• gamer@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Is there more to this than just a reddit screenshot posted on what’s clearly a clickbait shithole of a website?

      I remember seeing the video of the play button, and kind of expected the guy to get a lot of hate. It resulting in harassment and suicide wouldn’t surprise me considering how Youtube people are. However, I’m not going to accept such a wild story without some credible evidence, especially since this is also the type of hoax internet losers would make up for clout.

      • HughJanus@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        The kid bought a silver YT button from the NCIX channel at auction. Linus tried to buy it back from him, but after some discussion, realized he should just let him keep it .

        Some people supposedly harassed that guy online and eventually he killed himself.

        People blame Linus for this because... 🤷 Ragebait, I guess.

    • HughJanus@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      Theres nothing to indicate those people were "his fanbase", and he actively condemned anyone who did that. What is it exactly that you expected him to do about that?

      • phillaholic@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        Be more careful when putting things like that in videos. He’s said many times not to go attacking people he talks about, but he should know the minority of his fan base won’t listen, and he should just not mention it instead.

        • HughJanus@lemmy.ml
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          1 year ago

          Things like what? It was a completely innocuous (and boring) exchange that people blew out of proportion.