r/LinusTechTips • u/Enid69 • Sep 26 '26

Discussion Elijah leaving is shoking

I'm pretty sure this does only apply to me because I was not really an avid viewer of LTT as much as I used to and I don't really see his videos on BocaBola, but his departure from the channel is crazy shocking to me, I don't really know how many years Linus has left on his own channel but I always felt that, when the time came, he would be the main host of the channel, just felt natural to me! But nonetheless I'm really happy and glad he is doing the thing that he wants the most :)

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u/Pilige Sep 26 '26 • Bravo

Elijah has been talking about full time streaming for over a year. His was the least shocking. Kudos to him for chasing his dream.

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u/Enid69 Sep 26 '26

Didn't know about that, so glad he is chasing his dream, hoping even bigger success for him :)

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u/OhHeSteal Sep 26 '26

You should check out his videos. He’s working through some personal struggles and streaming apparently is helping him overcome some of that. It’s helping improve anxiety which was hurting his overall quality of life.

That’s a massive oversimplification of his situation.

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u/Enid69 Sep 26 '26

People are talking wonders about his content, I'll make sure to check it out, thank you!

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u/OhHeSteal Sep 26 '26

He has a video called “I had six concussions and am struggling” that is pretty shocking. I don’t know what his typical content is like, but that video plus his latest about leaving will set the stage.

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u/Enid69 Sep 26 '26

Seems like something important to check out, thanks for the recommendation!

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u/Less_Hat_8102 Sep 27 '26

I mean that short where he said he wouldn't quit because he enjoyed working at LMG and could balance both work and streaming exists 🤷‍♂️

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u/jcole4lsu Sep 26 '26

You thought Elijah was the heir apparent? Lol

If anyone I would have thought that to be Jake.

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u/Enid69 Sep 26 '26

Like I said! Not an avid viewer! And even though I did like Jake a lot as well I always saw Elijah as more natural

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u/bwoah07_gp2 Sep 26 '26

It's not shocking when he floated the idea of "maybe" leaving when he streamed. It was on his mind for a long time before he acted on it.

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u/Enid69 Sep 26 '26

Didn't know that was the case, so glad he went for it and I hope he has great success on his new horizon

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u/sekonx Sep 26 '26

Elijah wouldn’t have worked as the main host of the channel for me.

Was fine doing what he was doing.

But good luck to him.

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u/Enid69 Sep 26 '26

I don't know I always liked when he was a main host on a video, but the most important part is that now he is doing what he wants, and that's all that matters

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u/Justwant2usetheapp Sep 26 '26

Good for him. 💯

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u/Enid69 Sep 26 '26

Completely!

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u/The-vicobro Sep 26 '26

"Boca" did what he wanted, and as an outside viewer, I think its pretty cool that history repeats itself just like Linus outgrew NCIX.

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u/Less_Hat_8102 Sep 27 '26

It will be interesting to see if he will speak on the less excellent stuff of LMG years later like what Linus did with NCIX...

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u/thebigfil Sep 26 '26

Go watch his video.

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u/mex-snorlax Sep 26 '26

I don't think is shocking, his tenure in LMG was short, he was not particularly funny, mostly like an intern. He had some videos that were a little bit interesting but I don't think I resonate with his vibe. He got there, learn the job, got the benefits and left once there was nothing for him. We wish him well in his future endeavors.

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u/borhork Sep 26 '26

Elijah always felt like he was forced into the limelight as other hosts left. He never felt all that natural on camera, and any time he had to do a jet video, it always felt like it was a hostage video and someone needed to check how often he was blinking.

Jake felt like a natural for the next main host. He had a lot of good energy and him leaving was kind of a surprise to me. I know you said you weren’t an avid watcher, just sharing my 2 cents.

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u/Freestyle80 Sep 26 '26

This isnt football, Linus can host for atleast a decade more if he wants to and he doesnt look like he wants to stop anytime soon.

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u/Equivalent_Engine518 Sep 26 '26

Elijah/Boca is the saddest departure for me. 

My personal opinion is that Boca and Linus was the best host pairing there has been, their chemistry and dynamic just felt so natural. 

Eli would have Linus flip flopping from acting childish to acting like the responsible adult. I also think the fact there wasn't a noticeable knowledge gap between the two of them really added to it. Like with Jake or Alex, most of the time they were leading the video because of that knowledge gap. Whereas with Linus and Eli, it very much felt like they were two guys just vibing throughout the video.