Is there more to this than just a reddit screenshot posted on what’s clearly a clickbait shithole of a website?
I remember seeing the video of the play button, and kind of expected the guy to get a lot of hate. It resulting in harassment and suicide wouldn’t surprise me considering how Youtube people are. However, I’m not going to accept such a wild story without some credible evidence, especially since this is also the type of hoax internet losers would make up for clout.
you want more evidence?
More than 0? Yes. All you’ve provided is a link to an article with more ads than words.
The kid bought a silver YT button from the NCIX channel at auction. Linus tried to buy it back from him, but after some discussion, realized he should just let him keep it .
Some people supposedly harassed that guy online and eventually he killed himself.
People blame Linus for this because... 🤷 Ragebait, I guess.
Theres nothing to indicate those people were "his fanbase", and he actively condemned anyone who did that. What is it exactly that you expected him to do about that?
Be more careful when putting things like that in videos. He’s said many times not to go attacking people he talks about, but he should know the minority of his fan base won’t listen, and he should just not mention it instead.
Things like what? It was a completely innocuous (and boring) exchange that people blew out of proportion.
Good to see, but I don't think LTT is going to lose most viewers. At least not anytime soon. They still have an insane amount of views per video and all they really have to do is look like they're sorry and most of the internet will forget about it. I think LTT, if they continue down this path, should be defunct.
I don't watch or follow their content and was impressed that they get at least a million views for every video, and they post almost everyday I guess. Holy shit
Not to mention they have so many channels that act as "fluff" that (lack of a better word) normies view casually and move on.
Let's see what happens in a month or 3.
Even Reddit lost viewers, but they are almost back to original.
People will forget and carry on with LTT subscription.
You are absolutely right that this won't lead to their collapse. But i would still say that in both reddits and LTT's case, even if the numbers revert back, it will have an affect longterm.
For reddit the content quality has likely gone down and suddenly there is a viable alternative in Lemmy, which might have never gotten the chance to get of the ground otherwise. Within a month Lemmy suddenly has a decent amount of content, some communities have migrated here, and we have a number of high quality apps to choose from.
With LTT i think this does also have the potential to hurt them, even if the subscriber numbers come back up. They've been in a process of rapid expansion for a while now, so merely getting back to those numbers or slightly growing won't cut it. Additionally i think with floatplane and the lab they've been heavily investing into their image as a reputable and trusted company for consumers. Particularly the lab where they've heavily invested. Even if ultimately the average less informed consumer is their target market, for that they will also need enthusiasts to recommend them to those.
The thing is, although LTT is important to Linus, his wife, and with direct ties, the viewers have many choices today with regards to the tech YouTubers of different nature. This makes it easy to just move one. LTT is a mass marketed channel, not particularly niche in any area of tech and there are many like it.
Maybe, but with their size LTT can do crazy shit like water-cooling an entire server room with a pool.
I was never subbed anyway, but I also made sure to find a LTT vid and click on “don’t recommend channel” on YouTube.
Nuking from orbit is the only way to be sure.
click on “don’t recommend channel” on YouTube.
I'm not very into the tube and had no idea this is an option. I'll use this going forward. Thanks!
Emotions are high right now. It's not a trend. I bet most of their subscribers don't know about what's going on and wouldn't care either way. If lmg promise to do better and nothing big comes out, this will be forgotten in two weeks.
Well, it seems like they've finally admitted to a lot of this from GN (thanks Steve). But, can we at least give them a chance to correct?
massive sexual assault, sexual harassment, and abuse allegations dropped today from a former employee.
These things are always temporary. They'll lose subs for a moment, but then it'll bounce back like nothing
I unsubbed a couple of weeks ago because they released that always live video thing and it gave me the shits seeing the icon
Good to see I'm not the only one, I kept my TechLinked and GameLinked subscriptions because those channels are actually alright
Yes, but it is some of their better content which I think we should support
