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Andréa, Canis Lanonbinary @CERESUltra8/16/2023, 6:07 PM

Lupi @lupi

Lupi @lupi8/14/2023, 9:10 PM

oh i didn't realize linus of techtip was a union buster at his youtube company

wow that makes that bombshell gamers nexus dropped today even more severe huh doesnt it

i'm just kinda reading comments from the lmg forums and even there folks are not holding back

Lupi @lupi8/14/2023, 9:44 PM

linus response already damn

i'd been reading the linus tech tips forum because i wanted to see if there were fanboys (there aren't, really, everyone kinda agrees)

THERE'S A LINUS REPLY IN THERE NOW

Lupi @lupi8/16/2023, 9:08 AM

yeah i think the white boy gamer media enterprise needs to stop existing huh

i'm going to link a twitter thread here. it's going to cover a lot of heavy topic including sexual assault, being called slurs, and it'll just generally show what an absolute awful place they are. which like, when the biggest feedback from their own employees was "stop pushing us so hard" in that video gamers nexus quoted, not a surpirse

but goddamn

https://twitter.com/suuuoppp/status/1691693740254228741

Lupi @lupi8/16/2023, 5:35 PM

i'm not watching a millionaire white boy apology video

does their apology video even address the one thing Steve really pushed them on, not even Billet Labs, not even Madison's posts.

Does it address that they have been failing at accuracy in the name of high volume of output and refusing to reshoot or bring someone in the booth for 5 minutes to record a correction, when they're putting out knowingly wrong videos filled with onscreen asterisks and then claiming they're gonna be the most reputable independent testing laboratory they can be

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kyle @-pegasus8/14/2023, 9:14 PM

linus’ interactions with his staff have always come across as “haha im your boss but don’t think of me as your boss i’m a chill friend who tells jokes. (laughing at my jokes is mandatory)” type shit so i’m not surprised

Lupi @lupi8/14/2023, 9:17 PM

yeah, and he seems to be a proper narcissist in a lot of ways, which sure ain't great. like, everything's about him, even beyond his name being on the company. he takes everything personally, every criticism, etc

kyle @-pegasus8/16/2023, 12:31 PM

ok so not only the Madison thing on top of this but they literally just released a sad linus apology video that's monetised and plugs merch. Sociopath Tech Tips

Lupi @lupi8/16/2023, 5:23 PM

oh god

Kran'ts Ton @sudo-EatPant8/14/2023, 9:32 PM

Whats the gamer nexus thing?

Lupi @lupi8/14/2023, 9:42 PM

here, i'll add it to the post itself

Webster Leone @WebsterLeone8/14/2023, 10:08 PM

He specifically said on WAN show that he wanted a company where a union wasn't "needed" because it was so good to work at, has he gone farther than that too? x-x

Lupi @lupi8/14/2023, 10:10 PM

apparently in his vein of narcissim he'd say 'if we need a union that means i failed as a boss"

but there was an reddit post i found from six months ago talking about how he would just kinda shut down the conversation if it ever happened

Webster Leone @WebsterLeone8/14/2023, 10:11 PM

I don't really interpret the former as union busting with the context I had but with the latter... Oof. :<

Arina Artemis @arina-artemis8/16/2023, 9:51 AM

I'm yet to reach the union stuff but they took someone else's prototype and decided to auction it without confirming they own it?? Wow. That's heckin gross.

Pendell @pendell8/16/2023, 5:49 PM

union buster? I genuinely haven't heard of that one, can you provide a link?

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Helmy @helmy-froggy8/14/2023, 9:52 PM

I am not having a day enough to read this I might dm you for a Bimbo Summary after I make burgers (sorry it's beef)

Lupi @lupi8/14/2023, 9:53 PM

oh its not worth it dont worry i just decided to fill the dead air in my world with this for the time being

Helmy @helmy-froggy8/14/2023, 10:15 PM

Well I used to be a Linus tech tips enjoyer so I'm still curious anyway

Lupi @lupi8/14/2023, 10:15 PM

long story short they got too big for their britches
in trying to push out an ungodly number of videos a week they've gotten increasingly inaccurate and linus has gone on record refusing reshoots even when they know they got something wrong in the moment

Kran'ts Ton @sudo-EatPant8/15/2023, 2:27 AM

ive been reading through the thread (which gets a new page every few minutes now) and unfortunately there are indeed fanboys in there

Lupi @lupi8/15/2023, 2:37 AM

i mean there are, but the "people who aren't fanboys" to "fanboys" ratio was a lot less in favor of fanboys when it was still under 20 pages

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kyle @-pegasus8/16/2023, 11:24 AM

The Madison stuff is so on brand. What a shitty company.

Cody · Mushroom.Haus 🍄🏠@mushroomhaus8/16/2023, 2:05 PM

This whole incident has been eye opening. I've kinda had the sense that things over there have been slipping (as a casual sometimes-viewer), but I never really paid close enough attention to really see it before now. Woof...

Lupi @lupi8/16/2023, 5:24 PM

stuff definitely started to Change once they moved out of the house into the office park, and once Luke was only there for WAN show. I feel like Luke did a lot of work keeping Linus in check that we only see now on the WAN show

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Pendell @pendell8/16/2023, 5:52 PM

It does, actually, seemingly? They said they're taking a week off to restructure things entirely and try to develop a healthier workflow for everyone, which could really mean anything but god one hopes it's a step in the right direction?

When Linus had his opportunity in front of the camera to speak though he had that same indignant tone and vibe of "I can't believe I'm being forced to apologize for this". It seems like he's the only one who is still resisting the changes in any way.

Lupi @lupi8/16/2023, 6:00 PM

one can hope, but like. Steve said it yesterday, that first video was the perfect layup for them to fire back and say "this is our 5-step/10-step/whatever plan for addressing how inaccurate our videos have been getting lately and prioritizing accuracy over quantity in the future"

NeckSpike @neckspike8/16/2023, 6:45 PM

my ex used to watch his videos all the time and I was just confused because I thought it was Linux Tech Tips but then there'd be like, white boy climbing a tree to do some cockamamie water cooling project and no mention of Linux.

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