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[–] [email protected] 50 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Like most internet beefs I'm guessing the truth lands somewhere in the middle.

Though as someone only sorta paying attention and I don't really care what happens I will say that Linus appears to be more upfront about his mistakes and continuing to own up to them as they come up. Not like he can own up for things that either never happened or he doesn't remember happening. He is still a human.

GN comes across more like the jealous angry kid that lashes out over text messages because they didnt get what they wanted. I can't shake the feeling that the "sudden" turn of GN against Linus has something to do with something else entirely that none of us even know about... Yet.

All that being said I have always liked Luke the most and I stopped watching LTT stuff quite a bit when Luke left. I still watch WAN because I find the information and entertainment combination the perfect background audio while I'm tinkering or whatever. I think both the GN and LTT videos generally both suck these days. GN just stands there with some paper in his hands and word vomits at the camera. Linus reminds me of the annoying orange at times.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 months ago (4 children)

You are prolly right about some hidden issue here but at least GN does proper journalism and Linus is just does content IMHO

So I favour GN until Steve is properly discredited

[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yep.

GN brings the receipts and can back up any claim they make.

Linus just bitches and moans while being called out on his legitimately bad behavior/thievery/etc,.. and hes used to being able to just lean into his cult, that laps up everything he says, and use them to pressure any smaller critic into silence.. Don't work with GN though, lol.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago

Informing the subject of an investigation and requesting comment to the allegations is considered proper journalism. Otherwise it comes off more as an attack.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

What GN does is not proper journalism. It's sensationalist bullshit. Please stop demeaning actual journalists.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

What para social relationships do to a MF lol