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Thing is, we should defend MKBHD. He didn’t do anything wrong. He did his job.

paxys 2y ago
Defend him from what exactly? There was literally no controversy until people started defending him from the controversy. The only person who won here is Daniel Vassallo, whose low effort post went viral because people kept sharing it to show how stupid it was, thus drawing more eyeballs to his $400 "I will teach you how to be a successful entrepreneur" course on X (because of course he has one).
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- throwaway5959 2y ago
  Sorry.
- atonse 2y ago
  Really? He has a course like that? Sounds like Vassallo is selling way more Snake oil than he claims ill intentions with MKBHD.
  - samrolken 2y ago
    After a while of following him, some bot on his account DMs me about some crypto or whatever stuff.
    - DVassallo 2y ago
      Sorry but this is a lie. I don’t have bots and I don’t do crypto. Think before you make public accusations.
  - dinvlad 2y ago
    He doesn't sell snake oil at all, what he teaches works, is down to earth and pragmatic. He also has amazing guest lectures from folks highly regarded in the community.
    - philipwhiuk 2y ago
      > what he teaches works You sound like the guy standing next to the street hustler telling you about how he actually got paid.
      - dinvlad 2y ago
        And ad hominem attacks mean you don’t have anything valid to say :-)
- tailspin2019 2y ago
  > thus drawing more eyeballs to his $400 "I will teach you how to be a successful entrepreneur" course on X (because of course he has one). Just a voice in support of Daniel here as this is a bit of a mischaracterisation. He’s a really nice, gentle guy, who runs a small online community called Small Bets which I would characterise as the opposite of a “I will teach you to be rich” course. (I’m a satisfied paid member). I don’t have an opinion on his tweet but both he and MKBHD are equally entitled to share their (strong) opinions on things.
  - ffsm8 2y ago
    Yeah, that really puts him in a much better light. Totally. For real. Btw, kinda on-topic: did you notice this discussion yesterday? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40051597 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40051597
    - dinvlad 2y ago
      Nothing to do with this, quite the opposite.
      - ffsm8 2y ago
        Right, a person running a group called "small bets" has no relation to people getting simps to gamble their money away. I'm sure you're right, you are not a simp after all! Btw, ever heard of the duck test? > If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.
    - dinvlad 2y ago
      > Right, a person running a group called "small bets" has no relation to people getting simps to gamble their money away. I don't see a button to reply to your comment below, but I'd suggest going to smallbets.com to actually see what this is all about, instead of random guesses about gambling. Also, calling someone a "simp" is a sign of immaturity, just so you know.
  - dinvlad 2y ago
newman314 2y ago
Here's my $0.02 MKBHD posted an IMO unnecessarily clickbaity title to his review. I watched the review and thought that he was mostly on the ball except for the once again exaggeration that it's the worst product ever (for the views). In a way, it seems that the recent scathing review for Fisker and the views generated might have gone to his head somewhat. Given that the Rabbit R1 is coming out soon (which he will likely review), I am curious to see if his reviews becomes a pattern of rage farming.
- zarzavat 2y ago
  Agree. The review was fine, but the optics of the title are bad because he makes $$$$ from the clickbait. Even if the title was accurate (I don’t think it’s likely to be literally accurate).
  - addicted 2y ago
    The title is almost certainly literally accurate. Of the products he’s reviewed (it’s the worst product he reviewed he said), how many others are even half as expensive as the Pin? And what percentage of them almost completely fail to achieve their intended purpose? I’d bet the answer is indeed none other than the Pin.
- arghwhat 2y ago
  On the other hand, the video spends a significant amount of time explaining how the product is well super well designed and comes with a lot of features. It is just completely and utterly useless for its intended purpose with no redeeming qualities in use whatsoever. The title is clickbaity, but you get the same conclusion from watching the video and seeing the product in action. Other review sites seem to agree. You can argue that this indeed means that the company will sell fewer of this generation of product, which might make them unable to develop the next generation... But giving a favorable review to make people buy 700 USD paperweights in order to sponsor development would be deceit and wrong. Some ideas look good on paper and are interesting to make, but fail catastrophically when confronted with real users. Nothing new about it.
- hoerensagen 2y ago
throwaway2990 2y ago
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Defend him from what exactly? There was literally no controversy until people started defending him from the controversy. The only person who won here is Daniel Vassallo, whose low effort post went viral because people kept sharing it to show how stupid it was, thus drawing more eyeballs to his $400 "I will teach you how to be a successful entrepreneur" course on X (because of course he has one).

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throwaway5959 2y ago
Sorry.
atonse 2y ago
Really? He has a course like that? Sounds like Vassallo is selling way more Snake oil than he claims ill intentions with MKBHD.
- samrolken 2y ago
  After a while of following him, some bot on his account DMs me about some crypto or whatever stuff.
  - DVassallo 2y ago
    Sorry but this is a lie. I don’t have bots and I don’t do crypto. Think before you make public accusations.
- dinvlad 2y ago
  He doesn't sell snake oil at all, what he teaches works, is down to earth and pragmatic. He also has amazing guest lectures from folks highly regarded in the community.
  - philipwhiuk 2y ago
    > what he teaches works You sound like the guy standing next to the street hustler telling you about how he actually got paid.
    - dinvlad 2y ago
      And ad hominem attacks mean you don’t have anything valid to say :-)
tailspin2019 2y ago
> thus drawing more eyeballs to his $400 "I will teach you how to be a successful entrepreneur" course on X (because of course he has one). Just a voice in support of Daniel here as this is a bit of a mischaracterisation. He’s a really nice, gentle guy, who runs a small online community called Small Bets which I would characterise as the opposite of a “I will teach you to be rich” course. (I’m a satisfied paid member). I don’t have an opinion on his tweet but both he and MKBHD are equally entitled to share their (strong) opinions on things.
- ffsm8 2y ago
  Yeah, that really puts him in a much better light. Totally. For real. Btw, kinda on-topic: did you notice this discussion yesterday? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40051597 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40051597
  - dinvlad 2y ago
    Nothing to do with this, quite the opposite.
    - ffsm8 2y ago
      Right, a person running a group called "small bets" has no relation to people getting simps to gamble their money away. I'm sure you're right, you are not a simp after all! Btw, ever heard of the duck test? > If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.
  - dinvlad 2y ago
    > Right, a person running a group called "small bets" has no relation to people getting simps to gamble their money away. I don't see a button to reply to your comment below, but I'd suggest going to smallbets.com to actually see what this is all about, instead of random guesses about gambling. Also, calling someone a "simp" is a sign of immaturity, just so you know.
- dinvlad 2y ago

newman314 2y ago

Here's my $0.02 MKBHD posted an IMO unnecessarily clickbaity title to his review. I watched the review and thought that he was mostly on the ball except for the once again exaggeration that it's the worst product ever (for the views). In a way, it seems that the recent scathing review for Fisker and the views generated might have gone to his head somewhat. Given that the Rabbit R1 is coming out soon (which he will likely review), I am curious to see if his reviews becomes a pattern of rage farming.

zarzavat 2y ago
Agree. The review was fine, but the optics of the title are bad because he makes $$$$ from the clickbait. Even if the title was accurate (I don’t think it’s likely to be literally accurate).
- addicted 2y ago
  The title is almost certainly literally accurate. Of the products he’s reviewed (it’s the worst product he reviewed he said), how many others are even half as expensive as the Pin? And what percentage of them almost completely fail to achieve their intended purpose? I’d bet the answer is indeed none other than the Pin.
arghwhat 2y ago
On the other hand, the video spends a significant amount of time explaining how the product is well super well designed and comes with a lot of features. It is just completely and utterly useless for its intended purpose with no redeeming qualities in use whatsoever. The title is clickbaity, but you get the same conclusion from watching the video and seeing the product in action. Other review sites seem to agree. You can argue that this indeed means that the company will sell fewer of this generation of product, which might make them unable to develop the next generation... But giving a favorable review to make people buy 700 USD paperweights in order to sponsor development would be deceit and wrong. Some ideas look good on paper and are interesting to make, but fail catastrophically when confronted with real users. Nothing new about it.
hoerensagen 2y ago

throwaway2990 2y ago

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