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Pretty damning review.

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[โ€“] kakes@sh.itjust.works 48 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Seemed like fair criticism to me, honestly. I enjoy watching LTT, but if they want to be a reliable source of data with "The Lab", they can't continue acting purely as an entertainment company.

[โ€“] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it was very measured and specific. You could tell he took no pleasure in doing it, the disappointment felt very genuine. It was also a classy move to avoid monetization

I mean for sure he just got a ton of viewers, but it didn't feel like YouTuber beef or a takedown.

I think he hints at the real issue a few times when he calls them "the company". It's the issue why I haven't been into Linus for a while - he talks like a capitalist now. He's got plenty of technical opinions, but you can tell he's not keeping up to speed on the tech (he's always getting help from someone off screen) - instead, he's always talking about business.

He talks about making products, the challenges, plans to expand, the sometimes hard to watch reccounts of changing relationships with his friends turned staff.

Which is still content, and I am led to believe he genuinely has a commitment to making good products and standing by them. But I'm not into that. I don't find it interesting, and I find myself skeptical of his technical judgement and less able to identify with him