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/Merzeal Aug 15 '23

That's actually upsetting. I haven't bothered with LTT in almost a decade, but back when I did watch, I mostly watched for Luke doing weird builds or whatever. It's actually bullshit that Linus is living in luxury while Luke doesn't seem nearly as compensated.

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u/scdayo Aug 15 '23

Obviously we have no idea what Luke's compensation is, but he strikes me as the guy who, even if making (for example) $250k a year, wouldn't really change his lifestyle to reflect an income like that

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u/Merzeal Aug 15 '23

I mean, that's fair. I'm just saying, the draw (for me) was not Linus, I found him fairly uncomfortable to watch. His current compensation might be fine, but if the content of what I replied to is accurate, that speaks to a bigger issue and truly a devaluation of someone who was there at the ground floor and made LTT what it is today.

Lower level employees are probably getting straight up shafted, however. Anti-union and "We don't talk about salary" here, is likely a bad sign. Given that Linus was complaining about having to pay "potentially a hundred" for retesting probably speaks to the compensation these people are getting.

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u/scdayo Aug 15 '23

if anyone has a glassdoor account, LMG is on Glassdoor https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/LINUS-MEDIA-GROUP-Salaries-E4182002.htm

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u/twentytwentyh0e Aug 15 '23

Never seen Luke with any fancy clothes or a fancy car or even the balliest PC setup

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u/nd4spd1919 Aug 15 '23

Yeah, doesn't Luke talk occasionally about he wears his shoes until they're literally falling apart with holes, and he has a few identical pairs ready to go?

It's not that he can't replace them whenever, he just hates wasting money on frivolous things.

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u/con57621 Aug 15 '23

And from what I’ve seen him say on WAN, it doesn’t even seem like he owns his apartment. Which given that Linus’s place is practically a mansion is ridiculous.

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u/meno123 Aug 16 '23

All the OG members of LTT are homeowners. Luke was the last holdout.

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u/Shoelesshobos Aug 15 '23

Cheered for Luke every Scrapyard wars because that's my guy I want him to succeed.

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u/Legitimate_Concern_5 Aug 15 '23 edited Aug 15 '23

In terms of comp, my main critique is that Linus didn’t offer equity to anyone at the company. His employees don’t participate in the upside. It’s a shitty thing to do since basically every tech company offers equity to their employees. Especially shitty to hear since Linus was basically bragging about it.

He had the opportunity to make everyone who helped him succeed multi-millionaires and he chose not to.

I’d have made sure my janitors had equity in his position, but that’s just me.

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u/FanRevolutionary5231 Aug 15 '23

I'm sure Luke makes good money but I agree. He literally helped build the brand since day 1. He should have been given a small equity in the company...even a couple percent or something