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Frankly none of the Linux content creators are that good at Linux. Or maybe I discount what 18 years of experience with it does to a person but LTT is constantl

Frankly none of the Linux content creators are that good at Linux. Or maybe I discount what 18 years of experience with it does to a person but LTT is constantly saying stuff that makes me cringe, even Luke.

dualboot 3y ago
Just want to throw out there that people should be allowed to be wrong. Especially if they've shown the capacity to recognize their mistakes and own them. Yeah, we cringe but who ever actually learns something without making some mistakes along the way? If we spent all of our time dealing with the anxiety of trying to never be wrong -- most of us wouldn't be able to function.
- colechristensen 3y ago
  Most people who “create content” don’t know much and just do the minimum to get something out. This scales from tiktok to YouTube to popular nonfiction… honestly even a lot of academic research. It’s not about people being wrong. There’s a problem at every level with how willing people are to publish before they’ve done enough to be sure that their information is good. Being wrong should be celebrated. Publishing for the rewards of publishing instead of the quality of the work is rightly shamed.
- predictabl3 3y ago
  Oh sure, most of them are inquisitive and thoughtful, they just aren't "into" Linux the same way some others are. I hope I didn't come off too judgemental.
eurekin 3y ago
I'm not in any ways an expert in linux. I don't notice errors, but a lot of times I'm totally stumped how easy they jump to radical conclusions: "we're not using because single detail", "it's just bad", "one would never" without even hinting at any true research
- mozman 3y ago
  Get burned real bad and spend 72 hrs restoring service and you learn a lesson. This is the reason why sysadmins / devops / whatever exist. It's an entirely separate skill set from development.
pitaj 3y ago
LTT is not a Linux content creator.
- predictabl3 3y ago
  And yet has more videos about Linux than sone other CCs that are focused on Linux or talk about it a lot on WAN Show, etc; but even they make some Odd mistakes or technology choices that feel like they're 8-year old holdovers from what they used in industry last.

dualboot 3y ago

Just want to throw out there that people should be allowed to be wrong. Especially if they've shown the capacity to recognize their mistakes and own them. Yeah, we cringe but who ever actually learns something without making some mistakes along the way? If we spent all of our time dealing with the anxiety of trying to never be wrong -- most of us wouldn't be able to function.

colechristensen 3y ago
Most people who “create content” don’t know much and just do the minimum to get something out. This scales from tiktok to YouTube to popular nonfiction… honestly even a lot of academic research. It’s not about people being wrong. There’s a problem at every level with how willing people are to publish before they’ve done enough to be sure that their information is good. Being wrong should be celebrated. Publishing for the rewards of publishing instead of the quality of the work is rightly shamed.
predictabl3 3y ago
Oh sure, most of them are inquisitive and thoughtful, they just aren't "into" Linux the same way some others are. I hope I didn't come off too judgemental.

eurekin 3y ago

I'm not in any ways an expert in linux. I don't notice errors, but a lot of times I'm totally stumped how easy they jump to radical conclusions: "we're not using because single detail", "it's just bad", "one would never" without even hinting at any true research

mozman 3y ago
Get burned real bad and spend 72 hrs restoring service and you learn a lesson. This is the reason why sysadmins / devops / whatever exist. It's an entirely separate skill set from development.

pitaj 3y ago

LTT is not a Linux content creator.

predictabl3 3y ago
And yet has more videos about Linux than sone other CCs that are focused on Linux or talk about it a lot on WAN Show, etc; but even they make some Odd mistakes or technology choices that feel like they're 8-year old holdovers from what they used in industry last.