The Linus Tech Tips Situation Just Got Worse 

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I know extremely little about computers and what the drama is actually about, but I can appreciate the stupidity of monetizing your apology video lmao.

this whole situation is just bizarre. You'd think a veteran like linus, a dude who's been on youtube for so long relatively free of controversy, would know better.

It’s so crazy to witness someone stepping in dogsh*t over and over and over again.

Is anyone surprised to Linus acting like this after the backpack warranty drama? Edit : That was a basically refusing to give EU customers 3 years warranty and just said “trust me” with like a year warranty when it’s actual EU law and many countries laws to have 3 years warranty for that sort of thing. He went on a rant about how expensive that would be basically during the whole 100M dollar offer thing as well and refused to apologise, until the outrage became too much and he caved in and still not taking responsibility for his old views and statement, and mocking people that wanted this warranty in a statement.

This all started because one guy said “The difference between us and Hardware unboxed AND GAMERS NEXUS is that we redo every test” 😂

Dbrand: Guys, we should try to give Linus a sponsor on his apology video. It'll be so funny. Dbrand after those tweets: I'll be honest with you, I'm kinda retarded.

Monetising and plugging LTTstore into the video were bad, absolutely, but Linus' segment opening with him crying about idiots accusing him of theft and showing screenshots, to deflect and downplay the gravity of his actions and look like a victim, was honestly outrageous.

This whole situation is a joke. They can't handle it properly and made it worse every single time they replied.

Linus didn't sell his soul for the company he auctioned it.

That apology video is just awful, it feels like they are having fun. Linus basically made a non-apology apology for the Billet Lab situation.

Linus is the human equivalent of the St. Anger snare.

The community and everyone literally would have supported him if he came out saying: "We screwed up, we are developing a plan to put project managers in place to oversee videos, and are currently working with Billet Lab to make things right." He literally can't do even that.

LMG could’ve saved so much face and respect just by saying “We fucked up massively and we’re halting production until we get our shit together” in a short, non-monetized video. Issue direct and public apologies with none of this victim complex BS and promise to make it right. Their video was basically a parody of an apology. What a disgrace

Yeah, they definitelly didn't gain any favors by including humor on their apology video. Not to mention monetizing it. Gamers Nexus didn't monetized their video and they treated the whole thing in a serious and respectful tone. LTT still haven't learned their lesson.

It felt like they where trying to joke their way out of the issue in the video. If you are writing jokes in an apology script that arnt self critical you’ve failed the apology

Trust me bro! We didn't sell it, we auctioned it for charity. This sexual harassment is brought to by the segue way to our sponsor. -must be LINUS

I have a feeling UserBenchmark is enjoying the RU-vid chaos. Hopefully things work out so we can all try to fight UB together.

Now i am sure that ChatGPT writes their freakin script.

You don't mess with Tech Jesus

I remember when PewDiePie used to do those "best apology videos", this one would surely be the best one

This work place abuse is brought to you by OUR SPONSOR 😂🤣

The fact that he appointed his wife to HR manager is crazy. The last person you want as HR if you actually care about employees is a friend or family member of the boss.

Jeez, that dbrand mention was so painful.

You could also include the part where they showing up the new "classic" screwdriver.

That's what happens when the public idolize a company, thinking they can never do wrong (like bethesda, cd project red), they start thinking they can do whatever they want without being taken accountable.

We have watched the most influential PCMR channel falling to its knees before our very eyes...

On the last WAN show they complained about how some employees got some of their merch prototypes and donated them, which they don't want because they're prototypes and not representative of the final product. Weird that they would sell another company's prototype.

If we can believe that Robbie Parker was actually grieving, we can believe Linus is actually sorry.

The hero who lived long enough to himself become a villain

And i thought linus would happily accept the imporant criticism that Steve told But oh man was i faaaarrr off

I feel like some people on the drama side of things, mostly on Twitter and Reddit, are mistaking the goal of GN's original video. LTT has been a great source of entertainment and what they did for tech overall is good. As a fan of tech in general, I'm not hoping for the downfall of LTT, but I do want them to sort things out with billet labs and prevent other future potential mishaps. Better employee management, less "correction" on videos, and improving accuracies across the board, especially the labs testing. As for the Madison's allegation, I would wait and see until it is proven. Especially after the many times something like this happens, like Pyrocynical had to come out as a furry and one had to expose him face just to make a response, many people wouldn't even hear him out, damaging his reputation permanently. I know tech community are better than that. At this point, it's a he said she said situation. Very different than what GN bring to the table.

the funniest part of this is during the wan show they complained that someone they gave an internal prototype to decided to give it away to a goodwill or other reseale shop. They got concerned about THEIR ip being taken by that, but not auctioning off someone else's IP.

It's like they shot themselves in the foot, then dropped the gun and it shot them again, then they went to pick the gun back up and shot themselves a third time.

Guess this is what happens when someone goes corporate

Gamers Nexus video full of constructive criticism and to top it off Madison situation with allegations of SA in workplace, wild week

😢 no more Linus 😢 it’s joever

jesus. Its like they saw everything and were like "how can we make this worse" and just went with that. A non response would have been better than all of that.

I stopped watching him years ago and am glad since the other channels give me more real, accurate, and better content.

I asked GPT-4 to write the script for a future LTT apology video about their apology video. It's actually pretty good: [Opening shot: Linus stands in front of a flashy neon sign that reads "Oops, We Did It Again!"] Linus: Hey everyone, Linus here. So, we heard you didn't like our last apology video. And, you know what they say, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again!" So here we are, trying again! [Cut to a clip of Linus riding a hoverboard around the office] Linus: First off, about that "six nines" comment. We were just trying to lighten the mood! Who doesn't love a good math joke, right? But, if it came off wrong, our bad. We'll aim for "seven tens" next time. Get it? Because 7 out of 10 is like... never mind. [Cut to Linus sitting on a golden throne with a crown] Linus: We also heard some feedback about monetizing our last apology. But hey, lights don't keep themselves on! And speaking of lights... [Camera pans to a new, extravagant chandelier] Linus: Check out this new chandelier we just got! It's made entirely of recycled apology letters. Eco-friendly and stylish! [Cut to Linus in front of a whiteboard with the word "SORRY?" written on it] Linus: Now, about the Billet Labs situation. We thought auctioning off their monoblock was a fun way to, you know, give back. But if you guys didn't see it that way, we'll just... auction off something else next time. Maybe this whiteboard? [Linus winks at the camera] Linus: And for those of you who didn't like our Dbrand mention, well, we've got a solution. Introducing our new LTT-branded apology notes, in partnership with... oh, wait, maybe we shouldn't announce that yet. [Cut to Linus holding a small puppy] Linus: Look, we get it. We messed up. But who can stay mad when there's a puppy involved? Meet our new office dog, Sorry. Isn't he adorable? [Camera zooms in on the puppy, then back to Linus] Linus: In all seriousness, we're listening. Kind of. And we'll keep trying to get this apology thing right. Maybe the third time's the charm? [Linus shrugs and smiles] Linus: Until then, keep those comments coming. We might not always get it right, but we sure do love the engagement. Smash that like button, and remember, we're all in this together. Sort of. [End with a flashy outro and upbeat music]

I tried to watch the apology video, but I peaced out when their COO started selling their screwdriver.

All this controversy is going to blow over in a few weeks and people will move onto the next thing

These guys are so terrible at everything that they had to correct their own apology video several times... That's how trustworthy they are...

I found one of the worst parts of the "apology" video to be Linus playing the victim. That's a massive red flag setting off so many alarms that I will always be second guessing his intentions. 🚩🚩🚩🚨🚨🚨

at least we can get an ltt screwdriver

Feels like when any company gets too big, they eventually become evil.

This sounds exactly like Bethesda's Fallout 76. Where he said 4 times the map size of Fallout3. Instead here Linus mentions we need to more videos for our channel.

The amount of oof and tone deaf radiating from Lmg is horrifying

Even when they apologize, they have to play the sandwich-man like: "I screwed up... Fortunately I have the new LTT screwdriver." That's how they only care about these serious allegations.

At this point, Linus is like Sideshow Bob stepping on rakes.

this situation made me remember that 3 screens laptop prototype stolen that everybody said linus took

Their "apology" video is very unnatural. They pretend to care, but they don't

At this point all Steve/GN needs to do is upload a youtube short of him just looking at the camera for a solid minute with that "disappointed dad look"

This is why "You either die a hero or see you live long enough to become a villain" Quotes never fails.

Hilarious. The bigger you are the harder you fall. Anyone remember Linus saying "hard R" and people thought he was talking about the N word lmao. It was only a matter of time before something real happened.

Am I the only one who has no idea wtf is going on and still doesn’t understand even after these videos about it 💀

Damn gaming jesus came out with that sledge lmao. How quick the cookie crumble, i remember linus saying that you should call out companies when they are being shitty, yet surprise pikachu face when it happens to his company.

nerd drama still better than average slvt drama.

So their apology video was just a mess of mistakes just like every other video they make.

I’m still so shocked by this entire situation… it seems like every step they take they just make this worse for themselves. Once this situation is fully resolved (if it even gets resolved), their reputation won’t ever be the same..

I haven't seen the apology video and I didn't think that an apology video could actually make things worse. Then I watched this video and... holy cow, batman. I thought Canadians were supposed to be good at apologizing?!? Their actions and their apology video are SOOO tone deaf. I suspect very soon that Linus is not going to regret not taking that $100 mil buyout offer.

He (inadvertently?) dumbed his content down & now more people can understand what he's doing, especially non-tech savy people. He's gone full corpo. That monetization & DBrand mention proved to us his priorities. Can't wait for the next episode of this circus drama.

The lesson here is to never fuck with Gamers Nexus

dang it, i've been watching linus since i was out of the womb, i honestly hope things turn around for him, but at the same time, i've got to hold him against his allegations and facts

I'm a huge LTT fan and have watched their content for years, but even I can see that some of the stuff they have going on internally is absolutely not acceptable and they need to make some serious changes to their organization and educate their staff about sexual misconduct. I really hope they can make the required changes and make a comeback, but seing them stumble from f*ckup to f*ckup makes me afraid that they won't be able to. Also have you noticed how corporate they seem to have become?

even in the apology video, they monetized it and couldnt keep themselves from having that sick grin on their faces and promoting oh lets not forget, LTTSTORE, absolutely a disgrace

That whole "apology" video just oozes with insincerity and is the final straw for me to unsubscribe to all LTT's channels and set all the video suggestions related to them to "Don't Recommend Channel" so I can delete LTT's existence off my feed

The man whose entire financial life depends on the internet, doesn't know how the internet works. Incredible.

LMG have a huge hole to dig themselves out of, but if they're seriously careful, they might just be able to pull it off.

I guess you don't call out GN without having your house in order

I got ghosted by Luke after doing a 4 hour take home technical interview for a position over at Floatplane (owned by Linus Media Group). I was upset at the time but looking back I’m glad I didn’t get hired. Had to be the universe looking over me.

99.9999% (six nines) is a yearly uptime measurement of less than 5.5 minutes by the way (server talk)

It's getting worse and worse 😭💀💀💀

This could've been mitigated if they were to just you know, accept that they mishandled the situation. But naw, gotta make it worst is the key to it all.

Maybe don't make jokes and laugh and smile constantly in the apology video? 🙄 We get it that LTT is always being goofy but an apology video is one place where you get to show how serious you are taking the matter. Well I guess we see how serious they are

"The audience either love watching the bad guy turning over new leaf or the 'good guy' descending to the bottom of the abyss" fits well with this entire fiasco

Few can handle too much fame and money It seems.

I mean. For all that is happening to Linus and his group. Their greed has caught up to them big time. And they're not even sincere. Goes to show how your status corrupts you when you have reached the top spot. (or at least on this situation) They can't handle their growth properly. And it massively shows. I'm stopping following these guys for any Tips from now on. What a big SHAME

Ltt is gonna need a lot more than a week of housekeeping to clean this mess up.

I guess they got humility lessons from Activision-Blizzard.

"We had an internal error, and we are in the process of fixing it, not to mention reprimanding the people that allowed this to happen. I allowed this to happen, I am sorry" I fixed his apology

This is just getting more painful every day

It's honestly really hard -Linus, 2023

well, this is the biggest implosion i've seen after the sumbersible one.

This just keeps getting worse ... They need to fire whoever is in charge of PR.

They know that ppl forget all this shit and starts watching their shit in next 3 weeks... Apology only came because they seen 100k unsubscribers and have to save their company. At this point, they really dont care about anybody else except themselves...

It is amazing how fast this situation has snowballed from a news bit on a Gamers Nexus video, to what we have now. The other thing from all of this, is it might make hardware manufacturers, video sponsers and so on, think twice before dealing with LMG/LTT.

apparently they also up-loaded the apology a few hours earlier on float plane, so people that pay can watch it earlier

Monetizing their apology video was the most RU-vid thing they could do.

The in first place nitpicking of the worst Internet comments to say that everything is an Overreaction to minor incidents is by far the worst decision in the apology (alongside making it monetized). Dude tried to Gaslight his entire public. Just because he had already doubled down on reddit and ignored Madison posts. It could have all been kept at "we will be more rigorous on tests and more attentive to product reviews" in the first hours and then in a public apology + transparency of management with Madison.

This has got to be Top 3 worst apologies. It's nice when they have an attitude about it

My only defence is that luke’s joke referred to 6 9’s of uptime : 99.9999% not a sexual innuendo.

holy shit... I thought this is a LTT video and they are making fun of themselves being stupid during an apology video for being stupid... I was so confused 😂

If nothing else, this exposes the mass amounts of incompetence going around at LMG.

"we didn't know we were supposed to keep this private email emailed only to us private"

best use of the "HOOOOOOOOO OH NO" ive seen

Bet the 100mil evaluation just went down by alote

I get what they're going for, I can stand it but then Linus somehow running his mouth again and still blaming people who calls him thief, liar, etc + still blaming Colton. It feels more like "okay fine I'm gonna apologize" rather than acknowledging what was wrong. Also everyone is apologizing and promise to be better yet Linus open with "Luke would probably fail to stop me doing controversial thing" joke. Just don't include him at all if it's gonna damaged your apology video. He still blame viewers, colleagues, and has no desire to stop saying controversial thing

We're sorry, all the way to the bank.

Wow. I knew Madison went through some rough times there, but she finally opened up on twiitter... and holy crap.