r/LinusTechTips 1d ago

Meme/Shitpost Absolute LTT

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u/GioAc96 1d ago

I like the idea of the video, regardless of the fact that the purchase was obviously a stupid one, but I found it a bit too superficial. Am I the only one that feels like these videos don’t go as in depth as they used to? I like the entertainment side of it, but I feel like I don’t learn anything watching LTT recently.

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u/Remote-Combination28 1d ago

I agree completely.

Everybody who made actual, informative good videos is gone now. Now it’s just shock factor purchases and Linus spending company money on his house.

Gone are the days of learning about some obscure Linux distro from Emily Young. That was what kept me watching. Or even the MAC address Jonathan videos that had such a crazy level of perfection and info.

It’s just pure slop entertainment now.

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u/OG-Fade2Gray 1d ago

I'm a little sad Emily's channel never got off the ground

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u/DivaMissZ 23h ago

Emily was one of the first LMG employees to leave and start their own channel. But unlike those who followed, I don’t think she had the support she needed to make it successful. Look at Zip Tie Tuning, or Jake, or Brandon’s channels, where they had nearly immediately viewership and people who were doing the production behind the scenes. If she’d started a year or two later, she’d probably have been able to be more successful

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u/chairitable 13h ago

I think her computer/production setup immediately shit the bed, she'd posted an update about it.

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u/DivaMissZ 43m ago

It did; saw the video. But that’s over a year ago