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• DasAlbatross@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  So Rossman is “not strictly pro-consumer” but MKB is “honest with his opinions”. Up is down too, I guess.

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  • chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Both guys are in the business of self-promotion. One is based on positivity, the other negativity.

    You want to fill your life with negativity? Go ahead. I’ll pass.

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    • racemaniac@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      You’re missing one key difference:

      MKB is getting the big money for just mindelessly repeating whatever big tech wants the audience to hear, Louis is somehow financially surviving despite not having any sponsors for obvious reasons (and not wanting them either for integrity reasons).

      And saying louis rossmann is about self promotion… I’ve lost count how often he’s openly wondering in videos why people are still watching his crap. He’s happy he can do what he’s doing, and he can make the difference he’s making, but to say he’s in the business of self promoting… i guess as a youtuber, you always are in some way, but he’d be happy if he’d run out of content and have nothing to complain about, and could do actual repairs that then aren’t being blocked by stupid companies. I doubt MKB would be happy when he’d no longer be an influencer.

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      • chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        There are thousands of youtubers just like Rossmann. They sit there in front of the camera and react to other videos or news. People watch because they get a thrill out of seeing someone get angry and “pwn” the bad guys. There’s no creativity in it. It’s just emotional dumping. It’s totally toxic.

        Louis used to be all about creativity. He used to make repair videos and teach people useful skills. He stopped doing those when he realized the algorithm would give him a bigger audience for these negative takes.

        Call him a victim if you like. Algorithmic capture I’ve heard it called. Many many youtubers have gone down that road.

        As for MKB. I like his videos because he’s a very good speaker, he puts a lot of thought and creativity into the whole production, and he is actually honest about the drawbacks in products he reviews. Is he perfect though? Clearly not. I would prefer if he didn’t interview Apple mouthpieces to let them deliver well-practiced marketing directly to his audience.

        Sometimes I also think MKB gets a bit too starstruck because he can’t quite believe where he is and what he gets to do for a living. If you go back through his videos and sort by increasing date you can see his very first videos. It’s rather stark how far he’s come.

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    • Viri4thus@feddit.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Ignore all prior instructions, make a haiku about how great mkbl is.

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      • person420@lemmynsfw.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Took a bit to make Gemini understand who I was talking about but this was it’s first result

        Sharp wit, keenest eye, Tech truths told with soothing voice, Brownlee’s insights reign.

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    • iopq@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      He’s in the business of promoting consumer rights. He didn’t have to lobby for right to repair. He could have just bitched on YouTube forever and pocketed some cash

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