captainzero

@LinusTech Hire this man. He has clearly cracked the YouTube "code". Hurry before Jay or Paul catch wind of his business acumen.

Unless you're working for LTT's PR department, why should you care about how many views his vids are getting or how much revenue each vid pulls in? It's YouTube, if you don't like the video, leave and move on. No one's forcing you to watch it. 

Yeah, and anther example would be how bitwit occasionally posts a PC video on his lifestyle vlogging channel.
 
Doing the sponsored videos are what pay for the fun projects. 
 
A video on BMW Self driving cars may not be LTTs normal stuff, but it does have a link to tech and lots of people are interested in self driving and electric vehicles. It's not as if they're fully departing from their theme and taking sponsorship deals to showcase Kylie Jenners new makeup line.

Go complain about target viewing somewhere else.
Some people genuinely enjoy the quirkier or less popular things. I, for one, really enjoyed the minivans Doug DeMuro reviewed, even if a lot of you couldn't give a shit.

its linus's channel he can make videos about whatever he wants if you want more videos about quad titan slis then make your own

its not about buying bmws its about autonomous driving 

Hi there Linus,
I'm a sub, a linux gamer and I'm from /r/linux_gaming. I really enjoyed your linux videos with Wendell and your first Proton video. I also noticed that there are always heated discussions in the comment section because of things that people said they could have been researched better. I'm talking about, for example, the fact that you picked an older nVidia driver version, or that the video didn't show some workaround for some proton games, or the fact that you suggested to download some stuff from the web instead of using the repo, etc...
I understand that Linux is a very alien world when you first approach it and that passionate Linux users are quick to criticize things that are not correct. So here's my point: I think I can speak for everyone when I say that for your next Proton video "We are happy to help".
 
Are you unsure about some aspects of Proton? Feel free to ask!
Proton workarounds are a pain in the ass? Ask away!
You don't know what's better between developer drivers and regular drivers? Ask us!
Do you want to know our general experience with Proton? Oh boy, we have a lot to talk about.
WTF even is vulkan_icd_loader? Seriously, we are here.
 
I'm not saying that we should review the script, because I think that it would go too far, but we can certainly have a discussion, and certainly we are happy to help.
 
Feel free to visit at /r/linux_gaming
 
Signed,
The average Linux gamer

Original post: https://old.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/b0kmpg/an_open_letter_to_linus_tech_tips_we_are_happy_to/

EDIT: spear -> speak

I tried to cut a corner and bought a cheap tech toolkit here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0721C316R/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 
Look at the reviews which are generally positive.  The problem with this kit, and with the other cheaper substitutes for the IFIXIT (and maybe the other higher quality toolkits that I am not aware of but that are comparable to the IFIXIT kit) is the quality of the bits. The metal that the bits are made of in the low-end substitutes, and the precision with which they are made, is FAR inferior to the quality of the IFIXIT kit.  I was disappointed that this issue was not addressed in your video.  The hardness of the metal in the screws in most electronics devices is much harder than the metal in the bits of these cheap substitutes whereas the IFIXIT kit I purchased after shredding the cheap subst bits on first use is built to last and last and last.  I spent ten years in a previous life as a machinist, mechanic, and welder and know a little bit about metal and the differences in tools.  The cheap cut-a-corner kit i bought is complete junk as compared to the subsequently purchased IFIXIT kit. The bits on the cheap one literally crumble when you try to use them.
 
You pay for quality, is the bottom line.  And the IFIXIT kit is just that, especially where it counts the most -- the heart of the matter, the bits.
 
Apologies if this is posted in the wrong spot; first contribution to the forum.  But I didn't see a better place to post this. I trust that your mods/admins will move this to the right venue as appropriate.
 
Thank you.