▲ 408 ▼ The Problem with Linus Tech Tips: Accuracy, Ethics, & Responsibility (youtu.be) submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by THED4NIEL@lemmy.world to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world 83 comments fedilink hide all child comments UPDATE 1: Statement from Linus UPDATE 2: GN's response UPDATE 3: Billet Lab's statement (it's on Reddit, but posted for completion's sake. ) You can find the complete text below UPDATE 4: follow-up from Billet Labs Again, you can find the complete text below UPDATE 5: "What do we do now?" LTT
[–] hal_5700X@lemmy.world 42 points 3 years ago (3 children) Linus posted a response on the LTT forums. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 74 points 3 years ago (3 children) That's a whole lot of excuses and no solutions. Extremely disappointing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Casmael@geddit.social 33 points 3 years ago (1 child) Succinctly put. Linus doesn’t seem to acknowledge that there’s any problem you’re absolutely right. Seems to be in his own bubble I guess. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 25 points 3 years ago (1 child) We MIGHT get an apology video, or one that serves a similar purpose without an actual apology, he will 100% roll his eyes on the WAN show if this is even brought up at all, and he won't take any responsibility for any of it. I hate this, I've enjoyed the entertainment aspect of LMG for a long time and seeing blatant mistakes get glossed over with one excuse after another is getting really old. this isn't even the first time or second time this has happened. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] elxeno@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] Delphia@lemmy.world 24 points 3 years ago (2 children) The Narcissist’s Prayer (by Dayna Craig) That didn’t happen. And if it did, it wasn’t that bad. And if it was, that’s not a big deal. And if it is, that’s not my fault. And if it was, I didn’t mean it. And if I did, you deserved it. Ring any bells? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Lojcs@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago The genocide denial thing is called Narcissist’s Prayer? Til permalink fedilink source parent [–] neveraskedforthis@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago We're between 4 and 5 permalink fedilink source parent [–] UsernameIsTooLon@lemmy.world 12 points 3 years ago I want to believe, but there's still a bit of a lack of transparency, ironically when talking about transparency. He says things like "we're internally working on it" but working on what? I at least want to hear what some even potential interventions could be. permalink fedilink source parent [–] neveraskedforthis@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago* You can really tell that Linus was the "dog ate my homework" from that post. Lots of blaming others. permalink fedilink source parent [+] that_leaflet@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago* (last edited 9 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 74 points 3 years ago (3 children) That's a whole lot of excuses and no solutions. Extremely disappointing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Casmael@geddit.social 33 points 3 years ago (1 child) Succinctly put. Linus doesn’t seem to acknowledge that there’s any problem you’re absolutely right. Seems to be in his own bubble I guess. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 25 points 3 years ago (1 child) We MIGHT get an apology video, or one that serves a similar purpose without an actual apology, he will 100% roll his eyes on the WAN show if this is even brought up at all, and he won't take any responsibility for any of it. I hate this, I've enjoyed the entertainment aspect of LMG for a long time and seeing blatant mistakes get glossed over with one excuse after another is getting really old. this isn't even the first time or second time this has happened. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] elxeno@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] Delphia@lemmy.world 24 points 3 years ago (2 children) The Narcissist’s Prayer (by Dayna Craig) That didn’t happen. And if it did, it wasn’t that bad. And if it was, that’s not a big deal. And if it is, that’s not my fault. And if it was, I didn’t mean it. And if I did, you deserved it. Ring any bells? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Lojcs@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago The genocide denial thing is called Narcissist’s Prayer? Til permalink fedilink source parent [–] neveraskedforthis@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago We're between 4 and 5 permalink fedilink source parent [–] UsernameIsTooLon@lemmy.world 12 points 3 years ago I want to believe, but there's still a bit of a lack of transparency, ironically when talking about transparency. He says things like "we're internally working on it" but working on what? I at least want to hear what some even potential interventions could be. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Casmael@geddit.social 33 points 3 years ago (1 child) Succinctly put. Linus doesn’t seem to acknowledge that there’s any problem you’re absolutely right. Seems to be in his own bubble I guess. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 25 points 3 years ago (1 child) We MIGHT get an apology video, or one that serves a similar purpose without an actual apology, he will 100% roll his eyes on the WAN show if this is even brought up at all, and he won't take any responsibility for any of it. I hate this, I've enjoyed the entertainment aspect of LMG for a long time and seeing blatant mistakes get glossed over with one excuse after another is getting really old. this isn't even the first time or second time this has happened. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] elxeno@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 25 points 3 years ago (1 child) We MIGHT get an apology video, or one that serves a similar purpose without an actual apology, he will 100% roll his eyes on the WAN show if this is even brought up at all, and he won't take any responsibility for any of it. I hate this, I've enjoyed the entertainment aspect of LMG for a long time and seeing blatant mistakes get glossed over with one excuse after another is getting really old. this isn't even the first time or second time this has happened. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] elxeno@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 24 points 3 years ago (2 children) The Narcissist’s Prayer (by Dayna Craig) That didn’t happen. And if it did, it wasn’t that bad. And if it was, that’s not a big deal. And if it is, that’s not my fault. And if it was, I didn’t mean it. And if I did, you deserved it. Ring any bells? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Lojcs@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago The genocide denial thing is called Narcissist’s Prayer? Til permalink fedilink source parent [–] neveraskedforthis@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago We're between 4 and 5 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lojcs@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago The genocide denial thing is called Narcissist’s Prayer? Til permalink fedilink source parent
[–] neveraskedforthis@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago We're between 4 and 5 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UsernameIsTooLon@lemmy.world 12 points 3 years ago I want to believe, but there's still a bit of a lack of transparency, ironically when talking about transparency. He says things like "we're internally working on it" but working on what? I at least want to hear what some even potential interventions could be. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] neveraskedforthis@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago* You can really tell that Linus was the "dog ate my homework" from that post. Lots of blaming others. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] that_leaflet@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago* (last edited 9 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent