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Linus Tech Tips pauses production as controversy swirls | What started as criticism over errors in recent YouTube videos has escalated into allegations of sexual harassment, prompting the company t... (www.theverge.com)
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Linus Tech Tips pauses production as controversy swirls | What started as criticism over errors in recent YouTube videos has escalated into allegations of sexual harassment, prompting the company t...::The YouTube channel Linus Tech Tips has halted production after controversies over ethics and accuracy in reporting, spurred further this morning by accusations of sexual harassment experienced at the company.

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[–] 3 points 3 years ago* (6 children)

Linus is not the only one to blame. The people who work there could have done something to stop the unethical behavior or quit. But some of them stayed there for years and enabled Linus. I can't look at those people and not think that they aren't incompetent or corrupt.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Given they couldn't even reign Linus in on the appology video and he is still playing the real victim they simply don't have the power to. The new CEO can't possibly be happy with what Linus said there but Linus is the boss and he certainly doesn't listen to anyone else trying to make him see sense. If Luke can't reach him, and he hasn't managed to at any point over the years, then the rest don't have a chance.

    This is and has always been a culture that Linus has created and is continuing to reinforce.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Good point, they can't change who Linus is. But then I don't understand why Luke and others would stay there for years and continue working with that guy, continue to take part in unethical behavior. It makes me think that it just didn't bother them enough.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    It's cult of personality shit.

    It's something Madison talked about in her Twitter rant.

    For most of these people it's their dream job, and they don't believe they'll be able to do it on their own. For many of them they tried to do it on their own for years before joining LMG.

    So they'll do anything to try and hold onto the fantasy. Including destroy themselves and the quality of their work. Which is really why the mental health of the company is in the shitter.

    I mean this honestly: I like many of the team members and I hope that LMG is able to fix itself... But I don't know if it's possible.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I see it as mostly them being sloppy and moving too fast to go through the proper checks and balances.

    I've seen far too many companies go from "a couple of enthusiastic guys" to a large organization without taking the time and effort to put in place the structures and systems so everyone knows what they're supposed to be doing, and as important, knows what other people are doing as it relates to their work.

    And inevitably there comes a point where the organization is too big for that method to keep working, and the wheels fall off.

    The only real difference I see here is that this time it's happening in complete view of the public.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    They were fine with Linus investing in companies and then reviewing their products or competing products and I don't see that as a result of sloppiness. They haven't even addressed it in their apology video.

    Also moving too fast is not a valid excuse for misleading millions of people for years.

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