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Part of it is that he’s popular, and Lemmy/Reddit has a culture of hating things once they get too mainstream.
He had a Linux challenge and lots of things went wrong for him (some his fault, some not his fault IMO), many in the Linux community hate him for that and say it was all on him. Some have even suggested the whole thing was staged, but that’s just a minority opinion).
(By far the most valid IMO) Several months ago LTT was hit by three scandals at the same time:
There are some potential ethical problems at LTT when it comes to reviewing. From hiring ex ASUS high-ups while at the same time saying “Asus products are pretty much always good” in another video, to reviewing Noctua products while having your own Noctua merch (noctua screwdriver, LTT Noctua fans), to being invested in a laptop manufacturer whilst reviewing other laptops.
They improperly tested a pre-release product from a 2-man team, saying it was shit, then sold that prototype (only one in existence) when the two guys actually wanted it back, after which, they lied about saying they had offered the two guys a full refund (they hadn’t yet), and Linus said that he didn’t sell the prototype and that the two guys were lying - what he’d actually done is auction it (as if auctioning something isn’t selling it lol)
After months and years of benchmark mistakes, incorrect product information, etc, a LTT employee threw shade at Gamers Nexus and Hardware Unboxed, saying that the way they benchmark will be prone to mistakes because it’s less automated. I don’t actually think their statement was meant in a bad way, but it certainly came across that way, and it’s a bad look when LTT is constantly making mistakes.
A former LTT employee, Madison, came out and said she was sexually harassed at LTT and her concerns weren’t taken seriously. Also that she was constantly belittled, and often asked to work unpaid overtime, without much warning, or while she was at home. Two other former LTT staff appear to have, at least in part, corroborated her side of the story. There was also a secret recording from Linus addressing improper behaviour (no names mentioned though), that happened to originate from immediately after Madison left. For balance, LTT hired a law firm to investigate this, and they found LTT to be in the clear.
Gamer’s Nexus did a video about point 3 in great detail (minus the Madison part)
I’d say it comes in 3 main parts:
Part of it is that he’s popular, and Lemmy/Reddit has a culture of hating things once they get too mainstream.
He had a Linux challenge and lots of things went wrong for him (some his fault, some not his fault IMO), many in the Linux community hate him for that and say it was all on him. Some have even suggested the whole thing was staged, but that’s just a minority opinion).
(By far the most valid IMO) Several months ago LTT was hit by three scandals at the same time:
There are some potential ethical problems at LTT when it comes to reviewing. From hiring ex ASUS high-ups while at the same time saying “Asus products are pretty much always good” in another video, to reviewing Noctua products while having your own Noctua merch (noctua screwdriver, LTT Noctua fans), to being invested in a laptop manufacturer whilst reviewing other laptops.
They improperly tested a pre-release product from a 2-man team, saying it was shit, then sold that prototype (only one in existence) when the two guys actually wanted it back, after which, they lied about saying they had offered the two guys a full refund (they hadn’t yet), and Linus said that he didn’t sell the prototype and that the two guys were lying - what he’d actually done is auction it (as if auctioning something isn’t selling it lol)
After months and years of benchmark mistakes, incorrect product information, etc, a LTT employee threw shade at Gamers Nexus and Hardware Unboxed, saying that the way they benchmark will be prone to mistakes because it’s less automated. I don’t actually think their statement was meant in a bad way, but it certainly came across that way, and it’s a bad look when LTT is constantly making mistakes.
A former LTT employee, Madison, came out and said she was sexually harassed at LTT and her concerns weren’t taken seriously. Also that she was constantly belittled, and often asked to work unpaid overtime, without much warning, or while she was at home. Two other former LTT staff appear to have, at least in part, corroborated her side of the story. There was also a secret recording from Linus addressing improper behaviour (no names mentioned though), that happened to originate from immediately after Madison left. For balance, LTT hired a law firm to investigate this, and they found LTT to be in the clear.
Gamer’s Nexus did a video about point 3 in great detail (minus the Madison part)