I find it distasteful, almost unethical, to say this when you have 18 million subscribers.
Hard to explain why, but with great reach comes great responsibility. Potentially killing someone else’s nascent project reeks of carelessness.
First, do no harm.
Apr 15, 2024 · 6:07 AM UTC
Why didn't you use the same sensational title on X?
This was honest. The YT title wasn't:
xitter.twitterapi.xyz/MKBHD/status/177964128…
NEW Video - Humane Pin Review: A Victim of its Future Ambition
Full video: youtu.be/TitZV6k8zfA
This clip is 99% of my experiences with the pin - doing something you could already do on your phone, but slower, more annoying, or less reliable/accurate. Turns out smartphones are pretty incredible.
BUT there are occasional small glimpses of a future where this product could actually peel you away from your phone, reduce your screen time and help you live more in the moment. And i can’t be mad at that
I’m surprised you’re calling it unethical to tell the truth.
Nascent project? It’s been going on for 5 years and they had unlimited money.
Usually you are on the side of the solo entrepreneur and not the ridiculously over-funded underperforming VC-backed startup.
So he should leave a fake review that says it’s great despite the product being not great? His opinion is irrelevant? I don’t get this take – at Geneva, Switzerland
What’s more unethical?
Reviewing a product honestly, or raising millions of $$$ from VCs, doing nothing with it for years, and then pivoting to AI to raise another $100m?
This company was founded in 2018...
"First ethical rule: If you see fraud and do not say fraud, you are a fraud" – @nntaleb
so marques being honest about the product and saving millions of people time and money is careless?
he did the company a favor by being honest. hopefully they can figure out how to provide real value to world.
The title is careless. It was chosen to be sensational. The title of the same video posted on X is a lot better: xitter.twitterapi.xyz/MKBHD/status/177964128…
NEW Video - Humane Pin Review: A Victim of its Future Ambition
Full video: youtu.be/TitZV6k8zfA
This clip is 99% of my experiences with the pin - doing something you could already do on your phone, but slower, more annoying, or less reliable/accurate. Turns out smartphones are pretty incredible.
BUT there are occasional small glimpses of a future where this product could actually peel you away from your phone, reduce your screen time and help you live more in the moment. And i can’t be mad at that