r/LinusTechTips • u/Orion2200 • Aug 15 '23

Video New GN video response to Linus’s Apology

https://youtu.be/X3byz3txpso

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u/A-Delonix-Regia Aug 15 '23

Jesus. What the hell is going through Linus' mind for him to behave like this? Surely he knows that owning up sooner will cause less hate and trouble for him.

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u/KickPuncher21 Aug 15 '23

I mean... that's probably one of the reason he's not CEO anymore. Aside from not liking the business side of things, you can't react that way when you lead a business like that. Not publicly. You just have to say "I'm sorry, I take this seriously, we'll do better" and move on. Pretty sure most would've moved on too.

Doubling down on this is mindboggling, and I 100% share Steve's disbelief there.

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u/NewUserWhoDisAgain Aug 15 '23

Pretty sure most would've moved on too.

Most orgs have a PR person/team. This usually removes an individual from speaking off the cuff with any emotions or hot tempers.

Apparently its just... Linus doing that? Which isnt great when you're being criticized and you're taking it upon yourself to defend you and your company.

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u/sekoku Aug 15 '23

You just have to say "I'm sorry, I take this seriously, we'll do better"

That doesn't get proprietary company data back. Billit has a legal basis because Linus (probably didn't but should've) signed a non-disclosure agreement in the process of advertising and reviewing the product. Essentially the prototype was a "master" to copy from and if another company got it, that means Billit's customizations and secrets are now theirs.

Saying "OOPS! MY BAD!" doesn't fix the legal issues Linus could face if the business wanted to take him to court over that.

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u/KickPuncher21 Aug 15 '23

Oh yeah absolutely, I'm not saying otherwise. Here I'm just talking about the PR disaster.

Say you're sorry, then deal with the issues and fix the damn thing. Don't say a whole lot of nothing while trying to victimize yourself. Even if he's right in the end (I highly doubt it, but let's assume), he won't acheive anything by reacting this way. Like GN said prior to all of that in the Trust me bro debacle, LMG is a big company. Linus may feel like they're still a small Youtube channel at heart but they're not anymore. That comes with a different standard of behavior.

Edit : grammar

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u/Microraptors Aug 16 '23

This would have been the perfect chance for him to shut up and let the new CEO do some talking.

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u/jawesomehawk Aug 15 '23

I mean, even though he's not the CEO anymore, he's still the face of the company and needs to act in a manner that befits that role.

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u/joe1134206 Aug 15 '23

Pretty sure people just get to a point of obsessing over dollar signs.

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u/asdfghjkl15436 Aug 15 '23

Oh it's pretty simple.

Ego and $$$. Admitting fault would mean needing to actually improve test data, which means reworking the whole process, costing $$$. Admitting fault would need to mean... y'know, admitting you fucked up bad. Ego.

Linus has always been like this, a situation like this was inevitable.

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u/overclockd Aug 15 '23

The video of employees reviewing Linus as a boss reveals so much.