Time will be the real proof, but it’s already refreshing to see someone besides Linus being referenced as taking corrective action. This is what Terren was hired to do. I wonder if Linus is actually prepared for the decisions he may make in the coming months.
I don’t think anyone intended to cause problems, but at some point enough incompetence that is allowed to continue becomes the same thing, at least in my book. Having a system where it’s that easy to just lose some other company’s property and then, even worse, allow a third party to take possession is absolutely an unacceptable level of mismanagement.
What is going on over there where a $500 reshoot that would ensure a fair and balanced review of the product is such an nonnegotiable prospect?
It’s all about the money. LMG is prioritizing speed and quantity over quality or even just basic professionalism.
Very disappointed with Linus and his whole perspective in this situation. He has consistently chosen to prioritize the business, and specifically the need for high volumes of content, over everything else. Likely part of that is to cover the enormous expense of building out Labs, but what is the point of that investment if the company culture behind it does not actually care about quality testing standards?
Setting aside “trust me bro” and the data accuracy problems, everything about the Billet Labs story is bad for LTT and Linus specifically. His constant and sole focus on the relatively minor cost is obnoxious, but it also reveals what is really motivating his decisions. The only good things I can say about his leadership instincts are that he seems to defer (sometimes) to his wife’s better judgement, and on a similar note has finally given over the CEO duties to an actual adult, but now I wonder if it’s too late for any of that to matter.
I have unsubscribed and won’t be watching any LMG videos until I hear things have improved, but even then I’m not sure I’ll ever enjoy seeing Linus himself in a video again.
The whole ‘entertainment’ angle is so ironic when considering what LMG is trying to become and how much money they are spending on that plan. They want to be seen as experts with objective, reliable data, but can’t afford $500 of employee time to test things properly?!
This sure is a blow to that desired reputation.
which is why they used the wrong video card
Something that has stuck with me from the original video is how Linus reacted to his own employee when finding out they used the wrong card. He immediately took the guy to task for not realizing it was a 4090 instead of 3090TI. So they are incompetent with tech on top of being incompetent with normal communication/logistic stuff.
And these are supposed to be the experts?
FWIW, Wefwef is a progressive web app, not a native app.
Workaround: create a Lemmy account and subscribe to your favorite Kbin magazines.
Resistance is futile!