Zarathustra[H]
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The funny part about all of this is that I have been a long time critic of Linus as someone who really doesn't know his shit. Someone who became popular because he was a charming sales guy, not because he actually understands what he is talking about.
I had just started to warm up to Linus a little bit, seeing how he in some videos was starting to call out unacceptable behavior from industry, but I don't have enough time to watch all of the content he puts out, so I hadn't caught any of these blatant errors.
The credibility here is 100% on the side of Hardware Unboxed and Gamers Nexus, and 0% on the side of Linus. he is going to have to prove that he is not just a shill that gives sponsors and partners favorable reviews, and glosses over factual errors in his content just so he doesn't have to hurt his Youtube video metrics.
If Linus doesn't take this by the horns, and transparently talk about how he promises to improve, and what controls, checks and policies they are putting in place as a result, he risks losing any and all credibility he has. He has been talking a big pro-consumer game when it comes to setting up the new lab, but now he needs to put the necessary journalistic controls in place in order to get there.
I had just started to warm up to Linus a little bit, seeing how he in some videos was starting to call out unacceptable behavior from industry, but I don't have enough time to watch all of the content he puts out, so I hadn't caught any of these blatant errors.
The credibility here is 100% on the side of Hardware Unboxed and Gamers Nexus, and 0% on the side of Linus. he is going to have to prove that he is not just a shill that gives sponsors and partners favorable reviews, and glosses over factual errors in his content just so he doesn't have to hurt his Youtube video metrics.
If Linus doesn't take this by the horns, and transparently talk about how he promises to improve, and what controls, checks and policies they are putting in place as a result, he risks losing any and all credibility he has. He has been talking a big pro-consumer game when it comes to setting up the new lab, but now he needs to put the necessary journalistic controls in place in order to get there.