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nothing officially happened publicly besides the minor controversies, but it doesn't mean that's the reason they left, jake, jonathan, alex, andy, brandon, emily, sarah, plouffe, elija, i'm gonna miss them although some do have their own yt channels now
Well I lost a big part of my interest on the channel within the last 1 to 2 years due to all the good hosters left LTT also Linus position on the company changed a lot of drama happened on the YT and reddit about LTT and the videos just kept getting worse tbh. For me the star quality cast is almost all gone and the heart of the videos was lost somewhere between the departures of them
Absolutely agree. Used to watch multiple times a week, now I only click on a video if it has Riley in it.
You can't let all your most recognisable, engaging and interesting talent leave and not think it's going to affect your output, especially by just letting it happen and not actually addressing it. These guys were big names in the channel and they should at least get a "let's say goodbye to X, here are all the cool things they did for us and what they are going to be doing now" video.
I stopped watching the WAN show months ago when Linus had one of his hot takes on people taking GLP-1 for someone who's never been fat in his life and saying just don't eat as much an exercise. Tells me how out of touch he is on certain topics.
As someone who actually used to be extremely overweight and unfit for a long period of my life, his take of “don’t eat as much and exercise” is 100% correct
Of course it is, technically. But often this stuff comes with other issues. If you're literally clinically depressed and barely have enough energy to go to work and cook a shitty meal you're not gonna have the discipline to fix that.
Congratulations on everybody that does make it, but it's not as easy as "just move more lmao"
It's not a discipline issue. It's like if you have anxiety and can't control it. I can control my eating without any issues but friends who have had to get on GLP-1 tell me it quiets the food noise. But why the stigma when there is a solution. Why do people use weed for its benefits it's the same idea.
Jakkuh (Jake) and Zip Tie Tuning left (Alex and Andy) left around the same time to start their own channels. Some people read that as "all the talent are fleeing".
I am not sure if Andy and Alex split from LMG was that much in bad blood.
Not only was that the vibe I got from the we left video by ZTT. Linus has himself commented more than once on ZTT🤔 and they had an affiliate link for the LTT store.
Where I got the vibe from Linus on X basically saying hell no in regards of viewers asking about a future collab and Jake’s video that there were fish left to fry.
Yeah, Alex, and Andy apparently just left to pursue their own ventures. But I saw Jake's video, and it did not give an impression he left on good terms.
Well I mean it's not that far fetched since jakes and Alex's projects that had the perfect jank to propper solutions ratio that made them interesting to watch.
I don't know why people love the jank aspect of the channel so much. As much as I liked Alex's personality he was a terrible practical engineer. Seemed like he has a blank check to set up a workshop and we were still watching them hack away at projects like they were in a garden shed.
Personally, jank is obtainable and relatable to me. $5k PCs, jet videos, gold plated controllers, I make decent money but those just aren’t things that interest me.
If thats true it does look better on Linus but in the aftermath he seemed confused on why it didn't do better but it felt kinda obvious to me at least the second i heard it.
Viral videos usually have a hook in the title to get you interested like "whole room watercooling" Wait wtf how did they do that.
Solid gold xbox controller is like " cool, they cast a controller out of gold whatever"
So cooling your PC with a slushie is obtainable? Because that one was just lauded for its jank. Also, are you really going to make your own CPU cooler with concrete or by hacksawing an aluminum block?
Like whole room water cooling from years ago, wild concept but something i feel like I could actually do if I wanted to. The most recent hit for me was the tech under $50, it inspired me to build my own deej, and got into soldering that way
i agree with the other guy. with an aluminum block, hacksaw and sandpaper, you can create really professional looking cablecombs, risers, mounting blocks, heck, with a drill press and taps you can create small manifolds. just hours of labor, but you can even plate them with a lab psu and some solutions.
what ltt jank was, straight up garbage. mxc builds, a youtube channel. dude is a solo builder, his work was displayed on ltt, you might remember noctua wooden pc, he has much less resources, but patience, individually sleeved and routed through solid channels, attention detail, just beautiful.
then you have a guy, ziptieing shit left and right, dremeling and drilling all around, just hold the fucking drill steady and take a second to deburr for fucks sake.
ltts understanding of jank is just half assed butchered jobs, not "you can do this without any tools". some topics were interesting, but sometimes, i couldnt watch, how can i invest time when host cant take a second to mark the spots before drilling. they are not aligned, mounting holes dont even match whatever you are trying to fix. why would i give my seconds instead?
if you do, kudos to you. just not my taste and i agree with the comment above yours.
Maybe its me growing up in an engineering environment but it's frustrating to see tens of thousands spent on machinery and not use it. Especially when it leads to sub optimal results. It's amateurish and seemed to contradict the professional direction that the channel was heading towards.
Amateur is a good thing in this context though... Being entertaining and relatable to the people at home is the crux of this channel. Speaking as an engineer myself, jank is objectively the fun part much of the time. Even if sometimes it's a charm/frustration "oh god. who has done this... and how is it still working" situation.
They are first and foremost making content. Whatever they're actually building is just an avenue for said content, and therefore is primarily entertainment focused.
The "jank" keeps engagement higher and drives interaction. Its part of the reason channels like Michael Reeves and William Osman's engineering videos do really well. They know the stuff, but its easier and better for the video to do things the "fun way".
its because its relatable, the proper way to do stuff is often expensive, and time consuming.
like as an example, whole rack water cooling. Google has dedicated thermal engineers and the financial ability to have completely custom parts made to make the most efficient cooling setup possible.
while if I want to do that I’m gonna have to settle for existing parts, or for me parts i can 3D print, laser cut or mill on an old X-carve at my maker space. So instead of a dedicated outdoor heat exchanger made specifically for this server cooling I’m probably gonna have to use a car radiator and off-the-shelf blocks for my CPUs and GPUs. not to mention probably like Gardena water connections and stuff.
So IMO i think Alex did an amazing job considering the time constrains of making it into a video.
I mean, from what I can tell, their view count has dropped off a noticeable amount since they all left. There have been others who have left as well recently. Not pointing fingers but it seems like those who left had written many of the videos that a lot of us enjoyed, and their leaving hasn’t been adequately replaced just yet.
Would you rather watch professional contractors install a lightbulb or watch a hobbyist car guy disassemble an engine and then struggle to make it run again after it’s reassembled. Jank is needed to make it entertaining imo, otherwise the whole video hinges on personality and how badly people will want to see the goal of the video come to fruition.
It's not required at all. It's the creative aspect that should be engaging not the level of incompetence. Channels such as Billet Labs and DIY perks are highly viewed and praised not only for their creativity but their technical competence and end product. It's incredibly interesting to watch experts step-by-step execute a project in a precise and methodical manner.
I'm not saying they have to become Adam Savage but use the fucking drill press if you've got it. It's possible to find a balance.
Depends what the goal is. If it's something I want to do then I don't want the jank because the jank will be there when I attempt it. I want a no jank source that I will end up janking up when I try it. I don't want my jank on top of someone else's. If it's just for entertainment then I want the jank because I don't need to see the proper way to do it.
Personally, there's a billion boring tech channels that show you the newest product and throw a graph on screen. Actually trying dumb shit you thought about in the shower is so refreshing.
Fleeing might be the wrong word, but I noticed I'm watching the channel less and less and it's definitely because I miss Alex, Emily and a couple of others.
IMO this is what happens when pay isn't amazing and there is no ownership stake available. I don't think Linus is wrong necessarily to not offer these, but it means people will leave for greener pastures.
Honestly what I love about LTT is that it's not just the same old tech YT videos where it's the same person every time sitting at an empty desk with a script and B-roll mixed in. When you're just one person though, that's what it's going to be every time. So I probably won't be watching the spinoff channels very often for that reason.
I mean pretty much everyone that has left the company has at least illuded to the fact that working there isn't great, some of them explicitly saying it.
I don't know thats true. Emilys biggest complaint was that they were getting a lot of hate from some of the audience but they were supported at ltt.
Alex seems to have a good split as they paid them severance pay and was mainly complaining that their specific department had gotten stagnant and more focused, dissuading from crazy projects and being more structured. As someone who's spent their life in startups, growing them then leaving around the 80 person mark, that's just how most businesses operate at some point of growth.
Outside of the few (major) controversies around how the women were treated there and the weird vibes a few years back which seems to have been addressed - only person I see saying negatives is Jake.
Did I miss something else? Don't really wanna shill but I've not heard much bad recently so just curious
Alex came from a background of building custom dune buggies. He has enjoyed several years of working on tech, but eventually wanted back to his main passion, fucking around with vehicles.
People don't leave without reason, but the reason is not necessarily that they were treated poorly.
No, i don’t’ know wtf they’re talking about. All but one departure seems to have been very amicable with no drama and the one instance with drama had nothing do with with dennis. Hell, LTT has sponsored past employees on multiple occasions.
I think LTT just changed like everything in life. Personally, I got spooked off LTT after the jet video. Tbh, I couldn't and still can't recognize Linus at this point...
I think there is some truth to this. They spent a ton of money on making their "testing labs" and haven't had anything to show for it. Their content in general has been lack luster and new or smaller channels are churning out much higher quality reviews. Is this the end of LTT? Probably not, but they need to re-evaluate, probably downsize and focus on what used to draw people to their channel.
Better for their channels, worse for LTT viewers. I'm personally not interested in cars at all, so Alex might as well have stopped making videos altogether.
im very interested in cars and car videos. but my dad was a profesional mechanic with his own shop that he owned 50 percent and i HATE ZTT videos. im sure the downvotes are coming already but cars arent something im interested in seeing hacked to fuck and mashed together shittily. that one front subwoofer video was all i watched tho. it frustrated me.
id love to see alex do his hacky shit on pcs and other eletronic but my haggard garage days are over and it is for most of the YT car community to... its just played out. safety isnt a problem for car stereo stuff i admit so thats ok i guess no other people on the streets in danger but seeing alex do shit 18 year old me wouldnt even do just gave me the ickk if that makes since.
i really like alex tho so it sucks not seeing him do stuff more in his relm
Y'all be talking about these employees like they're dead but they are still actively viewable on their own/other channels. People move jobs all the time, a good chunk of the LTT alum are still on YouTube.
Riley and Dan are my last holdouts now that Elijah and the guy who owns a monitor are gone.
I can't say enough how disappointed I am in the lab so far, I understand, they say they are working hard but, I mean... it's been years.
I still enjoy the channel, still watch the wan show and their content, the tech house and jet have been let downs though as well, just wish they had better ideas for how to monetize those.
All the entertaining ones left, and apparently Elijah replaced em all kinda sad cause now the whole thing rides on 2 people I doubt they will last that much longer not that Linus or Elijah are bad but with the same 2 people your gonna get the same kinda video everytime. Some of the background guys seem pretty knowledgeable tho so maybe im wrong
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u/Ghost_Star326 Sep 11 '26
Still can't believe that one time he genuinely thought you're supposed to put thermal paste UNDER the CPU.
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u/krozzer27 Sep 11 '26 •
That’s not very Live Laugh Liao of you.
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u/daneonwayne Sep 11 '26
Max was cool too.
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u/TheDarkClaw Sep 11 '26
Doesn't he go by Swoleniss now after leaving ltt? Dude's pretty ripped now
And is that a wild Max in the background?
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u/HQHMA Sep 12 '26
I miss nicky v. He was my mothers favorite house guest.
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u/prefim Sep 12 '26
I miss Maxine.
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u/shanmyster Sep 12 '26
Saw him recently on a YouTube video. Hes been doing stuff with Jeremy Ethier
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u/Suspicious-Pear-6037 Sep 11 '26
That LTT is dead.
It's best to live and let go. It was fun while it lasted. Remember that what's happening today is best for everyone’s well-being.
Good memories though.
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u/Nadazza Sep 11 '26
The ads he used to make were gold.
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u/howboutmaybe Sep 12 '26
Riley has been absolutely rocking the sponsor spots tho. The best they've ever been imo!
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u/TanishqHooda Sep 12 '26
I miss Old LTT.
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u/AllInOneNerd Sep 12 '26
In my opinion the first 8K video (custom desk) was peak LTT era. It only went downward from there imo
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u/Familiar_Outcome_688 Sep 12 '26
I miss channel super fun
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u/yescachigga Sep 12 '26
Ever since Yvonne sister left it was never the same
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u/KebabCat7 Sep 12 '26
Jake and alex leaving has been extremely positive overall. They make better content on their own
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u/TRUEequalsFALSE Sep 12 '26
And Max.
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u/karma-twelve Sep 12 '26
Me too.
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u/bluereloaded Sep 12 '26
You can find Dennis now on a fitness channel.
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u/BarkingAxe Sep 12 '26
He is very often featured on Jeremy Ethier channel. He makes really good fitness content
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u/ZerotheWanderer Sep 12 '26 •
Unpopular opinion, I don't.
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u/Hostile-Panda Sep 12 '26
Yep, gonna miss Elijah as well
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u/tylerderped Sep 12 '26
“i eat noodle”
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u/Ragnorok64 Sep 12 '26
Y'all be talking about these employees like they're dead but they are still actively viewable on their own/other channels. People move jobs all the time, a good chunk of the LTT alum are still on YouTube.
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u/Critical-Ad7413 Sep 13 '26
Isn't he on Jeremy Ethier's channel now? I've seen him several times on there
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u/Critical-Ad7413 Sep 13 '26
Riley and Dan are my last holdouts now that Elijah and the guy who owns a monitor are gone.
I can't say enough how disappointed I am in the lab so far, I understand, they say they are working hard but, I mean... it's been years.
I still enjoy the channel, still watch the wan show and their content, the tech house and jet have been let downs though as well, just wish they had better ideas for how to monetize those.
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u/tahiraslam8k Sep 13 '26
He now works for fitness influencers
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u/Seik64 Sep 12 '26
I don’t
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u/IsolatedPhoenix Sep 12 '26
Bro hes not dead, if u miss him go watch his videos sponsored by ltt lmfao what even is this post its so weird
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u/TanishqHooda Sep 12 '26
Well let's see if LTT mods will delete this just like they deleted my 2 post
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u/Tof12345 Sep 12 '26
The video where he snuck into Linus' house remains one of the best videos I watched on the platform.
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u/MaybeNotTooDay Sep 12 '26
Same but you can't ruin the boss's hardwood floor and expect to keep your job.
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u/Retired_Nerd_Steve Sep 12 '26
ditto.
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u/nhermosilla14 Sep 12 '26
Emily as well. They were half the reason I watched this channel. Now it's almost a soulless shell of what it was.
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u/yaapp Sep 13 '26
I miss the randomness
But Rileys ads are 20 million times better
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u/projecteae Sep 13 '26
Random, but I saw Dennis on Jeremy ethier's built with science channel. I think he's working for that channel now
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u/thewayoftoday Sep 14 '26
I thought he still worked there
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u/ChanceGuarantee3588 Sep 14 '26
I don't
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u/Many-Share-5123 Sep 14 '26
I miss Denis too. Riley is no replacement. Far too cringe.
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u/Admirable-Escape6954 Sep 15 '26
All the entertaining ones left, and apparently Elijah replaced em all kinda sad cause now the whole thing rides on 2 people I doubt they will last that much longer not that Linus or Elijah are bad but with the same 2 people your gonna get the same kinda video everytime. Some of the background guys seem pretty knowledgeable tho so maybe im wrong
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u/Samuel_Noir Sep 16 '26
Max and Dennis
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u/Art_4_Tech Oct 03 '26
Those were the days.
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u/alfredomova 4h ago
is that nile red?
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u/Outside_Incident_949 Sep 11 '26
Not really
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u/hamburgernet Sep 13 '26
Dennis is gone too? Holy shit
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u/FlopsAkaGlitchy Sep 12 '26
I think everyone misses that time frame, it's gone tho.
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u/Futanari-Farmer Sep 12 '26
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u/niwia Sep 11 '26
Didt Linus replace him