• Stabbitha@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Same here, just unsubscribed. Issues like this speak to a larger cultural issue within an organization, and Linus leading such an organization says a lot about him.

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        1 year ago

        unsubscribed

        I was an avid fan since 2015, fortunately I adopted their perspective about shitty companies and what to do about them. I don’t preorder, I don’t tolerate shitty ethics, I don’t purchase half-finished videos/products, which means I certainly don’t consume LTT content.

        Madison is a hero for stepping up like this.

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          Same. It’s a shame. I started following Linus since the GT 400 series in 2010, in the NCIX days. Bought my first graphics card under his advice (an MSI GT460 Cyclone). I always appreciated his consumer first approach to reviews, and found his ambition and entrepreneurial spirit inspiring. Watching his company grow from the ground up was very exciting and I was always happy to see the next stage of LMG unfold. Watching him move into the house and make the kitchen set, do the whole room water cooling, and then the warehouse (to name a few) have been really exciting milestones that I’ll never forget.

          The past few years have been different. He’s started to become quite the narcissist, and it’s been weird watching him try to defend his awful hot takes on WAN show. It’s bizarre watching him never admit fault or admit that something that he’s done was wrong. Even in the most petty of objections, like a stupid contest on Channel Super Fun. I’m pretty sure he’s won every contest he’s been in - the race against Emily in the tech support challenge, all (I think) of the scrapyard wars he was in, and pretty much anything else that comes to mind. I always found that to be kind of pathetic for the CEO/leader of a company. I’ve always wondered if that kind of mentality bled into other aspects of his leadership.

          I’ve mostly stopped consuming their content but occasionally I’ll watch a couple of their videos. I’m not sure if I’m going to cut them out cold turkey but I think I’ll take a break at least until the dust settles. Certainly, if/when Emily returns I would really like to support her.