Probably because LTT isn’t loved very much. They give more pop tech tips than real ones. Maybe except when Emily is in front of the camera. Although she still seems to be pulling some strings in the background.
Sure, but LTT is still the mainstream tech outlet. Whatever they say, whether for good or bad, is worth discussing, especially as they are the ones who will overwhelmingly shape the average person’s opinions on Linux.
To my eyes, the downvotes here seem like a form of burying our heads in the sand, which IMO should be discouraged as much as possible, as Linux users already have a reputation for being out of touch with the needs and wants of the average user
You know how most of us here hate “influencers” just on principal? That’s how I feel about this channel. Just because you happen to like him doesn’t make him any better than that chick who sold her bath water or whatever.
Whether or not I like him is irrelevant to the point at hand, but since the topic is now brought up, I should point out that I don’t watch LTT.
The bigger point here is that a major tech channel with a huge audience seems to be pushing for Linux adoption to a novel audience (having Linux content geared towards Linux enthusiasts does not bring in new users), and a direct consequence of that is that we should 1. expect to welcome an influx of new users to the Linux ecosystem, along with all of the consequences that that entails and 2. acknowledge this video as a symbol of increasing Linux acceptance among mainstream users. The particular channel is itself irrelevant, compared to the bigger fact that such a video was even made at all.
To use your example, it would be like if we were a community of used bathwater enthusiasts and we decided to bury any news about that influencer selling her bathwater.
The problem is they are doing so in a way that is directly at odds with getting people to adopt Linux. A previous commenter on this thread already explained that this video picks “hard mode” installation with very little support after mentioning other distros that are much better suited, gives basically no sensical reason why, and basically concludes that they aren’t happy with the result. How does that help with adoption?
Probably because LTT isn’t loved very much. They give more pop tech tips than real ones. Maybe except when Emily is in front of the camera. Although she still seems to be pulling some strings in the background.
Sure, but LTT is still the mainstream tech outlet. Whatever they say, whether for good or bad, is worth discussing, especially as they are the ones who will overwhelmingly shape the average person’s opinions on Linux.
To my eyes, the downvotes here seem like a form of burying our heads in the sand, which IMO should be discouraged as much as possible, as Linux users already have a reputation for being out of touch with the needs and wants of the average user
You know how most of us here hate “influencers” just on principal? That’s how I feel about this channel. Just because you happen to like him doesn’t make him any better than that chick who sold her bath water or whatever.
Whether or not I like him is irrelevant to the point at hand, but since the topic is now brought up, I should point out that I don’t watch LTT.
The bigger point here is that a major tech channel with a huge audience seems to be pushing for Linux adoption to a novel audience (having Linux content geared towards Linux enthusiasts does not bring in new users), and a direct consequence of that is that we should 1. expect to welcome an influx of new users to the Linux ecosystem, along with all of the consequences that that entails and 2. acknowledge this video as a symbol of increasing Linux acceptance among mainstream users. The particular channel is itself irrelevant, compared to the bigger fact that such a video was even made at all.
To use your example, it would be like if we were a community of used bathwater enthusiasts and we decided to bury any news about that influencer selling her bathwater.
The problem is they are doing so in a way that is directly at odds with getting people to adopt Linux. A previous commenter on this thread already explained that this video picks “hard mode” installation with very little support after mentioning other distros that are much better suited, gives basically no sensical reason why, and basically concludes that they aren’t happy with the result. How does that help with adoption?
Linus got popular, so many communities decided they have to hate him now.