ExtremeDullardJul 3, 2024

Has Techlore sold out?

https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/19037072

Has Techlore sold out? - SDF Chatter

I like Techlore (https://www.techlore.tech/videos [https://www.techlore.tech/videos] if you don’t know) and I usually regard them as one of the most impartial and most trustworthy Youtubers out there. But for the past few months, I couldn’t help noticing their somewhat heavy bias towards some of their video sponsor. Still, everybody has to eat right? This time though, it looks like Synology flew them over to Taiwan, and if you watch their video at the event [https://neat.tube/w/5exwnrrBZbvZmBkcDwECcR], it’s wall-to-wall Synology shilling. I’m really disappointed.

Show threadsub_ubiJul 3, 2024
I lost interest when they moved from matrix to discord
Show threadExtremeDullard
Oh I didn’t know that. Privacy-wise, Discord is… suboptimal to say the least.
Jul 3, 2024 at 3:59amWeb
Show threadIlandarJul 3, 2024
They didn’t move from Matrix to Discord, that’s a very misleading way to frame it. They had Matrix, Discord and their forums, then they closed Matrix and encouraged people to use the forums instead. They left the Discord open for people who require real-time privacy advice. Here is their detailed reasoning behind the change, if you are interested.
Matrix Community Closure

Unfortunately, we have made the difficult decision to close the Techlore space on Matrix effective immediately. Matrix has presented a number of challenges for us as an organization, and with the launch of our new forum we feel that long-form discussion boards like this are vastly more suitable for the types of more advanced discussions we hoped to facilitate on Matrix. Other than this forum, our Discord chat server is remaining open, and we’re confident Matrix users who are looking for more re...

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Show threadsub_ubiJul 3, 2024
Ah I wasn’t aware of that. They were the only active channel in Matrix I read, so when they shut it down I quit using it altogether.
Show threadExtremeDullardJul 3, 2024

I read their reasoning and it sort of makes sense: what they’re saying is essentially “We do Discord because that’s where the people we want to reach - the folks who don’t know anything about privacy - hang out.”

Well, I get that. But it’s kind of like Al Gore saying his flying around the world and spewing megatons of CO2 doesn’t matter because he’s doing that to promote environmental causes. I don’t like people who exempt themselves from the rules they preach, whatever their reason. People who walk the talk are usually more convincing.

But yeah, they do have a point I guess…

Show threadIlandarJul 3, 2024

I don’t like people who exempt themselves from the rules they preach

Techlore isn’t about preaching rules or activism, though. Their aim is to provide balanced and nuanced information for people with lower threat models. Often that means that the products or services they discuss or recommend to certain viewers are nowhere near the most private or ethical overall; they’re just the ones that have the right balance of privacy and convenience for that person.

This is all made even more irrelevant by the fact that they actually did close their Discord earlier this year, now that their official forums are in a better state for real-time communication.

Welcome Techlore Discord Members!

For those who aren’t active on our Discord, this PSA was just sent: Massive PSA, definitely don’t skip this one @everyone After many discussions, we’ve made the difficult decision to sunset the Discord community in the coming week. This wasn’t an easy decision, especially given this is the first Techlore community almost 6 years old! Our reasoning for this is we feel our forum (https://discuss.techlore.tech/) has matured to the point where we feel it makes the most sense to have community memb...

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Show threadExtremeDullardJul 3, 2024

Techlore isn’t about preaching rules or activism

What is it about then?

It’s TOTALLY about preaching rules and activism: they advocate for privacy and purport to educate people on how to achieve better privacy.

Show threadIlandarJul 3, 2024
Can you please read the rest of my comment before replying? Literally the very next sentence after the one you quoted answers your question.
Show threadkroldenJul 3, 2024
Lol cope