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While I don't doubt for a moment that LTT fan base is likely filled to the brim with fanatics... I don't want to completely go all in on that story as much as the Madison story. That kid's youtube channel has a dubious history on it's own. It appears that the channel was purchased with all the subs that it had, not actually grown. I don't necessarily believe that they "deserved" the play button if they bought subs. Not to say they deserved to be harassed, but you can't expect not to be if you do things in a really shady way.
I could be wrong... I dunno. But I'd encourage a little more research before accepting this story.
There's absolutely no excuse for hounding a child to suicide.
Correct, but I can't blame LTT for that. That's the raving zealot LTT fanbase.
No, but you did suggest you should expect this level of abuse for the "shady" act of buying subs and buying a YouTube button someone else feels they're entitled to.
Ultimately if a group of people whose unifying property is you and they're hounding a child in your name you are absolutely responsible for doing everything in your power to stop them abusing that child.
Is what I said. As in I don't believe that they should have been harassed, but the internet being the internet... we know that's what happens when people do shady shit like that.
Linus can't control idiots that just watch his videos. He was on record as "don't bother this person" in several places. And I've not seen any case where Linus "sent" people to harass this kid. So yes... even if the group is ultimately unified by Linus... I can't necessarily blame him.
None of which contradicts anything I said.
I completely agree.
Yes, it’s sad tans messed up that LTT fans drove the kid to suicide. But if it is true that the YouTube channel wasn’t one that legitimately got subscribers then too bad. The self entitlement to feel you should have gotten a silver plaque for not being talented is insane. If you do something shady you deserve to face consequences…getting harrassed? No. Getting called out? Absolutely