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Re: MKBHDs for Everything

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Post by Intralexical »

plorg wrote: post #53
burningChrome wrote: post #14

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>> One thing that is missed is that Marques is careful about what he reviews. He is and he isn't. If he feels something is not worth it, he'll tell you. Like the crypto phone: "This is a Crypto Phone. Don’t Buy It." with a photo of him face palming: https://youtu.be/hRSMJGs0YMg?si=_sD9MA7JLeDbI0f1 And who can forgot the famous "Escobar Folding Phone"? https://youtu.be/O8FJSjy3bXA?si=nfAe9tZniafBwDmc And the follow up…

I don't think that means he isn't careful about what he reviews - just that his selection criteria is not "I expect this to be good". Rather it's, if I had to guess, "this is part of or illustrates an interesting story in the world of technology."

No need to guess:

> But as many videos as I've made about products, there are way more products out there in the world that exist. So the process of selecting which products to even review in the first place is like an art form to itself. Most products are just, meh, they're fine. Like they exist, they get made, they're fine, whatever. So they have to reach a certain level of interest or being really good to even be considered for review. Or sometimes really, really bad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QztFpzKsdeA

Re: MKBHDs for Everything

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Post by eep_social »

SCdF wrote: post #96

This is a bizarre article, and feels like an example of that weird phenomenon where tech people believe they've discovered something new and noteworthy, but in reality they are just so deep into their bubble they are out of touch. MKBHD is a tech critic / reviewer / nerd, like Ebert was a movie critic / reviewer / nerd, or Kermode is now. A thing got released, and he's talking about it, and his opinion is his value.…

> tech people feel they’ve discovered something new and noteworthy

Everything on the site is like that (I fell for it too) but it’s not obvious until you run across a topic where you are an expert. He blathers well.

Re: MKBHDs for Everything

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Post by al_borland »

mananaysiempre wrote: post #137
al_borland wrote: post #103

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It’s the opposite of clickbait. The title saves the viewer from having to watch the video at all, as it says everything someone really needs to know in that single line. It’s a bad product. I find it silly that people are pointing at MKBHD for the downfall of a company, instead of the people who ran the company and decided to launch when the experience wasn’t good and the value proposition was poor. Releasing early t…

It’d say the thing that pushes it (“The Worst Product I've Ever Reviewed... For Now”) over the clickbait line is that it doesn’t mention what is being reviewed, so you still have to open the video to learn what that the product in question actually is. Otherwise, yes, it would merely be reasonably hyperbolic. (The actual review is good though.)

Fair enough. Although I will say that titles seem to work in concert with thumbnails these days (for better or worse). Based on the thumbnail, I knew what it was about before I started watching. Of course, this assumes the viewer was previously aware of what the thing is; anyone who wasn’t wouldn’t be helped by a name either.

Re: MKBHDs for Everything

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Post by al_borland »

dumbo-octopus wrote: post #179
al_borland wrote: post #120

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He carries both, because he needs to stay familiar with both, and there are some things that the iPhone does better (in his opinion), like video, and of course there is iMessage. He has said countless times that his main phone, and primary number, is on whatever Android phone he is currently carrying. I’m an iPhone user, so I’m not projecting, trying say he prefers my preferred platform. Here he is talking about usin…

My work happens to require my primary computer to be a Windows machine, and there are many functions Windows provides that the Mac equivalent cannot compete with, when it comes to the work I need to do. Does that mean I "prefer" Windows? I don't think so.

You work for someone else, he works for himself. He can do what he wants, you can’t. Apples and oranges.

Re: MKBHDs for Everything

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Post by al_borland »

dumbo-octopus wrote: post #181
nolongerthere wrote: post #173

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At one point he tried making an iPhone his main phone and gave up after 2 weeks because he couldn’t figure out how to use shortcuts. He made a whole video about it.

I hate iOS shortcuts as well, I think they're one of the worst designed features on the phone and they have put some idiot PM's definition of "safety" as a direct obstacle to every user experience with them imaginable. I could see how if my job required them I might use android. But I don't think we could take that data point and extrapolate out that I "prefer" android.

It seems every time Apple tries to makes some kind of automation tool for the every-man it’s difficult to figure out for people who know how to write actual code, because none of the normal conventions are there. I ran into this with Automator as well as Shortcuts.

I don’t care enough about Shortcuts to get good at it, but would probably use it more if the learning curve wasn’t so steep. It seems odd to me that I need to put more effort into learning Shortcuts than a programming language.

Re: MKBHDs for Everything

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Post by al_borland »

youssefabdelm wrote: post #147
hoerensagen wrote: post #142

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>There are waaay shittier products he's reviewed. Genuine question: Are there?

anything old https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k5bdedDPPs

Any review has to be evaluated based on when it was released. Sure, it’s bad today, but was it bad in 2010?

Re: MKBHDs for Everything

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Post by MattSayar »

nopinsight wrote: post #110

The key conclusion of this article lies in the last section, "AI and the Sovereign Individual," which argues that AI will significantly expand the power of certain individuals in many other industries, similarly to how the internet enabled figures like MKBHD to extend their reach and influence in the media. Interestingly, none of the top 10 top-level comments in this thread discuss this point.

Ah, finally, someone talking about the crux of the article! Everyone talks about AI up-leveling everyone's skills, and I'm honestly excited to see more MKBHDs. Just read another article about how AI is "only sorta useful" but what's it's "sorta useful" at is accelerating your learning curve with just about everything! Since it up-levels every rookie and amateur, I can't wait to see what unfolds from here

Re: MKBHDs for Everything

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Post by dumbo-octopus »

al_borland wrote: post #206
dumbo-octopus wrote: post #179

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My work happens to require my primary computer to be a Windows machine, and there are many functions Windows provides that the Mac equivalent cannot compete with, when it comes to the work I need to do. Does that mean I "prefer" Windows? I don't think so.

You work for someone else, he works for himself. He can do what he wants, you can’t. Apples and oranges.

He still has to provide a service to his "customers", and must do what it takes to accomplish that. Obviously, he could not choose to not make videos and still have a job, even if that was 'what he wants'.

To that end, if the Android operating system is better suited for the business needs he has as a video creator, he would be incentivized to choose that platform even if it isn't what he "prefers" all else being equal.

Not that I particularly care about this topic... good day.

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