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[–] [email protected] 84 points 1 year ago (22 children)

I honestly never got his channel. Does Linus actually have a tech/engineering background which makes him an authority on this stuff? Watching his videos leads me to believe that he doesn't. He gets basic shit wrong way too often.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago (6 children)

He's does not have a technical background and he's said as much, gaming and computers are just a passion for him.

He's an entertainer, not an authority. But he speaks so passionately it's easy for a non-technical person to believe he's an authority.

[–] chris2112 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The outlandish videos they do are pretty entertaining, I don't see how they're going to succeed as a data driven review channel given Linus' temperament. Like compare them to something like rtings and it's really night and day

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I don’t see how they’re going to succeed as a data driven review channel

Well he is throwing probably tens of thousands of dollars of people and equipment at a whole lab for more efficient and accurate testing. So there's that.

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