this post was submitted on 16 Aug 2023
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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Dude, WHAT? I knew about the first part, but the rest is horrific!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago