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. I’ve seen a handful even go as far as to say it was staged from the beginning to make Linux look bad.
(By far the most valid IMO) Several months ago LTT was hit by three scandals at the same time:
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). It also goes over another issue with LTT - ethical problems in terms of how they cover some products/companies, some hiring choices, and investing in a company they review/review the competitors of.
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. I’ve seen a handful even go as far as to say it was staged from the beginning to make Linux look bad.
(By far the most valid IMO) Several months ago LTT was hit by three scandals at the same time:
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). It also goes over another issue with LTT - ethical problems in terms of how they cover some products/companies, some hiring choices, and investing in a company they review/review the competitors of.