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Sorry but that’s bs. The title of the video is “The worst product I’ve ever reviewed… for now”. That is not a personal attack on someone’s character. And it le

Sorry but that’s bs. The title of the video is “The worst product I’ve ever reviewed… for now”. That is not a personal attack on someone’s character. And it leaves the door open for the product to improve in the future, which he also suggests in the video. The worst you can say is that it’s clickbait-y but mkbhd doesn’t usually use such extreme titles.

wes-ton 3y ago
I think you misread. slg was saying that that the Twitter user was attacking MKBHD's character, not that MKBHD was somehow attacking the product's character.
- CooCooCaCha 3y ago
  Is that true? From the parent comment: “it is attacking someone's character rather than a product”. The twitter guy is saying mkbhd is attacking the creator of the product’s character.
  - slg 3y ago
    You have the wrong read of what I said. To summarize the situation: MKBHD: This is "The Worst Product I Have Ever Reviewed…For Now". Vassallo: It is "distasteful, almost unethical" to criticize a product like that. Me: No, the way Vassallo challenged MKBHD's character is "distasteful, almost unethical".
    - Intralexical 3y ago
      Yeah, that's what I personally got on my second reading of your comment. Though I did skim the first time. The transition from explaining Vassallo's argument to explaining the problem with Vassallo's argument is a bit abrupt. It's not immediately clear whether you're referring to Vassallo or MKBHD at that point. I think maybe a line break around "It is fundamentally", or switching the pronoun to a proper noun, might help it parse better. Overall I liked the way you worded it.
    - DVassallo 3y ago
      Vassallo: It’s distasteful (and maybe unethical) to use a sensational title like that when you know millions of people will only see the headline and never watch the full review.
      - philipwhiuk 3y ago
        You mean just like you just did with YC?
        DVassallo 3y ago
        It would be if I said YC is the worst thing you could do with your life. If MKBHD’s title was Why you shouldn’t buy the pin, it would have been better. But I accept this interpretation is subjective. That’s why I said “I find that…”

wes-ton 3y ago

I think you misread. slg was saying that that the Twitter user was attacking MKBHD's character, not that MKBHD was somehow attacking the product's character.

CooCooCaCha 3y ago
Is that true? From the parent comment: “it is attacking someone's character rather than a product”. The twitter guy is saying mkbhd is attacking the creator of the product’s character.
- slg 3y ago
  You have the wrong read of what I said. To summarize the situation: MKBHD: This is "The Worst Product I Have Ever Reviewed…For Now". Vassallo: It is "distasteful, almost unethical" to criticize a product like that. Me: No, the way Vassallo challenged MKBHD's character is "distasteful, almost unethical".
  - Intralexical 3y ago
    Yeah, that's what I personally got on my second reading of your comment. Though I did skim the first time. The transition from explaining Vassallo's argument to explaining the problem with Vassallo's argument is a bit abrupt. It's not immediately clear whether you're referring to Vassallo or MKBHD at that point. I think maybe a line break around "It is fundamentally", or switching the pronoun to a proper noun, might help it parse better. Overall I liked the way you worded it.
  - DVassallo 3y ago
    Vassallo: It’s distasteful (and maybe unethical) to use a sensational title like that when you know millions of people will only see the headline and never watch the full review.
    - philipwhiuk 3y ago
      You mean just like you just did with YC?
      - DVassallo 3y ago
        It would be if I said YC is the worst thing you could do with your life. If MKBHD’s title was Why you shouldn’t buy the pin, it would have been better. But I accept this interpretation is subjective. That’s why I said “I find that…”