Linus Tech Tips

Well he seems to be going the opposite direction. The Lab is him trying to get very serious about reviewing hardware. And I applaud him if he succeeds. And this video doesnt prove that he hasnt succeededbecuase setting up a Lab is not a few weeks or even a few months worth of work. He will have way more capabilities and resources than any other YT channel that i know of and clearly way more than average users.

A few issues with the Lab might simply stem from Linus himself. He's now a nerdy rich kid. And as such he wants all the toys. Luckily for us is that the toys he wants are ones dealing tech and testing. He himself doesn't have the journalistic or scientific background to know what to get and how to get his results. I think he is focusing too much on hiring engineering and entertainers and writers, and needs to hire at least a few people with journalistic background. An engineer might know the equipment and how to do testing. A writer might be able to whip up an entertsining script, but a journalist is who you want when it comes to reporting on the findings in a fair and balanced manner.

I hate to see this turn into a feud. Both channels are useful. I rarely watch GN if I am not looking to making a purchase or when there is a big new product launch, but I appreciate that he puts his journalistic integrity above anything. I don't want him to water down his channel either, but he could use hiring more entertaining people because you can only take that deadpan delivery for so long.