The Problem with Linus Tech Tips: Accuracy, Ethics, & Responsibility
The Problem with Linus Tech Tips: Accuracy, Ethics, & Responsibility
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In the "Statement from Linus" are LMG critising GN's journalism for not reaching out before posting the video?
Seems like a good thing to do but would LMG have gotten enough context regarding the prototype water block? Seems even now they think that review was fair while knowingly using the wrong GPU. Fair for who?
Also he DIDNT "SELL" the prototype, he AUCTIONED it.
Said my 7 year old this weekend, and linus.
Seriously. Its excuses my kids use. "It was an accident". "I misunderstood". I didnt hit my brother, it was a love tap.
Especially because Steve said "auctioned" and not "sold". Nice strawman, same as his "bad journalism" take. It only leads the discussion away from the allegations.
Either Linus thinks all his viewers are morons or he is mentally handicapped.
These sorts of folk ALWAYS think their viewers / fans are dumber than they are. They are the smartest person in the room, even if it's just on a a screen.
Im gonna be honest and say i think most of his viewers are children or teens that dont have much in the way of life experience. Its pretty clear in just the long term ways he approaches stuff. Its cheeky and fun, sure, but its not a good example of how you do IT, tech or even personal computing. Its often reckless at best and kinda dangerous at worst. Like when he decided he didnt want a generator and decided to try and DIY a central UPS solution with little to no ventilation in a small closet. This was a LONG time ago, but it pretty much a fire hazard.
He also had a habit of just doing weird shit like mounting UPS systems above the servers, making the rack no only top heavy and possibly a tip hazard, but it allows for things like the UPS battery leaking caustic fluid to ruin the very devices hes seeking to protect.....
The distinction Linus was trying to make there was that the proceeds were going to a charity and not to his pockets, as "sell" might imply.
Still a deflection, but not quite as infantile.
Maybe but the point is it’s a distinction without a difference or in his own words “it doesn’t matter the outcome is still the same”
He sold something that wasn’t his. If I donate my neighbors car to charity while it’s on loan to me, EVEN if I give him the money that was paid it’s still a dick move and illegal. And that is something that is replaceable with an actual market value.
And in this case it’s a prototype that is 1 of 1. This move caused real damage to another person/company.
Like I tell my kids “sorry doesn’t make it better or make things alright”. And in this case it straight up not good enough. Even a qualifier of “we put some controls in place to make sure this never happens again” is still not good enough. He’s not obsolved of the burden no matter how many times he claims he is.
Is it proven that the proceeds were going to charity ? Quite honestly I do not believe anything that LMG claims without proof at this point. Too much scummy behavior to give them any benefit of the doubt.
That doesn't matter at all. I can't steal something from you, then auction it off and say "All good, I gave the money to charity!"
Especially when I can then write of that donation from my taxes on top.
What you do with the money after selling it doesn't actually matter.
Wait a sec, I'm gonna create a bunch of bot accounts just to up vote this higher.
*not gonna. I'm lazy, but it'd deserve it.