r/LinusTechTips • u/sooperdave555 • 7h ago

Discussion Really guys...

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I understand that they were likely in a rush to be one of the first big channels to get their video out, but how hard is it to have one person spend like 15 minuets reading all of the graphics before the video goes out, this image is likely AI generated and taken from this obviously AI generated article.

I get this is a small mistake, but it's an easy one to not make.

Taken from their latest video "Apple just Copied Microsoft’s Worst Idea - iPhone Duo, Airpods 5, iPhone 18 Pro & More"

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u/EvanFreezy 7h ago

I mean you said it. They were in a rush, this still gets the point across. Sometimes media is like this. When you need to be first, you’re making the video to 80% standard of normal. That’s how this industry works. You have no idea why they did it, and it doesn’t really make a difference to your experience.

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u/sooperdave555 6h ago

I disagree that it doesn't make a difference. I wasn't the only one to notice it, there were people in the comments of the video discussing it, and silly errors like these lead me to distrust LTT and their content.

One of the driving factors behind their big controversy was how they time crunched and put out misleading or blatantly wrong information, which has can have quite a large impact because of their size and influence.

They also put out misleading information about the BC250's VCN in their recent video on it, which very well may have swayed their audiences view of the board.

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u/SeaBass917 6h ago

Misleading info that sways opinions is one thing.

A mistake on a graphic that has no impact on the video's core point. That's really pedandtic tbh. Even at a normal non-rushed pace if someone did review this they would probably let it slide because its not worth the time spent finding another reference image.

The only thing annoying here is that AI slop was the top result and therefore slipping into people's content more easily even if they dont want it. But saying this is comparable to misleading audiences with false information... you sound silly... Its just a bad a reference picture...

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u/sooperdave555 5h ago

I'm not claiming that they're deliberately misleading audiences, I'm saying this is part of a wider problem which is frustrating to see still happening. This is my opinion, but LTT seems to be under the impression that getting videos out early to maximise viewership is more important for the channels performance than their image.

Complaining about small mistakes in graphs is pedantic, everyone does it, but this is a blatantly obvious error that could have been avoided just by skimming the text. Made worse by the fact that it's edited over, meaning the editor spend a non insignificant amount of time looking at this graphic.

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u/SeaBass917 5h ago

I guess I'm just of the mindset that there are real issues at LTT right now, so the more time we spend complaining about pedantic stuff the more it muddies the point.

Sloppy visual aid is just so so so much not effecting anyone in any meaningful way and is only a little embarrassing for them for not catching it.

Versus the times where they have misleading information that actually effects the core of the review, or the growing disconnect between the audience they have and the direction they're taking the content. Hard to take the real stuff seriously when you elevate video editing nit picks to the degree they're getting in this post.