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Linus ..
The other LMG talent is so good. Although I was really disappointed when they let Jonathan and Emily (fka Anthony) go.
But I really enjoy Riley, and James and Elijah aren’t so bad either.
Linus’ “I had to buy a private jet or I’ll lose money” video was so cringeworthy though
Do you know why was emily let go? Did she do anything wrong? Or just because they didn't want a tran on camera?
From her videos it seemed like she wanted to go out on her own.
When she first came out, she took her self off camera because she was afraid of abuse and backlash. As far as I know, Linus was nothing but supportive. She just never got back on camera at LMG and eventually moved on
It's sad but I'm hardly surprised she went offline, her coming out video got brigaded by the most disgusting 4chan scum
She's active on bluesky and I'm fairly certain starting her own YouTube channel (or already has? I forgot to follow up). I reached out once or twice to say hey, pass on support, and she always messages back.
I still don’t get the hate for Linus. He worked hard, made money and now employs a lot of people. The majority of people who left have only nice things to say about him.
Only a few have bad views and everyone has people who dislike them. A lot of the controversies seem like stupid oversights or mistakes rather than malicious.
I definitely feel like he lost touch a long time ago.
There was a video that was hosted at one of his employee's houses (I've tried to find the video before but couldn't) and there were multiple points where Linus was being incredibly rude to the guy's new home. He was making fun of things for looking cheap, and at one point stood on (or placed something heavy, I don't remember) a table as the owner asked several times not to in fear of it damaging the table. The video didn't really get much attention as far as I'm aware, but it left a bad taste in my mouth and I kinda stopped watching as many of their videos.
A few years later the fiasco with the prototype they sold without permission happened and his reaction and the fallout that ensued took LTT off my subscription list.
The video where he talks about how it just didn't make sense not to buy a private jet was so far beyond out of touch I don't know how anyone thought it was a good idea (the video, not the jet).
There was also a series of videos at his own new house where he's getting the LMG employees to work on things for him at his house.
The power dynamic felt super off like he's rubbing his wealth in their (and our) faces. I'm not mad that he built a business, is doing well and got a nice house with his family. I would have been happy for his success, but the whole vibe of making that into content made it feel uncomfortable to watch. It felt more like he wanted to show off than it being about the tech.
That, and the way he reacted to various scandals including the one you mentioned was extremely poor and his disingenuous reviews, I had to drop them, the list just kept growing.
It's a shame because I liked a lot of the content and I really like Riley, James and the other staff as presenters but my heart sinks any time Linus' face appears again in my feed.
Thank you for reminding me of another thing that put me off.
One of the employees that left is quoted as saying, "there's a moment when you're working on your boss's third home when you start to wonder if you'll ever be able to afford your own".
That stuck with me.
I have been enjoying jakkuh's farm videos but I've never really followed LTT. I didn't know he got his start there until I happened on the video where he explained why he left.
how much was he paying thier employees.
dint alot of people who recently left linus, started complaining too, or shared thier experiences.
He's become a company that generates regularly timed content whether they should or not.
I hate his voice and braces, personally