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Re: The Problem with Linus Tech Tips [video]

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Post by jonwest »

lrae wrote: post #7
BonoboIO wrote: post #4

The BilletLabs story is soul crushing. If Linus does not claim responsibility, is not better than any other hypocrite he criticized.

He showed that in the past already. Being pro unions... unless it is in his own companies. Warranty on products... unless it's his own products. His employees are seemingly pretty underpaid too and that while having some of the strictest rules around letting them build their own online presence of "youtube / new media companies" out there. Tbf, on the last point, I'm not sure if he ever criticized other companies for…

That last point is pretty rough if true, given that LTT was born out of him being an employee of a relatively small retailer who he ended up making videos for.

Re: The Problem with Linus Tech Tips [video]

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Post by yndoendo »

guax wrote: post #10
BonoboIO wrote: post #4

The BilletLabs story is soul crushing. If Linus does not claim responsibility, is not better than any other hypocrite he criticized.

He did not. Doubled down on his response on the forum. The crux seems to be in him not realising that he not liking a product is not enough to make it the only point and everything moot. They misplaced the card they received to test with. Decided to not wait and reshoot and made a terribly unprofessional video justifying that the product premisse was already bad. The product is fine, its expensive but its niche and u…

This is like reviewing a P2 screw driver while testing it on P1 screws only while demanding that the P2 sucks. There is now way I can respect the work Linux Tech Tips does anymore. To be fair, I only used them occasionally to keep up to date on new hardware.

Re: The Problem with Linus Tech Tips [video]

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Post by [deleted] »

guax wrote: post #10
BonoboIO wrote: post #4

The BilletLabs story is soul crushing. If Linus does not claim responsibility, is not better than any other hypocrite he criticized.

He did not. Doubled down on his response on the forum. The crux seems to be in him not realising that he not liking a product is not enough to make it the only point and everything moot. They misplaced the card they received to test with. Decided to not wait and reshoot and made a terribly unprofessional video justifying that the product premisse was already bad. The product is fine, its expensive but its niche and u…

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Re: The Problem with Linus Tech Tips [video]

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Post by FireBeyond »

lrae wrote: post #7
BonoboIO wrote: post #4

The BilletLabs story is soul crushing. If Linus does not claim responsibility, is not better than any other hypocrite he criticized.

He showed that in the past already. Being pro unions... unless it is in his own companies. Warranty on products... unless it's his own products. His employees are seemingly pretty underpaid too and that while having some of the strictest rules around letting them build their own online presence of "youtube / new media companies" out there. Tbf, on the last point, I'm not sure if he ever criticized other companies for…

Some of the behind the scene videos (of LTT employees talking about their processes) GN shows are pretty scathing. If this is the stuff they are willing to go on camera and say, imagine what else lurks under the hood.

"I wish we could make better quality videos" - you can, the company just chooses not to.

"There's no videos we've made that I'm really actually proud of" - just ouch.

Re: The Problem with Linus Tech Tips [video]

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Post by lrae »

jonwest wrote: post #11
lrae wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He showed that in the past already. Being pro unions... unless it is in his own companies. Warranty on products... unless it's his own products. His employees are seemingly pretty underpaid too and that while having some of the strictest rules around letting them build their own online presence of "youtube / new media companies" out there. Tbf, on the last point, I'm not sure if he ever criticized other companies for…

That last point is pretty rough if true, given that LTT was born out of him being an employee of a relatively small retailer who he ended up making videos for.

I don't know if there were ever any concrete numbers out there, but I think not even Linus would deny that he isn't paying great.

Employees are also not allowed to discuss their salaries with each other, their employee handbook was leaked earlier this year by a disgruntled ex employee and is out there.

Them being strict about stopping employees from "competing" is also something they talked about openly in the past. (And there were also some shots fired by ex employees.)

Re: The Problem with Linus Tech Tips [video]

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Post by refracture »

PrivateButts wrote: post #13

Follow up from Steve about Linus' response: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3byz3txpso Looks like Steve was right to not contact LTT before publishing, as Linus misrepresented his handling of the Billet Labs situation in his statement.

Yeah, there really isn't any other way to get to the real feelings about the matter publicly unless you do what Steve did.. and unfortunately I believe Steve is correct that there is nothing Linus can say or do that will quickly fix this. He had his shot to show he cared and he blew it.

Re: The Problem with Linus Tech Tips [video]

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Post by padjo »

FireBeyond wrote: post #15
lrae wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He showed that in the past already. Being pro unions... unless it is in his own companies. Warranty on products... unless it's his own products. His employees are seemingly pretty underpaid too and that while having some of the strictest rules around letting them build their own online presence of "youtube / new media companies" out there. Tbf, on the last point, I'm not sure if he ever criticized other companies for…

Some of the behind the scene videos (of LTT employees talking about their processes) GN shows are pretty scathing. If this is the stuff they are willing to go on camera and say, imagine what else lurks under the hood. "I wish we could make better quality videos" - you can, the company just chooses not to. "There's no videos we've made that I'm really actually proud of" - just ouch.

I can’t believe this was in a video they published themselves! Is their company culture so awful that employees saying their product is garbage isn’t seen as a problem?

Re: The Problem with Linus Tech Tips [video]

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Post by preisschild »

guax wrote: post #10
BonoboIO wrote: post #4

The BilletLabs story is soul crushing. If Linus does not claim responsibility, is not better than any other hypocrite he criticized.

He did not. Doubled down on his response on the forum. The crux seems to be in him not realising that he not liking a product is not enough to make it the only point and everything moot. They misplaced the card they received to test with. Decided to not wait and reshoot and made a terribly unprofessional video justifying that the product premisse was already bad. The product is fine, its expensive but its niche and u…

Not only did he double down, he lied about it.

He said that they already started refunding Billet before GNs video, but GN asked Billet, and it turns out they did ghost them until after GN released the video.

Re: The Problem with Linus Tech Tips [video]

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Post by dagw »

jonwest wrote: post #11
lrae wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He showed that in the past already. Being pro unions... unless it is in his own companies. Warranty on products... unless it's his own products. His employees are seemingly pretty underpaid too and that while having some of the strictest rules around letting them build their own online presence of "youtube / new media companies" out there. Tbf, on the last point, I'm not sure if he ever criticized other companies for…

That last point is pretty rough if true, given that LTT was born out of him being an employee of a relatively small retailer who he ended up making videos for.

If anyone understands the 'risks' of giving an employee a platform to promote themselves, it would be Linus.
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