Comments by "Mat Broomfield" (@matbroomfield) on "What I regret about the linus video: its length. ONLY its length." video.
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Everybody who involved themselves in this situation became covered in slime and you fared no better. I'm no fanboy for Linus, but you took the absolute least charitable interpretation of his actions at every single turn. You only had to watch his performance on Fallon to see he's not a "normal" person. You've made it clear that you don't care about the opinions of anyone who is beneath you; classic narcissistic personality trait right?
And you think Linus should pay for your GIRLFRIEND to come to his events too? Like absolutely no company ever does right? Yeah, he handled your rejection badly, but jeez.
As for Steve, bullshit that he's "just a guy in a tshirt who wants to review hardware." HE'S the one that decided he wanted to start taking on multi-million dollar companies, and I'm glad he does, but the second he did that, he stepped into the arena of journalism. He doesn't get to wave his hands and say "Guy in a tshirt." If his journalism is going to cost companies millions of dollars, damned right he needs to lift his game. I don't see right to reply as PART of that game, but holding himself to ethical standards is a fantastic thing. As a viewer, I LIKED the statement of ethics on his site.
You may see everything with the attitude of a pit bull, but that's not how most people view the world.
I agree with your opinion that Linus was wrong to care more about his reputation than the wellbeing of his viewers. It's a shame you didn't limit your video to that.
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