The Problem with Linus Tech Tips: Accuracy, Ethics, & Responsibility
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This video is not monetized. This video covers our serious concerns regarding the data accuracy of Linus Media Group, including Linus Tech Tips, ShortCircuit...

I originally posted this on lemmy.world, but then the instance went down again so fuck it, moving my c/videos subscription to here and restarting this post

  • Realtrain@kbin.social
    21·
    1 year ago

    He’s said before that he hates it, but including one of those thumbnails boosts viewership by 30%. I certainly don’t like it, but it would be really hard for me to resist that extra income too.

    • Chariotwheel@kbin.social
      18·
      1 year ago

      This is the issue this is all about. Linus doesn’t care about quality. Just about extra income. Clickbait thumbnails, rushed content that comes in quantity rather than quality, refusal to even invest 500 Dollar into redoing a utterly mistake of the video, no care to auction of stuff that don’t belong to them - this is all coming from the same place, and which is why the thumbnails and titles are so bad. They are an indicator of the rest.