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Linus Tech Tips apology video - BEST PARTS (www.youtube.com)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/linustechtips@lemmy.ml
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Dont even need to watch the whole video. This is all you gotta see.

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[–] 15 points 3 years ago (28 children)

They simply tried to lower the tension. This type of humour is their watermark, they even mention in the video that they are available to make changes but not to take away the goofiness.

Some of you are raging over something innocuous.

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  • [–] 63 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (7 children)

    They simply tried to lower the tension. This type of humour is their watermark

    Yeah, I agree with that assessment, but that tone is absolutely not okay in the current context.

    If very dark humour is your "type of humour", it doesn't mean you can just go "business as usual" and make dark jokes around someone right after they lost a loved one, had a tragic accident, got SA'd, etc.

    Linus tried to weasel out of the GN accusations by saying he "failed to read the room". That was because entertainment is about reading the room, while reviewing is about accuracy and objectivity. Then, he failed to recognize that (but GN was there to remind everyone, fortunately).

    In this case, however, when going with their usual "entertainment" vibe, he should have "read the room". Which not only he failed miserably to do, but all of the LMG management (including the new "they're gonna solve all the problems" additions) too apparently.

    This does not bode well for LMG. It is proof they are clueless, do not have the skills to fix their problems, and aren't to be expected to get any better. It's a shame, because it was good entertainment. At least for as long as I had Linus in my blind spot. Now, I can't unsee it, and I can absolutely imagine how much of a bully he is remembered being by people from his past (he mentioned that in passing here and there).

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  • [+] 8 points 3 years ago (6 children)
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  • [–] -2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (3 children)

    No

    Edit: it is NUTS that this is so downvoted. You guys are absolute dummies. You won't even check yourself, you just believe anything you're told, without even asking. The data is fucking PUBLIC. smh.

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  • [–] 34 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    There's a time to be goofy and a time to be serious. This isn't a goofy time. Your inability to tell the difference is something you should look into.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    The problem is that at LTT it's always goofy time. If they just sit down and start talking, yes that is much more professional but at the same time it really feels disingenuous, coming from someone who has stated on multiple occasions that he wants dbrand to sponsor the video eventually made about his own funeral. I do think they could have gone for less jokes, but it's hard to get the balance right, especially if the video in question is (somewhat ironically) rushed.

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  • [+] -6 points 3 years ago*

    So what would you like from them?

    At this point it's a mea culpa. Even with the expected goofy angle. That's at least 1000 times better than what basically any other multi-multi million dollar corporation would say or do.

    Or is your only concern having a target for outrage?

    I'm not saying they are forgiven, but it's more than basically anybody else. And should the pressure stop? Also no.

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  • [–] 21 points 3 years ago

    While I tend to agree, the fact that the video was initially monetized retroactively made all that stuff horrible. Like, they joke about being greedy money-grubbers, and then they grub the moneys.

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

    So when Linus cries to camera about YouTube affecting his income that's goofy is it? Imagine defending this abhorrence.

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

    I haven't followed LTT channels in years.

    I am simply concerned because I believe they couldn't have handled the aftermath better. So I don't understand many reactions I see on the WWW.

    They did quite some mistakes, yes. Those mistakes would be enough for me to stop following their content, yes. But why enrage?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

    By lower tensions, do you mean deflect and whine about people questioning integrity, especially after countless videos from Linus himself chastising other companies for their poor crisis responses and/or inability to accept full responsibility?

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

    Exactly this. I get everyone wants to dog-pile but the vast majority of the video was outlining issues and the steps they're going to take to rectify it. It was a good video and miles above what other brands have done with other controversies (which is generally doing fuck all or putting out a basic tweet)

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