That is not the reason anyone was called a sexist as far as I can tell. People were called sexist for saying she only is known because of her looks.
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She's a cute girl in a nerd world. No wonder she's successful. Good for her for capitalizing on it.
That said, I don't watch her videos because they are fluffy, and not very informative and I'm tired of her looking at the camera and making faces that mean "look how cute and smart I am". Sorry iJustine, you are in the rearview mirror for me despite your initial appeal. lol
That said, I don't watch her videos because they are fluffy, and not very informative and I'm tired of her looking at the camera and making faces that mean "look how cute and smart I am". Sorry iJustine, you are in the rearview mirror for me despite your initial appeal. lol
people who care about performance were not buying the MacBook Air, were never going to buy the MacBook Air, and are never going to buy the MacBook Air.
Also, your premise that if I want a MacBook Air, I should just go for the M1 completely falls apart, because there are *many* more differences between the M1 air and the M2 air that are going to matter to people than the cpu or ssd.
In terms of aesthetics, it’s thinner and lighter. It comes in more colors.
In terms of functionality, it has a bigger and brighter display, a better WebCam, better speakers, better microphones.
In terms of convenience, it has MagSafe.
You’re paying for a lot more than simply just an SSD.
If all I cared about was the SSD, I would’ve just purchased a stand-alone SSD.
And for the record, I’m not happy about the whole 256 GB SSD thing either. I think it’s not a very consumer friendly thing to do, and obviously things would’ve been better if it wasn’t an issue.
But not only do I not have any evidence that future M1 MacBook airs could also switch to the slower SSD (because that is a huge possibility that I haven’t seen many people talk about), but also I understand for most people it’s not going to make that big of a difference.
Either way, it does not negate the fact that just because the new computer is slightly more expensive does not mean that people need a 14 inch MacBook Pro forced on them simply because “well, it’s only $200 more.”
So many people here keep chanting "most people would not even notice" as if that should be the new motto.
Before: Think Different. It Just Works!
Now: Shhh. Most people would never notice.
The reviews are almost always on the base model and several of them did in fact confirm it was the base model.
Well its a fact that the majority of MacBook Air M2 buyers will not notice the so-called "crippled" system that so many here are going nuts about.
in the M1 times, the M1 Air had exceptional price/performance ratio. Its low price meant it was even a decent (if indeed slower) alternative to the real Pro models (14/16). Even I recommended it for coder friends that did NOT want to spend much.
Not any more - the 2nd iteration was neutered, price/performance ratio-wise. If you don't need a lightweight device, just go with the 14".
Your points you made is she loves the fame and money. OK who wouldn’t love fame and money and what exactly does that have to do with anything? I mean what are you basing that on anyway? Is this just you’re feeling or did she say that specifically?
The second point you made is she has no real attachment or culpability to the people she influences… How is this different from any other YouTuber? Of course you have some responsibility with your family but we’re talking about YouTube reviewers. Also how do you know how she feels about her viewers? Do you know have some sort of comment she made that was derogatory towards the viewers?
What’s sad is I don’t see this amount of hate directed at René Ritchie and he has the same positivity and could also be considered an Apple shill with his connections to Apple. There’s one big difference though with Rene…. It’s pretty sad to see this going on in 2022
Yes everyone knows men are attracted to young women but people who are implying that’s how she got her 7 million subscribers is pretty sexist IMO. That’s dismissive of her talent or her personality but just the fact that she a woman.
There’s a lot of young attractive woman out there so why don’t we have more with 7 million subscribers reviewing stuff about Apple? If that’s all it takes there should be quite a few.
Nobody is saying she’s successful only because of her looks, but that her looks have definitely had no small role to play in the success that she enjoys today. If you have it, flaunt it, and I personally see no shame in that.
No shame at all - same for an attractive man doing a fitness channel on YouTube.
It's crazy we are this far down this discussion path.
Physical attractiveness, if one has it, is part of someones appeal in video content ... and more power to them!
Use everything you got!
That's where this has gone off the rails
Nobody is actually saying "that's all it takes"
Implying that she is in that position because she is female is also sexist. There are MANY posts here implying that!
Post a few please -- I've not seen that or perhaps I've missed it.
I'd prefer to be talking about specific comments here and not in general terms.
Someone literally said to me that she wouldn’t have had any success if it wasn’t for her looks.
And she isn’t flaunting anything. She just appears as herself. If people are sexualizing her, that’s on them
I'd pay money to watch one of you sit down with her and talk tech. But then again, she doesn't need to, and you're here trying to prove to everyone why you know more than her. Why don't you have your own review business?
Oh that’s great! The apple guys probably didn’t see all the space when designing it. You should call them and let them know!
And her review style works because she’s female. It’s funny when she buys a XDR display to edit Tik Tok videos in portrait mode (in her own words). A male YouTuber would not be able to get away making the same claim with a straight face.
I wouldn’t watch a guy gushing over apple products the way she does. And that’s her unique proposition here. She’s a breath of fresh air in an industry that has been traditionally dominated by men who feel like they have to be staid and serious and overly critical just to be taken seriously.
I don’t know how successful she would have been were she a guy, but I believe her style would have to be very different, and I don’t know if I would have watched her content otherwise. That’s the point - we simply won’t know.
This isn’t being sexist.
I didn’t realize running multiple apps and playing games isn’t intended for these base models. If it’s not crippled, tell me, how is it 50% slower than the 2 year old M1 Air in so many real world use cases? And why did Apple give reviewers upgraded models and not the base models?
You dont. She's not going to waste her time with some dude who is trying to embarrass her.