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      To be honest, I think ‘founders syndrome’ vibes have been radiating from their content for years. Owner-operators are often some of the most toxic employers.

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        I’ve noticed Linus be visibly mean to his employees on camera multiple times and I don’t even watch that much. I figure if that’s what he’s willing to do on camera it’s probably a lot worse off camera.

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          I’ve also heard it’s not as great for contestants/guests as well. I don’t think I’ve ever watched more than 10s or so of a Mr. Beast video, it’s just never been appealing to me.

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      Was there evidence linking the suicide to them apart from the Reddit post ? I never did have the stomach to research it in details.

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          I’d argue the two things are different in the fact that in this case Madison is talking about direct actions by LMG employees, not the channel’s fanbase.

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          GamersNexus irrelevant drama poster

          Yeah, I really don’t get that viewpoint. Look at GN’s track history, they call out a company and then leave it at that. That’s it. Sometimes they include clips as a meme (e.g. the Gigabyte “exploding” PSUs), but they don’t make multiple videos covering the same topic. If a company improves, they will make a video recapping the issue, the company’s response, and an updated analysis of if they think that was an appropriate move or not.

          So I really don’t see GN as a drama channel, they tend to have well-researched content, give companies a chance to explain themselves, etc. I don’t know if GN did that this time (it was a long video), but they did provide many examples of the types of issues they found.

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              One step worse imo is the “we’re more successful than you,” as if that’s a real argument, which Linus seems to also be pulling. And he’s not the only one, xQc did the same thing when he was challenged on his conception of Fair Use as it relates to “reaction” videos.