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You know, this is some shit that I expect when dealing with some shady asshole on ebay, but LMG?
Bro... Are you ok?
I always wondered if Linus was actually a slimy POS, but this Billet Labs situation has cemented it for me. If you haven't watched the Gamers Nexus followup video, definitely watch it.
You can be dismissive and make all the quips you want but it doesn't change the fact that his channel has 15.5mill subscribers and has videos regularly in the 10+mill plays category. He has a huge impact on people's understanding of computers/game hardware and purchasing decisions. Critiquing him is warranted and can have a real impact on people's tech decisions. Whether we think he's good or not is immaterial.
You know who definitely cares about LTT? Billet Labs. Because they just got screwed hard by a youtuber with 15.5mill subscribers. That is undoubtedly going to impact their revenue in a very serious way if they haven't seen the effects already.
Trump became the president of a nation. Hitler had record levels of approval. So does Kim.
“Popularity” means nothing in this day and age. I mean, let’s go ask the Logan bros.
What is your point? I feel like you didn’t read what I wrote lol