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Mark
@basedpractice.com

Last night I watched the latest WAN Show (Linus Tech Tips), and came across a spot in the VOD where the audio was muted. Turns out, Linus made a very poor taste “joke”/reference to Alex Pretti: “I think that’s a dead guy. Is that Alex Pretti?”. I found a recording. (Cont…).

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Mark
@basedpractice.com

(Cont.) It’s obvious they quickly realized it was in incredible poor taste and muted that part of the VOD everywhere (in including Spotify). Still, I felt like I had to say something. I emailed their info@ address (screenshots with alt text).

Mark
@basedpractice.com

Not only were those events mere months ago, but still occurring around the country today. It’s not old news. It’s fresh. Current events. Not just in Minnesota. Not just in Minneapolis. Linus Media Group needs to do some serious reflection on how Linus just kinda says things.

SoggyMicrowaveNugget
@soggynugget.bsky.social

Ltt went from a scrappy small time Youtube tech channel I loved to being very corporate feeling. Another privileged out of touch CEO that can't seem to remember he has other people wearing his name around. Dark jokes are one thing but it's just one of the many things that made me stop watching.