4 ms·

Seems to me that everyone's behaving exactly as expected - a company doing slightly shady things with an NDA and an adult Youtuber is acting like a child for cl

by smcl 7y ago

Seems to me that everyone's behaving exactly as expected - a company doing slightly shady things with an NDA and an adult Youtuber is acting like a child for clicks and likes.

gambiting 7y ago
Linus might have a valid point, but jesus christ I can't stand the style of his videos in the slightest. We don't need this "drama" style of YT nonsense with tech videos, thank you.
- smcl 7y ago
  I 100% agree, there's a valid point to be made but the performative outrage is juvenile and frankly embarrassing
  - smcl 7y ago
    (note for downvoters: it's Linus that I was calling out in this comment, not the person who replied to me!)
- bityard 7y ago
  His videos keep popping up in my feed and I keep ignoring them because every single one has a breathless title and click-baity thumbnail. I've seen buzzfeed ads that were less irritating.
- bkraz 7y ago
  I agree. Linus even made a video about his own clickbaity thumbnails. His basic message was "sorry, I know it's dumb, but clickbaity stuff makes more money. Simple as that". If anyone wanted to see what a race to the bottom looks like, it's called "YouTube face".
  - AnIdiotOnTheNet 7y ago
    So in what sense should we give him a pass for that and not give Intel a pass for things that make them money?
    - jrockway 7y ago
      I think you can walk away from this hating both Linus and Intel if you so choose. I don't love everything about LTT but I am impressed with the company Linus has built.
- iforgotpassword 7y ago
  Idk, this is one of the things that don't get me upset. It seems overacted but then again it makes the message pretty clear, which I find interesting for a full time YouTuber that reviews stuff. Usually they try to play nice with everybody and everyone to not ruin potential future sponsorships. Or risk not getting invited to exclusive release events/press conferences. Or not getting those review samples plus NDA ahead of time anymore.
- keanebean86 7y ago
  Intro Sponsor aka AD "Review" of product he got for free aka AD LTT store merch AD Another sponsor You've just experienced 95% of LTT content
  - teddyh 7y ago
    I suggest the SponsorBlock browser add-on, the creation of which was, from what I hear, inspired by LTT videos: https://sponsor.ajay.app/ https://sponsor.ajay.app/
- gnode 7y ago
  > We don't need this "drama" Speak for yourself. I don't mind when reviewers use emphasis.
teilo 7y ago
We are not Linus' audience.

by smcl 7y ago

Seems to me that everyone's behaving exactly as expected - a company doing slightly shady things with an NDA and an adult Youtuber is acting like a child for clicks and likes.

gambiting 7y ago

Linus might have a valid point, but jesus christ I can't stand the style of his videos in the slightest. We don't need this "drama" style of YT nonsense with tech videos, thank you.

smcl 7y ago
I 100% agree, there's a valid point to be made but the performative outrage is juvenile and frankly embarrassing
- smcl 7y ago
  (note for downvoters: it's Linus that I was calling out in this comment, not the person who replied to me!)
bityard 7y ago
His videos keep popping up in my feed and I keep ignoring them because every single one has a breathless title and click-baity thumbnail. I've seen buzzfeed ads that were less irritating.
bkraz 7y ago
I agree. Linus even made a video about his own clickbaity thumbnails. His basic message was "sorry, I know it's dumb, but clickbaity stuff makes more money. Simple as that". If anyone wanted to see what a race to the bottom looks like, it's called "YouTube face".
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 7y ago
  So in what sense should we give him a pass for that and not give Intel a pass for things that make them money?
  - jrockway 7y ago
    I think you can walk away from this hating both Linus and Intel if you so choose. I don't love everything about LTT but I am impressed with the company Linus has built.
iforgotpassword 7y ago
Idk, this is one of the things that don't get me upset. It seems overacted but then again it makes the message pretty clear, which I find interesting for a full time YouTuber that reviews stuff. Usually they try to play nice with everybody and everyone to not ruin potential future sponsorships. Or risk not getting invited to exclusive release events/press conferences. Or not getting those review samples plus NDA ahead of time anymore.
keanebean86 7y ago
Intro Sponsor aka AD "Review" of product he got for free aka AD LTT store merch AD Another sponsor You've just experienced 95% of LTT content
- teddyh 7y ago
  I suggest the SponsorBlock browser add-on, the creation of which was, from what I hear, inspired by LTT videos: https://sponsor.ajay.app/ https://sponsor.ajay.app/
gnode 7y ago
> We don't need this "drama" Speak for yourself. I don't mind when reviewers use emphasis.

teilo 7y ago

We are not Linus' audience.