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 threadExtremeDullardJul 3, 2024
Oh I didn’t know that. Privacy-wise, Discord is… suboptimal to say the least.
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_ubi
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.
Jul 3, 2024 at 4:49amWeb