When comparing Engineer Man 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 Engineer Man is ranked 13th. 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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Pros
Pro Wide variety of content
Pro 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
Cons
Con Moves too fast
Con Too paranoid
His paranoid opinions are presented without well enough support.
Con Heavily conservative
Occasionally brings up conservative political views and other rightist politics into his videos.
Con Very loud
Con 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.
Con Sometimes blows up
Con Loud and inarticulate rants
The loud and inarticulate rants are annoying.