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"What do we do now?" - LMG's response to the recent controversies (youtu.be)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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At least, some of the recent controversies.

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I agree that it's good they're acknowledging the problems but that video felt like an interrogation. So corporate and weird.

[–] [email protected] 85 points 10 months ago (1 children)

In fairness, they would have been absolutely stupid to have not done a 100% prewritten, teleprompted PR riddled pre-written response given the situation. Linus sitting down in front of a camera and just letting his mind do Linus things isn't gonna help anyone lol.

[–] [email protected] 57 points 10 months ago (3 children)

You mean like he did on the forums about three hours after the GN video dropped?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 months ago

Bingo!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

It definitely helped everyone to see their true color...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Have a link by any chance, or has it been deleted?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Seconding this request.

Possibly screenshots to avoid paying them a visit, but, eh, a link would do, too.

Thanks

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

How many takes do you think each of them needed before they all managed to look at the camera while talking, read the script appropriately, and move their head and hands enthusiastically?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

How many times do you reckon the team needed to ask linus before he decided to take the whole thing seriously.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Nevermind

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

So likely every scripted apology video basically