The Problem with Tech Media: Ego, Dogmatism, and Cult of Personality
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The rise of tech media on YouTube brings about new problems that have never widely occurred before in the tech media space. Steve from GN highlights a few, b...
  • Hot Saucerman@lemmy.mlEnglish
    49·
    1 year ago

    I feel like none of these things are actually new to tech media, or media in general for that matter?

    Didn’t people worship Steve Jobs, who was literally the marketer, not the guy programming anything?

    The number of people who defend Richard Stallman when he says off-color things is high, too.

    I’m not even sure cult of personality is always the fault of the personality as much as fanboyism.

    • NightOwl@lemmy.oneEnglish
      17·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, tech side is irrelevant.

      Many people like worshiping prominent figures, and looking up to them for inspiration and socializing with other fans about their adoration and displaying signs of support for them. It’s nothing unique to tech.

      Kardashians, Trump, Rogan, etc. List is endless in all spaces.

      • upstream@beehaw.orgEnglish
        5·
        1 year ago

        Indeed.

        Not that it’s my field, but I wouldn’t be shocked if this has a lot to do with the human propensity to fall for religion.

        Many humans actually have genetic traits that make them more likely to become religious [citation needed].

        I suspect religion is interchangeable.

        I recall a research case a decade or so back, where they took a huge Apple fan and showed him Apple logos and products while doing an MRI or something and his brain lit up the same way a religious persons brain would when you show them religious iconography, like a cross.

        Some people are simply followers, doesn’t matter what.

        Some people like to exploit that, such as Trump and Joe Rogan. Surprised they’re not peddling NFT’s and Crypto.

        • preciouspupp@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Let me drop this quote here:

          “Right-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable …”

    • liv@beehaw.orgEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      Yeah ego, dogmatism, and the cult of personality are problems in many fields, I think.

  • 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.one
    36·
    1 year ago

    Who is Ian Cuttress, and why should I watch a 1 hour video on the subject? Does this bring any new facts or perspectives to the table, besides what we already know

    • troye888@lemmy.one
      31·
      1 year ago

      He is a pretty respected and known (former)reviewer in the tech industry. Used to be a writer for anandtech for many years, and now does some kine of consulting for tech companies. But most importantly, he personally knows, and as far as i know is respected, by both ltt and gamersnexus.

        • eltimablo@kbin.social
          4·
          1 year ago

          His deep dives on new chips used the be the highlight of my month when he was writing for them. I haven’t seen anything approaching the level of thoroughness he displays anywhere else. He also has either his master’s or a PhD in electrical engineering, so he may know a thing or two.

          Edit: it’s a PhD.

    • HarkMahlberg@kbin.social
      3·
      1 year ago

      Line Goes Up - The Problem with NFTs was widely praised despite and/or because of its over 2 hour length. I think if the video has a lot to say and says it well, who’s to say how much time it should be worth?

      • NightOwl@lemmy.oneEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        First time hearing of that video. Is the name drop of that title meant to indicate it was a viral hit or something? Quantities of videos on YouTube are endless and constantly being churned out, so part of why people want some strong selling point when it comes to topics many others have covered and keep covering. Especially during phases when every youtuber seems to be covering the topic to take advantage of the algorithm.

          • NightOwl@lemmy.oneEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            Thanks for the link. Yeah, just length alone isn’t a good reason to dismiss a video since if something is interesting I’ll watch it like that NFT video.

            More just when it comes to the coverage around LTT it is at the end of the day just some YouTube channel being called out and the PR response getting whole flood of talking heads jumping on the bandwagon. It’s one of the topics now that feels so run to the ground for what is gossip or opinion pieces that until there’s either more concrete new evidence from within the organization or new content from LTT to talk about it’s not the most engaging topic for a long exposé with there being no new revelation to be attention grabbing.

            Which is the main reason why for at least just LTT videos the duration was a turn off in the current offerings of LTT focused videos with it being so over saturated. Of course, if it had Linus or anyone from LTT being invited to interviewed then yeah that’d be interesting.

  • millie@beehaw.org
    8·
    1 year ago

    I don’t want a video of Linus with his tail between his legs. I don’t plan on watching any of his videos ever again. I’d rather he and LMG just went away.

    Like, why am I going to wait around and hope they improve? They’re clearly oversized and toxic. I’m all set. I’m guessing a lot of other people are too.