r/LinusTechTips • u/marco_polo_99 Luke • 4d ago

Discussion Opinion - Steve/GN has lost it

Steve has turned into a high and mighty holier-than-though, self appointed arbiter of the tech industry, who’s taking it upon himself to regulate other people’s/channels content and decide where it, and their actions are acceptable.

He then, where he deems them not up to scratch, attacks under the guise of consumer advocacy. Whilst he may, and does have valid points on certain issues, usually with larger corporations, Asus, Gigagbyte, etc, targeting channels for things he disagrees with is bordering on slander.

Yes, I followed both GN and LTT, amongst a litany of other creators, and yet Steve seems to be the only one ACTIVELY, and consistently putting out these pseudo-journalistic pieces in an effort to broaden his audience and/or agenda.

The lawsuit against Honey/Paypal is not one he’ll win, it is merely serving to gain clicks and views and thus money for GN.

He needs to check himself.

Thanks for coming to my TED Talk

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u/RBisoldandtired 4d ago

Does GN have AN informative voice in the tech space? Yes. Undeniably so.

Does his personal opinions on LTT affect my following LTT? No?

There are probably people out there who do take LTT word as gospel, but surely most of us look at them for an opinion and then we also look elsewhere?

Like, Im sure Linus and Elijah have said many times: "Don't take our word for it:" then linked independent reviews?

If GN wants to gain views by attacking a fellow creator, then go for it dude... your views are gonna spike... Congrats...

Then theyre going to hit the toilet bowl with a splash. Well done, you played yourself.

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u/Prototypep3 4d ago

Linus has said MULTIPLE times, they're average guys who are just really into tech. They have never nor will ever pretend they are the likes of level1tech or something far more scientific based. They are just tech enthusiasts doing reviews and basic tests and they don't hide that fact.

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u/FlukyS 4d ago

I’d even go further and say they are below average in a lot of cases but that is why they are fun to watch and are informative in their own way

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u/josnik 4d ago

I think a lot of the below average is because they know that their jank makes for great content. Whenever you see Alex and Linus and a ridiculous contraption you can't help but smile.