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@reichenstein And once more he is absolutely right, in my opinion. Where does the trend come from to pay for something that is not even beta state? Those things might have happened with Kickstarter stuff in the past, but now with full price hardware. Where does this lead to?

@marcthiele I'm a fan of his attitude, rhetoric, and what he says. He's so charming. I think I'll send him a notebook, and then die of fear and hope that he reviews it.

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But I agree to what you say. Also am a fan of his unagitated way of reviewing things.

@reichenstein @marcthiele We should found a fan club. He does a really good job at this. He's the only tech reviewer I'm still watching regularly. I'm really no longer interested in the entire genre of tech reviews - or new tech in general. But his videos are far more than just that. His conclusions always contain very interesting thoughts on the future, on the role of tech in our lives, on quality, pricing etc, etc.

@reichenstein @marcthiele … and he's spot on about the broken state of new overpromising product launches. The narrative of new revolutionary tech has been shoved down our throats for so long and it really all seems to implode now. Those companies cannot go back. They have to play the game of "the next big thing" and reality vs. the expectations that they build is drifting further and further apart.

@bastianallgeier @marcthiele @frankrausch That's the thing. He's always taking a step back and gives you a look at the big picture. And then he says something that is obvious but we were too busy to see it. And he says it in such a simple clear way. He takes these pauses to allow you to follow him, before he ties a logical knot. I know that I'm starting to embarrass myself fanning over him, but I don't care. He deserves it.

@reichenstein @marcthiele @frankrausch I totally agree. It might be a bit oversimplified, but he's like a perfect bullshit filter. He takes away the excitement and lets you have a calm, reflected look at the promises and the results. He's always drilling down to the potential and that keeps his videos fair. Even with the worst products, he tries to see where they could lead. He sometimes seems to me like the voice of reason in an industry that's completely bonkers.

@bastianallgeier @marcthiele @frankrausch I think his "this is where it could lead" is mostly politeness. He does it not because he means it, but because he means well and because he has class. It's also a argumentational device to make people accept that some products are in fact just bad. He fulfills the both sides expectations, by saying "it's total crap, but maybe one day it will be great." And we think "Right... I don't care either what it could be, I care about what it is."