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The Problem with Linus Tech Tips: Accuracy, Ethics, & Responsibility (www.youtube.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/3337820

cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/PCGaming/t/341789

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.

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[–] tahoe 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I’d agree if you were talking about MKBHD but for Linus that’s pushing it a little. Of course he’s a generalist, but he still seems to know a ton of technical stuff.

Sometimes I find it hard to follow when they’re talking about how GPUs, CPUs or memory works on the WAN Show. That’s because I’ve never made the effort to dig hard into these things but he clearly has and seems to know what he’s talking about.

MKBHD on the other hand REALLY doesn’t know any technical stuff, you can feel when you’re listening to their podcast that he doesn’t even find it interesting

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dude mkbhd is a hack.

I can't remember the exact phone. I think maybe it was the Pixel 5a, but he got a few of the specs completely wrong in the video. The specs that were literally written on the box.

I can't remember the issue exactly, but I think he said it was glass or plastic but it was the opposite of what he said. Like idk how the hell you can't tell what the phone is made out of while holding it. Then he said it didn't have stereo speakers, but it did. Like did you not listen to ANY audio on it?

His videos have always been about the cool factor. He makes nice shots and invests in the presentation.

People like Mr Mobile are the real ones.

[–] KeenSnappersDontCome 15 points 1 year ago

When MKBHD broke the samsung galaxy fold phone he was reviewing and had to get a replacement from samsung to finish his review then didnt mention it in his review told me where his priorities lie. He values relationships with manufactures over providing information to consumers. Only after several reviewers posted about having broken the phone by removing a protective screen did he make a video about it where his fans praised him for for how honest he was. Here is the follow up video where he explains how he broke the phone and didn't mention it in his review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtqtyyGZvXM

He was in a video by JerryRigEverything about content creators and if they have ever damage their phones and I couldn't help but think about the review phone he broke when he says that he hasn't broken a phone in the last 5 years. He was probably talking about just personal phones but I thought it was funny especially when the video has the line "I wonder if any of my friends here on Youtube have ever broken a phone and just not told anyone about it." in the intro https://youtu.be/3oGJP9FMWAU?t=316

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I agree that MKBHD is also not technically inclined nor seems to be very interested in it.

He’s more interested in the cinematography aspect of YouTube.

Personally I’ve only ever used a couple of his videos as a “first look” at something where I just wanted to see a first glance.

But one example where MKBHD and Linus’ incompetence was shown together was MKBHDs video with Linus showing up, where they built a 140tb Unraid server.

Personally I wouldn’t opt for unraid over just using actual Linux or proxmox, etc. but that’s besides the point.

They used one parity drive for 14 hard drives, then referred to everything as being “backed up”

RAID IS NOT A BACKUP!

Linus, who uses Unraid for his own channel should know this! Any competent tech person, running their own server with data they can’t afford to lose, should know that. Full Stop.

Which it should be no surprise LTT had several occasions of losing data with no backups.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Linus definitely has his blind spots knowledge-wise. When you know a bit about a topic you see it clearly.

GPU’s and especially cooling are his jam.