The Problem with Linus Tech Tips: Accuracy, Ethics, & Responsibility - eviltoast
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    1 year ago

    If Linus and his wife own 100% (or nearly 100%) of LMG, does it matter who invested in Framework? Especially when he has so much creative control?

    As far as I remember, they do not disclose the Framework investment when reviewing other laptops.

    Thank you, I appreciate your candor. You’ve given me some things to think about.

    • CRT 📺@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      As far as I remember, they do not disclose the Framework investment when reviewing other laptops.

      When Linus is hosting a laptop review he always has a disclaimer about being a Framework investor. I’m not sure about videos hosted by others because it’s been a while since I’ve watched one but I don’t think they do since it was a personal investment.

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        1 year ago

        Every video about a laptop I’ve seen since he invested has had the framework disclaimer, including multiple shortcircuits by Alex.

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      1 year ago

      If Linus and his wife own 100% (or nearly 100%) of LMG, does it matter who invested in Framework? Especially when he has so much creative control?

      At that point, just refer to the second half of my original replay. Though, if the investment is just a small part of something like an index fund, I’d say that concerns of bias probably aren’t warranted.