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The Linux Gamer vs Switched to Linux

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When comparing The Linux Gamer vs Switched to Linux, the Slant community recommends Switched to Linux for most people. In the question“What are the best Youtube channels for Linux content?” Switched to Linux is ranked 7th while The Linux Gamer is ranked 26th. The most important reason people chose Switched to Linux is:

If you haven't noticed yet, Tom is a privacy advocate/defender and takes advantage of Linux to help people take their privacy back.

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What are the best Youtube channels for Linux content?

The Linux Gamer

Switched to Linux

Pros

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Linux gaming advocate

Doesn't really care about multiplayer games though.

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One of the few Linux youtubers to feature gaming

He is one of the few Linux YouTubers to primarily feature gaming. Additionally, he uses the popular supporting gaming apps for his community such as Discord, Steam group, Twitch, and a Steam curated page of games.

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An excellent privacy advocate

If you haven't noticed yet, Tom is a privacy advocate/defender and takes advantage of Linux to help people take their privacy back.

Pro
Adresses the views of those who are not power users

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Cons

Con
Many videos not saying much, dragged out for lack of better content

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Gnome advocate

Not exactly a bad thing, but if you are expecting content diversification (not only related to the GTK/Gnome world), it can be a real pain.

Con
Totally different on stream, gloomy when editing, doesn't like what he does

Makes him seem like a fake, smiley guy on video and a depressing guy elsewhere.

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A lot of editing mistakes

Shows how little he reviews his videos before posting them.

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Too paranoid

His paranoid opinions are presented without well enough support.

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Heavily conservative

Occasionally brings up conservative political views and other rightist politics into his videos.

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Very loud

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A bit religious

If you're a nonbeliever (atheist, agnostic, skeptic) some of his opinions and religious propaganda (his books) can annoy you, but this is not something that is a real "con". For Linux content, his channel is a treasure.