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[SOLVED] is LTT a good channel? (lemdro.id)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by goofsqueak@lemdro.id to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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CONCLUSION: I will stop watching them since all of these alligations and "false?" hardware testing makes me not wanna support them. Even if most of them aren't true, i don't want to risk it

ive heard some mixed things about ltt so i want to know if theyre actually bad or not

and im not watching them for linux help, i just like the content, but i also dont want to support a bad person

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[–] hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I think it depends a bit on what you're looking for. If you want Linux content, LTT might not be your thing. Linus is a bit of a notorious Windows user. They did a few videos on Linux, but that's not really what the channel is about. I don't think they're bad people, though. I'm not aware of any constant controversies. There might be some drama here and there, idk.

It's a bit below my paygrade, so I don't watch them often. I'm not into building new computers every few weeks, gaming, or optimizing my Windows file transfer speeds. And I don't think I'm their target audience when it comes to explaining computers. I already know all the stuff they explain and some more. The episode featuring Linus Torvalds was great, though!

(Edit: But yeah, thinking of it, maybe skip their Linux videos. I remember disagreeing a lot with how they portray stuff. Especially the older videos barely scratch the surface and I think some stuff Linus says is plain wrong. They have one dude in the team who uses Linux and knows what they're talking about. But that person doesn't get a lot of screentime.)

[–] goofsqueak@lemdro.id 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

im not interested in just the linux things, but ive heard people say that they're not so good people but i dont remember what the controversy was

[–] hendrik@palaver.p3x.de -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, maybe I'm wrong and there is some drama. Googling for "Linus Tech Tips drama" yields many results. I must have missed it.

Some of that sounds like average stupid people behaviour, like not being able to wear seatbelts properly, or skewing benchmarks. I've seen all the Honey ads as well, I always thought that's how YouTube is, and didn't make up my mind about it. Having some sort of boy culture and being unable to learn sounds a bit more unfortunate and worrisome. (If true.)

[–] goofsqueak@lemdro.id 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

about the sponsors, basically every decent sized youtuber has had a bad sponsor

like look at drew gooden, his content is amazing but most of his sponsors are utter dogshit

[–] steelplatedmech@piefed.ca 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Tech channels get more scrutiny because their reputation lives and dies by how credible they are as opposed to being purely entertainment.

I trusted him less after he chose to stick with PIA after they got bought by Kape which is a company that had a history of distributing malware and adware

The issue is who he sold it to — the notorious creator of some pernicious data-huffing ad-ware, Crossrider. The UK-based company was cofounded by an ex-Israeli surveillance agent and a billionaire previously convicted of insider trading who was later named in the Panama Papers. It produced software which previously allowed third-party developers to hijack users’ browsers via malware injection, redirect traffic to advertisers and slurp up private data.

https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/what-is-kape-technologies-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-parent-company-of-cyberghost-vpn/

Why would I trust someone's hardware and software opinions if that's the sponsor they stuck with back then?

Never hears of Drew, but looks like he's just a comedian? Not like his content is giving out product recommendations under the guise of being an expert who can be trusted.

LTT is an advertising channel to me. For their merch or sponsors. Modern day infomercials for people who are entertained by ads hosted by personalities.

[–] goofsqueak@lemdro.id 1 points 2 months ago

true true

i was just saying drew as an example of how many youtubers actually have dogshit sponsors, but yeah its worse when he is an "expert"

[–] hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

My mom taught me, other people doing things is never an excuse for yourself... But yeah, maybe that's how things are.