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    A big point is that all written tech news has been going downhill for ages. Anandtech just closed, in case y’all missed it.

    They simply can’t keep up with SEO blogspam, social media and ad enshittification.

    Gamers Nexus is this weird intersection of old and new, like an old school hardware outlet that grew up on YouTube. They’re lucky in that respect, not many outlets are so fortunate.

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      Plus he has a following of people who like his take on being open and to the point. It feels like a breeze of fresh air sometimes.

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        There used to be tons of outlets like that. Techreport was stellar with methedology and transparency, I even wrote some articles as a side thing for HardOCP, and the owner of that site was very blunt.