldn't take anything they say aa gospel.
Its for entertainment purposes and not for in-depth information.
I can get behind them exposing Linux to new users through their channel. But they could do it better.
i dont watch them for info or anything, i just dont want to support them if they're bad people
Word of advice: Don’t consume YouTube at all if you don’t want to support bad people.
They aren't without controversy. Toxic workplace allegations, false/inaccurate hardware reviews, and I'm sure there are more controversies I am sure. Linus also seems a little bit Dickish too.
It's mostly entertainment, but it has some good info sometimes.
No, he's pretty much an idiot.
Imho they are first and foremost entertainment. If you take it as such, it's fun. Although as others mentioned it has a bit downward tendency. I think Linus, Luke and others are intelligent, reasonable people and that makes it easier to stick to watching them. True that Linus is sometimes impatient, we all saw his Linux challenges 😅 but they are ok
yeah i mainly watch them for entertainment
I'd say there are better tech youtubers out there that you should watch instead, such as Jeff Geerling. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsd6hP-zzIkCpw8XGw7Osyw
In case you were not aware, I suggest reading through the comments of this post again and seeing the link to the comment about his opinions on some topics...
Oh, I am certainly aware he is a massive cunt. The juxtaposition only edifies Geerling even more, honestly.
I overall like it for entertainment. As far as I can tell, through the years of "scandals", Linus doesn't seem like a bad person. Just a person who means well but makes human mistakes sometimes.
A lot of people interested in tech end up watching at least one of his channels due to internet searches confusing 'best' with 'biggest'.
You will make your own mind up one way, or the other.
Linus is a trashtuber.
why is he bad? im not saying you're wrong, i just want to know what hes done
Watching his content should be enough to inform you of that.
Otherwise it is a very simple search on youtube, there are multiple very well known issues.
Spoon-fed opinions serve little purpose.
Just search. It's easy. There's heaps of data on LTT being shit, but particularly in Linus being a greedy, grubby little man.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Media_Group
Scroll down to 'controversy' and see if that's someone you want to support.
A lot of people interested in tech end up watching at least one of his channels
I don't watch YouTube at all outside of a couple of 70+ years old personalities who do some weekly commentary (not in English or tech related).
Zero search/feed/side-bar "consooming".
Slop-sumption is not unavoidable. You just need to learn how to value your time, and develop a simple objectivity/knowledgeability filter.
I dimly recall liking it back when it was NCIX tech tips. I was also stupider then, however.
I have a relatively positive view on LTT compared to others here.
You can't succeed on youtube without engaging in some of their clickbait bullshit thumbnails and titles. Although they're relatively honest in actually covering what they say in the title..... So over dramatic titles, but not quite click bait.
No content can be all things to all people. LTT is relatively "casual techy". If you're techy enough to be able to manage Linux yourself, then it's probably not for you. You don't need then to show you how to put a PC together, or to break the news to you that self hosting or home network storage is a thing.
The content also aimed at a certain audience. If you want more academic hardware testing and analysis, then there's Gamers Nexus. If you want in depth gaming news/analysis then there are better channels for that too. These guys look at random tech at times too (car related or making craft art cushions or something). These guys are basically the "Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson" of tech.
Things like the sexual harassment issue and things like that, I'm not as concerned about. If you work in big corporations then you know these problems exist everywhere, what matters is how you deal with them. The court of public opinion followed the drama and came to their own conclusions. This just plays out publically because they're very public with their content.
As for Linux specifically, they did some noob videos where uninitiated staff tried to jump into Linux and hit a bunch of roadbumps (which happens often in Windows transition, fine to be open about that, but it also isn't a big deal for the first adoption to need troubleshooting). They labelled Linux as no good for regular use at that point which angered the internet. Since then I think they've realised:
- They were unfair to Linux
- They've made no allies anywhere by hating on Linux
- It's a free win for them if they say some good things about Linux.
So now they seem a lot more positive about Linux. But don't go here looking for anything Linux related.
I think you should just watch some of their videos from main LTT, short circuit, etc and see if you find it entertaining for yourself.
Sexual assault allegations not being a big deal to you is already a huge yikes. But you're also blatantly ignoring all of the other issues over the years:
- Stealing and auctioning prototype hardware from startups
- Underpaying employees and turning their termination details into content
- Making his employees renovate his mansion
- Buying a private jet for private family use (already bad) and then trying to pass it off as a business expense
- Repeatedly claiming Linux is garbage because he's actually too dumb (or paid off) to follow basic instructions as a "tech expert" despite his basement gremlin assistant figuring it out fine
- Been shown with hard facts to regularly misrepresent products and their specs due to poor reviewing and testing standards by actual professionals in the space (and claims its too expensive to do so anyways. Remember that jet?)
- In response to all of this has acted like a whiny toddler caught at the cookie jar and cries that everyone else is worse (source needed). As far as I understand it, the podcast nowadays is essentially Linus claiming he's a tech God among plebs while previously mentioned basement gremlin cackles and calls him a good master
holy cow
You can’t succeed on youtube without engaging in some of their clickbait bullshit thumbnails and titles.
I'd agree if we stipulate that succeed == make a living off a mass casual audience . For other definitions of succeed it's quite possible to do without dumbing down. Soft White Underbelly, Forgotten Weapons, Hydraulic Press Channel off the top of my head.
So now they seem a lot more positive about Linux. But don’t go here looking for anything Linux related.
They are so childish and ignorant in their approach to Linux, like claiming that the lack of Photoshop for Linux is a problem with Linux and not a problem with Photoshop.
The ignorance and lack of logical thinking is astounding.
It's OK to say you may have problems if you are depending on software that is only available on Windows or MAC, but that is not a fault of Linux. It's the fault of those vendors that don't support Linux. It's like the blaming the victim logical fallacy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victim_blaming
If a user needs Photoshop in their workflow then Linux isn't an option for them. That is a problem with Linux, from a user perspective.
Who's at fault for that problem is a different question, and I'd be surprised if LTT ever say that Linux is to blame.
I’d be surprised if LTT ever say that Linux is to blame.
He did EXACTLY that, just not about Photoshop, but a similar proprietary piece of software he used for his video editing that is very expensive and targeted ONLY to professionals. Which is not at all relevant for 99.9% of the people that watch his channel. So he basically failed Linux on issues that are irrelevant to by far the most people, either because he is an idiot or he is paid to do so. Which of those it is doesn't really matter. The point is he made a devastating conclusion for Linux based on a fringe use case that isn't representative, and he blamed Linux for not supporting the proprietary software and hardware he wanted to use, instead of blaming the vendors that have the responsibility for it, and are the ones making money on it! Because that's how stupid and misleading he is.
But this is no way near the only reason I have blocked his channel, it is also the blatant corrupt attitude when Ryzen was released, and his extreme favoritism of Intel, that then turned 180° shortly after Intel had announced they would decrease budgets for reviewers. We saw the same with GPU's where he didn't even review AMD cards, until suddenly he did, after AMD began paying for advertising on his channel.
The corruption is extreme, and it's all about which vendors pay him money, and not at all about the products or interest of consumers. Except he is good at pretending it is.
LTT is an advertising company nothing more.
Just watch The Linux Experiment
Eh. Entertaining but it's not informing relating to linux.
i mainly watch im for entertainment yeah
They are run of the mill. Like other trash tech creators they removed out and actively avoid mentioning anything related to Israel.
If you want a good personality check out Eli The Computer Guy
Linus Sex Tips
It's fine as entertainment, I just don't take it too seriously
Anyone else have their head stuck in the "cheap nasty embedded computing" stretch of sand under the "tech sun"?
....That was a really weird metaphor.
Cheap famiclones excite me, not modern graphics cards.
For Linux? Not at all. For PC related tech? Well, I find it entertaining, but I don't find their content useful anymore.
90% light tech entertainment, 10% educational. Youtube tech review channels have limited usefulness outside those few moments you need to make a new purchase but sometimes you might discover or learn something new, but it's mostly just constant roll of advertisements of new tech gadgets, basic tech advice for the uneducated masses, benchmarks and other such things that don't really matter much and to be honest, most of the content comes out looking and sounding the same - and rather corporate.
But I guess that's what happens to all big media outlets eventually.
The WAN show (current tech-afftairs podcast) is the only "half-serious" thing that's worth a listen imho.
My impression - not necessarily based on fact:
he used to do good, useful, interesting videos back in the day...
then he found he was getting a good income from yoochoob...
then he started chasing the click bait
If he's doing anything useful now, I'd expect it's because he's lost a lot of viewers (income) ... I don't watch his new stuff, the thumbnails still look clickbaity to me, but maybe he's going back to his original content...?
To answer your implied question, I don't subscribe to anyone. I just search around for whoever's talking about the thing I'm now interested in (usually Lemmy's the source of the new thing)... I check in with Tom Lawrence (Lawrence Systems) often, but that's about it.
he is kinda screamy like mrbreast sometimes and the titles can be misleading
Yeah, I'm not a subscriber - I don't have a YT account - but if I did, I'd be down voting and writing comments like "so... where's the content from your click bait thumbnail?" 😉
Edit: I'd also add something like "my subscription? You'll never guess what I did next..." 😉
Well, he needs that comment so bad as it counts as “engagement” to boost his videos.
It's basically "I heart Carlie" but it's a dude in Vancouver...
whats that? im not cultured 😭
I think it depends a bit on what you're looking for. If you want Linux content, LTT might not be your thing. Linus is a bit of a notorious Windows user. They did a few videos on Linux, but that's not really what the channel is about. I don't think they're bad people, though. I'm not aware of any constant controversies. There might be some drama here and there, idk.
It's a bit below my paygrade, so I don't watch them often. I'm not into building new computers every few weeks, gaming, or optimizing my Windows file transfer speeds. And I don't think I'm their target audience when it comes to explaining computers. I already know all the stuff they explain and some more. The episode featuring Linus Torvalds was great, though!
(Edit: But yeah, thinking of it, maybe skip their Linux videos. I remember disagreeing a lot with how they portray stuff. Especially the older videos barely scratch the surface and I think some stuff Linus says is plain wrong. They have one dude in the team who uses Linux and knows what they're talking about. But that person doesn't get a lot of screentime.)
im not interested in just the linux things, but ive heard people say that they're not so good people but i dont remember what the controversy was
Yeah, maybe I'm wrong and there is some drama. Googling for "Linus Tech Tips drama" yields many results. I must have missed it.
Some of that sounds like average stupid people behaviour, like not being able to wear seatbelts properly, or skewing benchmarks. I've seen all the Honey ads as well, I always thought that's how YouTube is, and didn't make up my mind about it. Having some sort of boy culture and being unable to learn sounds a bit more unfortunate and worrisome. (If true.)
about the sponsors, basically every decent sized youtuber has had a bad sponsor
like look at drew gooden, his content is amazing but most of his sponsors are utter dogshit
Tech channels get more scrutiny because their reputation lives and dies by how credible they are as opposed to being purely entertainment.
I trusted him less after he chose to stick with PIA after they got bought by Kape which is a company that had a history of distributing malware and adware
The issue is who he sold it to — the notorious creator of some pernicious data-huffing ad-ware, Crossrider. The UK-based company was cofounded by an ex-Israeli surveillance agent and a billionaire previously convicted of insider trading who was later named in the Panama Papers. It produced software which previously allowed third-party developers to hijack users’ browsers via malware injection, redirect traffic to advertisers and slurp up private data.
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/what-is-kape-technologies-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-parent-company-of-cyberghost-vpn/
Why would I trust someone's hardware and software opinions if that's the sponsor they stuck with back then?
Never hears of Drew, but looks like he's just a comedian? Not like his content is giving out product recommendations under the guise of being an expert who can be trusted.
LTT is an advertising channel to me. For their merch or sponsors. Modern day infomercials for people who are entertained by ads hosted by personalities.
true true
i was just saying drew as an example of how many youtubers actually have dogshit sponsors, but yeah its worse when he is an "expert"
My mom taught me, other people doing things is never an excuse for yourself... But yeah, maybe that's how things are.
ABSOLUTELY NOT!!
He is a fraud who use hidden advertisement. Apart from that he is an idiot, who will push false information people fall for.
Almost the entirety of the content originally was product placement. Which is why if you go back to the beginning almost everything he reviewed was amazing!!
NEVER NEVER NEVER trust him.
Just his moronic ignorant approach to Linux should be telling that he is still a tech moron. Even now that he has economic independence to actually make quality content if he wanted.
Instead he is complaining that Linux doesn't support hardware, when it's the hardware that doesn't support Linux. He can't even understand basic logic. It is not up to "Linux" to write a driver, it is up to the hardware manufacturer. And that is also how it works on Windows. But "Linux" doesn't give him money. On Windows manufacturers even pay to have these drivers certified! So first they write the driver, then they pay Microsoft to certify them.
Just seeing his channel mentioned pisses me off, because his popularity is harmful to the industry. Watch LTT and leave worse informed than you were before watching that crap.
I have had ALL his channels blocked for years. Because everything he makes is worthless because you can't trust any of it, because he is both ignorant and 100% a commercial channel.
If you want real info, watch Gamers Nexus, Hardware unboxed, and similar channels, that are known for their integrity.
Wow, LTT must be a good channel if people are shilling so hard against it. I will check it out, thanks for the recommendation.
