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I know saying “how many people still watch LTT” is kinda dumb with the views they pull in, but fuck haven’t most people outgrown them? LTT helped me learn a lot of stuff when I started really getting into PC gaming decade ago, but after a few years I felt like it was just tech fluff videos. Most of their videos seemed like an ad for some fotm tech or just very basic concepts. I just don’t see how people can still watch it after a few years just because it seems they make their videos to attract the lowest common denominator.
I agree that a large chunk of LMG content is vapid and surface level, and I was put off by them years ago because of it. Ironically though, I’ve found much of their newer output more appealing, not because of it’s informational value, but because where else am I gonna see someone build a hacked together water loop with a car radiator?
I enjoy their content involving jank or overengineered solutions, their merch feels good (I would buy it even if it was just another brand like nike or adidas) and they arent as bone dry as GN, MKBHD is too mobile focused, Dave2D too regular consumer tech (like Laptops) focused, LTT has a bit of all.
The controversy he creates himself is surely valid but I enjoy the content more and the integrity he wants to stand for.
If you disagree or want to discuss my opinion, feel free to ask why I enjoy it.
Mkbhd is barely a prosumer. Dude knows his way around photography and can shoot videos well but regarding the tech itself he has little to no knowledge compared to an average “techie”.
Integrity he wants to stand for means absolutely bunk if, when given the opportunity to actually behave with integrity, he instead doubles down and lashes out like a child, blaming everyone and everything but himself.
Integrity starts with accountability, and while he has always talked a big game about both, He’s sadly found wanting for either.
And even in that written statement he doubles down, and continues to insist the bad data they generated by using the wrong GPU on the Billet was valid, and that its a bad product as a result.
So there is no wanting to improve.
Theres just lots of empty wind meaning nothing, from a guy thats in all likelihood probably required someone standing next to him to restrain him from typing out what he REALLY wants to say.
The funniest thing to me, is that LTT would be massively improved if Linus would just fuck off and go away. He runs around like a ADHD Chicken on stimulants, constantly dropping and breaking shit, fumbling shit, and just being an overall annoying twat.
and hes been that way since the beginning, the only thing thats changed in time is that its gotten worse, to the point that I, personally, only ever stuck around to watch (Name Removed due threats from moderator to delete all my posts.) videos… and after the whole backpack “just trust me bro” bullshit, even that wasnt enough to keep me around and I just bailed.
Much prefer people who know what they’re talking about, and actually give a shit, and don’t have a massive entitled stick up their ass. Like Hardware Unboxed, and GN.
For me they’re basically just a bunch of guys fucking around with high end hardware. I dont care about any of the data they put out or their opinions on what tech I should buy.
Stopped watching them very shortly after they moved out the house, the videos became very click bait and felt disingenuous compared to their old kitchen content.
Luckily GN is top quality, exactly how every reviewer/channel should be. TechLinked is good tho, Riley is awesome, but that’s the only LTT content I’ll ever consume.
Her videos and appearances where a bit awkward at first but all of a sudden they went hard. Easily my favorite host, no punches pulled on the nerdy detail which is something I’ve learned to appreciate in other nerds over the years - listen to those who are nerdier than you. Hope we get to see her hosting again someday.
I blocked their YouTube channel a few days after the algorithm recommended it to me sometime mid-last decade. All I saw was stupid clickbait titles and that guy’s face in punchworthy poses. Not for me.
I’ve only really found them entertaining in a “junk food diet” kind of way that most other channels don’t really hit for me, and now that labs has come along I’ve been interested in seeing how that goes.
I can only think of a few channels that scratch the same “flaming train wreck you can’t look away from” itch for me
I know saying “how many people still watch LTT” is kinda dumb with the views they pull in, but fuck haven’t most people outgrown them? LTT helped me learn a lot of stuff when I started really getting into PC gaming decade ago, but after a few years I felt like it was just tech fluff videos. Most of their videos seemed like an ad for some fotm tech or just very basic concepts. I just don’t see how people can still watch it after a few years just because it seems they make their videos to attract the lowest common denominator.
I agree that a large chunk of LMG content is vapid and surface level, and I was put off by them years ago because of it. Ironically though, I’ve found much of their newer output more appealing, not because of it’s informational value, but because where else am I gonna see someone build a hacked together water loop with a car radiator?
I enjoy their content involving jank or overengineered solutions, their merch feels good (I would buy it even if it was just another brand like nike or adidas) and they arent as bone dry as GN, MKBHD is too mobile focused, Dave2D too regular consumer tech (like Laptops) focused, LTT has a bit of all.
The controversy he creates himself is surely valid but I enjoy the content more and the integrity he wants to stand for.
If you disagree or want to discuss my opinion, feel free to ask why I enjoy it.
Mkbhd is barely a prosumer. Dude knows his way around photography and can shoot videos well but regarding the tech itself he has little to no knowledge compared to an average “techie”.
Oh for sure. He knows what he does.
https://youtu.be/m9WbQMhkYvw
Integrity he wants to stand for means absolutely bunk if, when given the opportunity to actually behave with integrity, he instead doubles down and lashes out like a child, blaming everyone and everything but himself.
Integrity starts with accountability, and while he has always talked a big game about both, He’s sadly found wanting for either.
Wanting to improve is the first step. He has written a statement and we will se how he behaves in the next WAN show.
And even in that written statement he doubles down, and continues to insist the bad data they generated by using the wrong GPU on the Billet was valid, and that its a bad product as a result.
So there is no wanting to improve.
Theres just lots of empty wind meaning nothing, from a guy thats in all likelihood probably required someone standing next to him to restrain him from typing out what he REALLY wants to say.
The funniest thing to me, is that LTT would be massively improved if Linus would just fuck off and go away. He runs around like a ADHD Chicken on stimulants, constantly dropping and breaking shit, fumbling shit, and just being an overall annoying twat.
and hes been that way since the beginning, the only thing thats changed in time is that its gotten worse, to the point that I, personally, only ever stuck around to watch (Name Removed due threats from moderator to delete all my posts.) videos… and after the whole backpack “just trust me bro” bullshit, even that wasnt enough to keep me around and I just bailed.
Much prefer people who know what they’re talking about, and actually give a shit, and don’t have a massive entitled stick up their ass. Like Hardware Unboxed, and GN.
Also it’s Emily now she came out on her personal channel and did actually show up in 1 video after coming out
Huh? Whos emily?
The writer previously known as Anthony
https://linustechtips.com/topic/1509706-goodbye-anthony-welcome-emily/
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You know that he actually has ADHD? In other words: Water is wet?
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Only solids which are covered in water can be called wet. Water itself is not wet.
For me they’re basically just a bunch of guys fucking around with high end hardware. I dont care about any of the data they put out or their opinions on what tech I should buy.
Stopped watching them very shortly after they moved out the house, the videos became very click bait and felt disingenuous compared to their old kitchen content.
Luckily GN is top quality, exactly how every reviewer/channel should be. TechLinked is good tho, Riley is awesome, but that’s the only LTT content I’ll ever consume.
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It’s Emily now, she came out on her private channel
Her videos and appearances where a bit awkward at first but all of a sudden they went hard. Easily my favorite host, no punches pulled on the nerdy detail which is something I’ve learned to appreciate in other nerds over the years - listen to those who are nerdier than you. Hope we get to see her hosting again someday.
I have a feeling we might not see Emily anymore, she is just too “controversial” to be on screen for a big company like LMG
I do hope that her absence from recent videos is of her own volition and that she’ll present more when she wants to.
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You’re being very, very weird. Please stop.
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I blocked their YouTube channel a few days after the algorithm recommended it to me sometime mid-last decade. All I saw was stupid clickbait titles and that guy’s face in punchworthy poses. Not for me.
98% of my LTT viewing is done as background noise for whatever else I’m doing. The other 2% are me rewatching Scrapyard Wars.
I’ve only really found them entertaining in a “junk food diet” kind of way that most other channels don’t really hit for me, and now that labs has come along I’ve been interested in seeing how that goes.
I can only think of a few channels that scratch the same “flaming train wreck you can’t look away from” itch for me