potustheplant @ potustheplant @feddit.nl

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Wasn’t the issue with honey that the creators were being scammed?

I think you haven't watched MegaLag's video (at least not all of it) or other channels that covered this properly. As you can see in this section of MegaLag's video, Honey also hurt consumers because it claimed that there either weren't any coupons available when there were or it gave you a coupon that wasn't the one with the highest discount.

unless they were trying to specifically use the affiliate code to support their favorite creator.

Exactly. This also "hurts" consumers because, if I use an affiliate link, I want the channel I got it from to get that kickback so they can keep making content.

If they realized it was an issue and cut off their sponsorship because it was negatively impacting their own business and not the viewers, they have no reason to tell the viewers about it.

They do because the issue impacted both parties. Also, this is very cliché but also true, "if you see something, say something".

If you watch MegaLag's video, you'll also see that LTT then partnered with "Karma" (kinda ironic) which also does at least some of the same shady stuff Honey does. Here's the timestamped video.. They also ignored/refused to answer many of the questions MegaLag had.

it could open them up to a lawsuit with honey, and ultimately PayPal, who has a lot more money than a relatively large YouTube entertainment company.

GN, a smaller channel, is taking Honey to court so I don't see why a lawsuit would've scared them. They're also not alone, other creators and lawyers are doing the same thing. Honey will lose because there's undeniable proof that they've been stealing sales and offering coupon's that weren't actually the best to their consumers (if they offered any at all).

you have a responsibility as a business owner to ensure you can keep paying those people

While that's true, it's also true that the end doesn't always justify the means. Ethics are very important. Not only for yourself as the owner of the company but also to your employees and the audience.

I can’t see GN as anything but the annoying, self righteous redditor type who stands on his soapbox claiming everyone else is doing wrong and getting a sense of superiority out of it.

Again, you say this upsets you but can you point at a single case where they called out a company/product and were wrong? I really don't understand why you'd be upset about someone literally fighting and looking out for you.

Their content isn’t anything particularly special, so they have to drum up the view count by creating drama.

Please name other channels that review hw as well as they do. GN and Hardware Unboxed are the only ones that I know of that are actually decent. I don't see how you could consider them "not special". Considering not only their reviews but also all of their methodology videos, technical deep dives with industry workers and/or experts and factory tours.

at least hold them to the same scrutiny you would the channels they call out

I do, not sure why you'd say I don't. Is there anything specific you're referring to? Afaik, they have literally no problems with other youtubers and no one (that I know of) has generated any content denouncing them. The only thing I could criticize is that Steve seems to be a bit of a workaholic but, at least according to him, that's not something he demands of his coworkers.

They make money because people watch their videos and/or contribute directly to them by buying their products. I honestly see absolutely nothing wrong people supporting a channel that they like. Especially when they're not only producing content but also potentially burning down bridges with brands/sponsors when they need to call them out. If you look at Linus, on the other hand, he deliberately chose not to call out the issues with Honey over fear or repercussions. To this day I still don't understand why he would think that informing their viewers that they were being scammed would have any negative impact at all. Except, maybe, he wasn't thinking about his viewers...

It's really weird that you'd accuse GN of going after profits when Linus has repeatedly said, and shown, that that's precisely all he cares about.

Literally none of their "stirring up shit" videos (like the ones for msi, gigabyte, newegg, etc) have been neither unwarranted nor discredited. They've also all led to positive outcomes for consumers.

If you don't find it entertaining, don't watch it. I personally think that it's great to have people like them looking out for consumers.

Yeah, right.

Was?

*per se

I would hope 16C/32T CPU from 2017 could handle software transcoding

I didn't say it couldn't handle it. Just that it was very inefficient.

peak power consumption while playing a movie does not really matter compared to idle power consumption

I mentioned both things. Did you actually read my comments?

I think it's a point of a interest for any hw running 24/7 but you do you.

Regarding transcoding, are you saying you're not even doing it? If you are, doing it with your cpu is far more inefficient than using a gpu. But again, different strokes I guess.

Isn't ryzen not recommended for transcoding? Plus, I've read that power efficiency isn't great. Mostly regarding idle power consumption.

I do have something to discuss. If you prefer to ignore my point then what can I say. Suit yourself.

Not jealous at all, just disappointed I guess. I just can't congratulate a person that had the skill/luck/whatever to get 1M with a minimum effort and they then decide to drop out of a job that could actually contribute something to society to do the banal and functionally useless job full time. It's incredibly wasteful.

Also no, I wouldn't go for the "lucrative" route if I already have more than enough money.

Finally, I have several friends that are phd students and you don't have to be super smart to do that. You do need dedication though. But the same can be said for quite a few lines of work.

This reads like a typical white knight comment one might find on reddit. Lemmy is getting more and more disappointing every day.

If you really believe that a person that makes 1M on OF "deserves" that money and did "hard work" then I don't really think there's anything we can discuss.

I'm sure "working hard" is way more important than being attractive on a platform where people pay to watch attractive women naked. Oh, wait...

Did you mean "truncated icosahedron"? A hexagon is 2d.

/s?

There are 2 frames in the middle and the colour of the text changes so, if that's the case, it's kinda confusing.

Except for the second-to-last panel. Why would their partner say that "it's nice" that they're depressed? Maybe it somethin they're thinking but (if it is) it's shown in a confusing/misleading way.

How are they "awesome" if their usability is worse. In my opinion it adds absolutely nothing and sometimes palm rejection fails so you end up with unintended inputs. There are literally no benefits.

It wom't look as beautiful if you meed to replace it and find out that it costs about the same as buying a new phone. Personally I also find that they're worse, usability wise.

If you actually read the page, you'll find that it does have a price for the rent. The other part was precisely my point. Rent in Japan is a lot lower. 1500 includes rent and cost of living.