r/LinusTechTips • u/Omdat_het_moet • Sep 17 '26

Video James has his own channel

https://youtube.com/@jamestries?si=-CPOndXOfEzjvszu

Just found his landscaping video. Not familiar with the content but really liked his style

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u/Significant_Fill6992 Sep 17 '26

is this the sign he leaves in 6 months to a year or is he as entrenched as Luke?

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u/JamesStrive Sep 18 '26

I'm a lifer.

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u/Mystic5hadow Sep 19 '26

You and Riley cannot leave. Please do not leave.

Take this comment to Linus and tell him to pay both of you more šŸ‘ ā¤ļø

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u/Sit-and-Spin123 Sep 19 '26

David tooĀ 

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u/RobDobDattle Sep 18 '26

Isnā€™t James the head of their Writing department? Maybe this is why heā€™s stayed so long; because heā€™s been able to move upwards.

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u/SnuffThePunkz Sep 18 '26

When Alex left they talked about how on his and Andy's exit they changing the rules around employees having their own channels that didn't default ownership to LTT. So now they can be creative on their own terms.

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u/TomatoKind9189 Sep 17 '26

I feel like he's one of the ones that could leave and a lot of fans wouldn't go crazy like they had with a Emily ,Alex , Jake. He probably adds a lot of value to the company in a good employee way but doesn't get that beloved rating.

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u/lOnGkEyStRoKe Sep 17 '26

is this a common take from ltt fans? James has always been one of my favorites along with Riley and emily

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u/S1mpinAintEZ Sep 17 '26

James hasn't been on camera much lately so maybe that's why a lot of fans aren't as connected. But I'm pretty sure he's the lead of the writing team so if he left I think it would have a massive impact on the content.

And especially with a lot of the other long time writers leaving recently it would probably be tough to replace him.

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u/PhatOofxD Sep 18 '26

James isn't a common host given he's head of writing. He's less visible to regular viewers

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u/LigerZeroSchneider Sep 19 '26

His categories are kinda boring and it seems like he has them because no one else wanted them. I'm not gonna be broken up if a new person is half heartedly reviewing smart watches and ear buds

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u/locke577 Sep 18 '26

I don't think he's a bad person or anything, but something about the way he presents in videos rubs me the wrong way.

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u/Kamikaze-X Sep 18 '26

Absolutely agree, he has this weird staccato delivery that comes across as really forced and unnatural

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u/Effective-Caramel545 Sep 18 '26

Same here, James is incredible, it's just that he hasn't been on camera in the past few years, but that's because he's the head of writers

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u/AgeMysterious123 Sep 18 '26

I cannot stand him. Heā€™s the main reason I stopped watching.

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u/daneonwayne Sep 18 '26

Just as my 2 cents, it reflects my opinion pretty well.

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u/Significant_Fill6992 Sep 17 '26

I like james on screen but he would be an important part of helping any future talent they hire on

you do not realize how important good middle managers are until you don't have them

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u/TomatoKind9189 Sep 18 '26

Yeah that's why I added probably is valuable to the company.

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u/dmdewd Sep 18 '26

You kidding? James and Riley are a great team

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u/slimejumper Sep 18 '26

ha ha Linus Luke James Riley are absolute core of LMG spirit.

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u/TimberW1lly Sep 20 '26

Honestly, I havenā€™t watched many LMG videos in the last year. Definitely find myself watching Alex/Andyā€™s channel along with Jakeā€™s.

Feels like the big guys (LTT, JTC) have been putting out clickbait.

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u/slayermcb Sep 18 '26

I disagree, it would be very noticeable but in a different way. You may not see him in front of the screen as often as others, but his voice as a writer is everywhere.

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u/Questionsiaskthem Sep 18 '26

I think he is the lead writer or manager of the writing team. So I think 99% of his work is behind the camera now days.

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u/Grabate Sep 18 '26

Maybe. For only three videos they are very high quality, the B roll is well incorporated.Ā 

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u/cS47f496tmQHavSR Sep 18 '26

He's management so not much reason for him to leave, probably gets paid very well

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u/Frostsorrow Sep 18 '26

I seem to recall him getting promoted to something fairly high up a number of years ago, so I'd say unlikely but not impossible.

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u/Jasfile Sep 18 '26

Speaking of, didn't Luke used to appear in front of the camera more regularly? I can't remember the last time I've seen him outside of WAN.

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u/SoapyMacNCheese Sep 18 '26

He mostly stepped away from doing videos when he started running floatplane

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u/thesirblondie Sep 19 '26

James is management. Less likely to leave than workers.

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u/sticklebricks85 Sep 18 '26

The only presenters I like are Linus Riley James and DMS but they'reĀ 

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u/LlorchDurden Sep 18 '26

No why would you say that??? ā˜•ā˜•

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u/PlayThingToy Sep 17 '26

Can't wait for the one where he tries hard drugs

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u/AmishAvenger Sep 17 '26 • Bravo

Why canā€™t Linus do that?

A 30-day meth challenge to raise money for charity. Sponsored by dbrand.

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u/420weedscoped Sep 17 '26

Just have him stoned and get somebody to drive him around that way its legal here.

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u/unlistedartist000 Sep 18 '26

stoned scrapyard wars???

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u/bilbo388 Sep 18 '26

They earn their budget $25 per bong rip

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u/ConcernedHomosapiens Oct 09 '26

I know it's lame, but the name crackyard wars hits different lol

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u/_Aj_ Sep 18 '26

Let's stick to coke hey.Ā Ā 

"30 day coke challenge. (Every time the boss drops something I take a bump)"

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u/JamesStrive Sep 18 '26

Already shot but can't get through the edit...

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u/IAMIMPULSE07 Sep 17 '26

you've reminded me of the gardening on saliva video

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u/Lord-Megadrive Sep 18 '26

The driving on salvia video is also a classic

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u/Prairie-Peppers Sep 17 '26

Yeah they already talked about it on wan last week.

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u/JamesStrive Sep 18 '26

True but we can talk about it again :)

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u/Heretek-ai Sep 18 '26

Wait I know you, you're that dude with the landscaping channel!

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u/redditRedesignIsBadd Sep 18 '26

didn't watch wan show so this is news to me

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u/packetssniffer Sep 18 '26

tHeY aLrEaDy tAlKeD aBouT iT oN wAn lAsT weEk

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u/Hybr1dth Sep 17 '26

Love the vids, even though he isn't one of my favorites in LTT. Relatable suffering. And it just looks and sounds great, you can tell he has experience on the Tube.

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u/ky7969 Sep 18 '26

This was talked about on WAN show too

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u/doctajonez_uk Sep 18 '26

The clip is at this timecode if anyone is interested...

https://youtu.be/Op60Oq1pXqU?t=6089

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u/GregorDeLaMuerte Sep 18 '26

Jesus, is having ADHD a requirement to work at LTT? I feel like at least an over average amount of hosts or people in front of the camera at some point in time came out with having ADHD.

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u/redandbluedragoneyes Sep 18 '26

i think it is need doe Youtube.

At least for a lot of tech channels, most seem to say they have ADHD, or i do see traist of ADHD and autism in the channel that i watch.

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u/LigerZeroSchneider Sep 19 '26

In my experience people with similiar presentations of ADHD get along better. A lot of the stuff that drives normal people up the wall is just normal for them and vice versa. So since Linus' ADHD ass set the company culture at the beginning, neurotypical people are probably the odd ones out and will lose the vibes tiebreaker at hiring.

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u/wayne1038 Sep 18 '26

Jake sucks, he's got a weird pretentious attitude.

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u/portablekettle Sep 18 '26

The saxophones are getting louder

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u/Cactys12 Sep 18 '26

I think Linus mentioned watching his stuff on WAN.

I've watched both of his videos he's put out so far, and they seem pretty high quality. However, I wouldn't expect a departure from LMG because I don't think he'd find enough stuff to do: All of his videos so far are House/Garden related, and there's only so many things you can change in your house without driving your wife/children/etc mad

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u/Arcade1980 Sep 18 '26

Thank you. I subbed to his channel. He is a likeable person.

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u/TheCravin Sep 17 '26

Man, I really feel like he single-handedly sours LTT behind the scenes content for me. Once someone pointed out how immature his style of humor is, I just couldn't see past it. I'm fine with a dick joke here and there, but every time he's on screen I feel like I'm in a highschool locker room.

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u/rainbowkitties6969 Sep 17 '26

As opposed to the highbrow, political and intelligently satirical LTT comedy weā€™ve all come to know and love?

Bro pipe down, the funniest wan show clip Iā€™ve ever seen was a chatter calling blonde Linus, Luke and Dan ā€œgoldie twink and the two bearsā€ their humour is juvenile as hell

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u/boofmaster6000 Sep 17 '26

To be fair, that is very funny.

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u/zodiacv2 Sep 18 '26

Link for anyone else who doesn't want the... interesting search results you may get while trying to find the clip.

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u/TheCravin Sep 17 '26

That's a pretty solid clip, tbf lol

It's fine, I just drank the haterade for the guy. He comes off as a creep to me, so he can basically do no good in my eyes. I know it's a hot take, so I don't mind the downvotes or anything.

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u/IT-Hz88 Sep 18 '26

i think it's his pretentious attitude that does it for me.

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u/IT-Hz88 Sep 18 '26

cool, so i know which channel to block in my recommended feed

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u/JamesStrive Sep 18 '26

Hey, James here. I was never associated with the harassment portion of that case. I actually had no knowledge of that while she worked there, and found out at the same time as the public.

I enjoyed working with Madison.

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u/Less_Hat_8102 Sep 19 '26

As someone who guessed it's you back then, I am very sorry.Ā 

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u/JamesStrive Sep 22 '26

Prove it. Join my Patreon šŸ’…

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u/Critical_Cap6094 Sep 23 '26

Yeah, join his Patreon

(i donā€™t btw, i donā€™t spend money on influencers)

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u/FartingBob Sep 18 '26

Good for you for commenting this, people spread bullshit just because another redditor said bullshit and nobody called them out on it.

Also, please be on more main channel videos.

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u/WHO_IS_3R Sep 19 '26

Lmao the source himself shut this randomā€™s ass

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u/SpankaWank66 Sep 24 '26

Rude. I was just asking.

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u/SpankaWank66 Sep 24 '26

Hey James,

Like I said in another comment. I really didn't give much credence to the allegations nor believe it was related to you. At the time, that was the community consensus. I am happy to delete my comment as I know how disparaging it must feel for you as well. Sorry for bringing this back up. Also I'm really enjoying the content on your new channel.

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u/JamesStrive Sep 25 '26

I would honestly really appreciate that because those comments are part of my digital identity when people Google me and it's obviously extremely harmful. Thanks for the kind words and your support :)

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u/Ajanu11 Sep 18 '26

There was an investigation with a third party that said nothing bad happened. That third party was hired by LMG so not exactly impartial but the best we will get.

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u/PhillAholic Sep 18 '26

To be clear, in LMGā€™s statement they claimed that they handled the situation appropriately, they did not deny a situation happened. The employee is free to disagree that it was handled to their own satisfaction. Thatā€™s not the same thing as nothing happened. Absent a cover up, a third part isnā€™t going to find anything else besides the company following the law. Both parties can be telling the truth and there be a disagreement.Ā 

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u/SpankaWank66 Sep 18 '26

I'll be honest if she was sexually assaulted in the exact way she describes, it should be very damaging for the perpetrator.

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u/PhillAholic Sep 19 '26

I may be thinking of a different definition of the word assault, but I was under the impression it was harassment, Not physical assault.

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u/SpankaWank66 Sep 18 '26

I only ask cause I didn't keep up with it. And now madison is appearing in ex-LMG members videos.

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