Comment on Brother Says It Was Falsely Accused Of Bricking Printers That Use Cheaper Third-Party Ink Cartridges

catloaf@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This is disappointing for Rossman. I like his content a lot and he’s on the right page, but I think he’s big enough that he needs to start adopting some journalistic standards. For example, if he reads that some company is doing something stupid, at least bothered to call them and ask for a comment before he drags them through the mud on his channel.

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  • JigglySackles@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yeah, I generally trust him but he can be quick to accusations. I can understand why, especially when a company behaves badly. It’s almost expected that companies are going to make their shit worse. But definitely needs to follow up and recant.

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    • lobut@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      He usually apologises when he’s discovered to be wrong. I know he’s quick to accusations and stuff but he does seem level-headed (to me) overall.

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      • Cethin@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Apologies don’t make up for being wrong in the first place. Usually they don’t have the same reach, so the mis/disinformation spreads and many people never see the correction.

        It’s the same bullshit “news” companies do to sway opinion. They’ll say something wrong, then a few days later put out a correction that a small fraction of people who saw the first part see. This let’s them spread any lie they want while maintaining an image of being actual journalists to those not paying attention.

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      • JigglySackles@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Yeah, I do appreciate that he generally does apologize when he’s wrong.

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      • futatorius@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Being level-headed would involve investigating before making accusations.

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  • Buelldozer@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Rossman is a modern day Ralph Nader; he lives on outrage and the money it generates. He’s generally correct but when he swings and misses, like he did in this case, it hurts his reputation.

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  • corodius@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I used to like and trust him, but he has gone way off the deepend of jumping to accusations for clickbait, exactly as this shows. It is sad because of how much he has fought for our rights, but sometimes I wonder if it is all getting to him.

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  • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It will be interesting if he follows his own statements and issues a public apology video titled appropriately.

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• Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I mean “Brother says” is most definitely not proof that that person was wrong. Here’s the question: Has anyone else able to verify their claim? Surely there are tens of thousands of printers out there that someone could verify…?

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