I find it hard to trust any of these reviewers. You can't become a popular reviewer without having massive conflicts of interests. I could never understand why MKBHD was a thing, for example.
MKBHDs for Everything
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#32You don’t own your own reputation.
It’s never irresponsible to tell the public the truth. One might even argue that it’s irresponsible to suggest that people get in the habit of self-censorship simply because they have an audience.
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#33The problem is nobody is saying the product is good. I remember when the iPhone was launched. Many people hated it but there were also millions who loved it. If your product has only haters, then ya, your product sucks. The CEO also has a strange, what comes off as egotistical "I worked at Apple" vibe which is very off-putting. Maybe he didn't listen to feedback etc to make the product better? Also who funds these th…
Agree. I don't get what's driving folks comparing this to the iPhone launch. Apples and oranges.
I read some old reviews of the iPhone recently and they seemed mostly positive but with some minor gripes about the software and bits that were not as good as existing smartphones. All small stuff that could be fixed up.
The problem with this AI pin is that the entire concept seems bad and unfixable. Their whole product is just “your phone, but the only interface is Siri”. For one, you can already do exactly that with a smart watch or phone.
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#34The only argument against MKBHD could be the YouTube title he chose. But if a "company" with many hundreds of people can't handle a title and goes under, it never deserved to exist.
>The only argument against MKBHD could be the YouTube title he chose. I clicked through to that Vassallo guy's twitter and that is exactly the argument he is making. He isn't defending the product, which he admitted he has never actually used. He isn't defending the company. He isn't even arguing against a single thing said in the body of the video. He is solely objecting to the title for being "sensationalized" as i…
Sorry but that’s bs. The title of the video is “The worst product I’ve ever reviewed… for now”.
That is not a personal attack on someone’s character. And it leaves the door open for the product to improve in the future, which he also suggests in the video.
The worst you can say is that it’s clickbait-y but mkbhd doesn’t usually use such extreme titles.
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#35The Humane couple were interviewed on “How I Built This” last month. The interview has the “I worked at Apple” vibe because both husband and wife did work at Apple. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-built-this-with-...
Oh man this whole worked at Apple vibe is so off putting. I am sure he is very talented but somehow VCs think working at a company = being able to make a similar company which is absolutely false.
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#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
>The only argument against MKBHD could be the YouTube title he chose. I clicked through to that Vassallo guy's twitter and that is exactly the argument he is making. He isn't defending the product, which he admitted he has never actually used. He isn't defending the company. He isn't even arguing against a single thing said in the body of the video. He is solely objecting to the title for being "sensationalized" as i…
Sorry but that’s bs. The title of the video is “The worst product I’ve ever reviewed… for now”. That is not a personal attack on someone’s character. And it leaves the door open for the product to improve in the future, which he also suggests in the video. The worst you can say is that it’s clickbait-y but mkbhd doesn’t usually use such extreme titles.
I think you misread. slg was saying that that the Twitter user was attacking MKBHD's character, not that MKBHD was somehow attacking the product's character.
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#37I honestly watch almost all his videos but I was kind of surprised on how he handled the Humane AI pin. He basically shit on it for not being perfect. Remember, this is a product in a NEW CATEGORY. Of course it is not going to be perfect. But saying it is the WORST PRODUCT EVAH, is really shitty and way in the clouds (not down to earth).
Anyway, I will continue to watch his videos because they are informative and entertaining. Of course I will decide for myself on what I buy and why, because I have a brain and my own agency AND can assess things using my own logic and values.
And please don't tell me you don't notice how a sweetheart he is to Apple and Tesla...
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#38The Humane couple were interviewed on “How I Built This” last month. The interview has the “I worked at Apple” vibe because both husband and wife did work at Apple. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-built-this-with-...
They and the startup seemed to give classic cringe wannabe Steve Jobs vibe. Its not very uncommon to find such people at Apple. They often miss the most the important thing that Jobs was good at, i.e. making things that are actually useful and does its job much better than anything else out there.
This is one of the most pointless products out there that is being marketed with the confidence based on I don't know what.
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#39I find it hard to trust any of these reviewers. You can't become a popular reviewer without having massive conflicts of interests. I could never understand why MKBHD was a thing, for example.
It is possible to have integrity. And if you show that for a long time, people notice and start to value your opinion.
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#40The only argument against MKBHD could be the YouTube title he chose. But if a "company" with many hundreds of people can't handle a title and goes under, it never deserved to exist.
One thing that is missed is that Marques is careful about what he reviews. 99% of the junk that companies release he/his team simply won't waste time on. So the title is probably true.
I think also part of what makes it so bad is the mismatch between expectations, price, marketing, and reality. If you bought a pair of $10 headphones from ebay and they suck, it's not shocking.
But when you have a $700 device, with hundreds of millions in funding, and a ton of marketing about it being the smartphone killer and the future of computing, yet the device is total junk, that makes it worse in a way than other junk marketed as junk.