Linus Gabriel Sebastian & Linus Media Group / Linus Tech Tips - Narcissistic corporate shill YouTuber driving his media empire into the ground. KILL COUNT: 2

[batigol]

This part of the backpack marketing is interesting:
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Why do you have a need to point out "reinforced stitching" as a selling point? Not to mention the said "reinforced stitching" is on a hanging strap that won't experience enough strain to break with a normal stitch since even hanging a Leatherman on one isn't enough to break it and I doubt the target audience even knows about Leatherman, and the straps on the side seem useless, they are not MOLLE and they are vertical, so you can't attach any additional pockets on that.

Also this kind of stitching is standard on anything with MOLLE and no company that makes backpacks with it needs to point that out. And the "riveted lower strap" is also stupid, military backpacks just sew in the straps, plus they tend to have a quick release so they also have a plastic buckle and it's good enough for military use. This strap rivet seems overdone to me.

Similarly the backpack handle is riveted into the backpack, which once again is overkill. My Wisport has a fabric handle that's just sewn in, with what the LMG marketing people would point out as "reinforced stitching" but Wisport doesn't mention their stitching as a selling point anywhere on their site, because for them it's basic product quality. Having to point that out signifies insecurities of the seller about the product's build quality IMO. If your manufacturer is competent you won't have to tell the customer that your product is sewn together well, you'll just know it and you'll be confident in your product.

I assume the target market for his ultimate backpack to end all backpacks is people who have never owned one of decent quality and are used to Eastpaks/Jansports and similar which they had at school and fall apart pretty fast.

After a decade of heavy use being dragged all over the world I replaced my old Samsonite backpack (with another Samsonite - European made if it matters). It had only stitching and there was nothing wrong with it, except that it had a built in handle and wheels and I was sick of the extra weight as I didn't need something for overnight business trips anymore.

It also seems to be designed around the personal predilections of Linus because I wonder how many people think, in abstract, having a metric shit ton of small pockets will be useful only to find during actual use that it's a pain in the arse.

 

[Spiral Architect]

this is what sponsorblock has to say about the video:
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Holy hell. Though just this once it's worth looking at the sponsored segment because seasonic fucking destroys shillnus with their 12 year warranty, to the point you can see him getting visibility upset and then backpedaling with the standard "haha jk great people work there" tactic. It starts at around 1:23:20.

 

[Slav Power]

Some more backpack spergery just for fun.

Linus' extra premium 250$ backpack:
-"reinforced" hanging strap that will never experience enough strain for it to need thickened stitching
-riveted handle, three rivets on every side, completely overkill for what it is
-riveted lower strap, again very overkill, much like the metal strap adjuster
-"reinforced stitching" of what seems to be faux-MOLLE straps that can only be used to hang shit on


My stupid p0lack poorfag 100$ backpack:
-no extra stitching on the hanging strap which is also elastic because it will never experience enough strain to break
-handle stitched to the backpack with what Linus' marketing team calls "reinforced stitching", basic stitching that works well enough and is much cheaper than rivets
-lower strap sewn in with """reinforced stitching""" and the strap adjuster is plastic and is actually a buckle so you can quick release it, still tough enough to withstand full load
-proper MOLLE straps that can be used to attach additional pockets, has muh reinforced stitching as is standard with every MOLLE system ever and never has to be advertised as such

I can bet you that 250$ that my backpack can withstand the same shit as the Linus backpack even though it costs less than half much and doesn't use rivets nor does it advertise "reinforced stitching" as a selling point. Because such stitching is what any competent backpack manufacturer would do and does not require being pointed out if your shit is good.

Yes, I still can't get over how Linus had to advertise thicker stitching as a selling point and how he had to use metal in places where some thread and some plastic will do just fine. Guess that's where that 250$ price tag comes from, overengineering everything.

 

[quaawaa]

I can bet you that 250$ that my backpack can withstand the same shit as the Linus backpack even though it costs less than half much and doesn't use rivets nor does it advertise "reinforced stitching" as a selling point. Because such stitching is what any competent backpack manufacturer would do and does not require being pointed out if your shit is good

But can your backpack pay the mortgage of an overpriced Vancouver-area warehouse? I thought not.

 

[CYKA RUSH B]

One of the LTT fanbase's most simped for girls is Madison/Suop, a former employee of LMG who got her start as a participant in the 2019 rig reboot series. She was later hired on by LMG in January of 2021. By December she quit, as seen in this now deleted tweet.

You're seriously telling us that the linus audience is so absolutely fucking pathetic that they simp for this ugly dough-faced creature?

How the fuck is that even possible. It's not even attractive in theory.

edit: i want to thank everyone for the sponsorblock and clickbait remover suggestions. my jewtube experience has improved significantly. There is also a channel block extension i will try, i hope to filter out linus soy tips and maquess niglee and ithottine results that pollute my tech-related searches. I will report back.

 

[Dollar Store Sentai]

Sassy Redheads with glasses make nerds boy parts quiver. Once you become a man you either lean into it hard or grow out of it.

 

[The Mat Harris]

"muh anxiety"
omg what a pussy, I've met people who have gotten legit PTSD from car crashes, but had to get over it to be able to get to work. But this fucker is legit asking mummy to pick him up and tracking her in real time, at his age no less.

"oh em gee what if i trample someone with the cat"
Anthony in your case i would be concerned about trampling someone, car or no car.

 

[tehpope]

Madison's guest host on TechLinked is the most watched regular episode. Other than the Star Citizen tech longer. The other most popular videos have clickbate titles and are mainstays in the algo (No One is Buying iPhones, Stop Using Zoom, Now EA is killing playstation)

 

[Chris Mclean]

You're seriously telling us that the linus audience is so absolutely fucking pathetic that they simp for this ugly dough-faced creature?
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How the fuck is that even possible. It's not even attractive in theory.

edit: i want to thank everyone for the sponsorblock and clickbait remover suggestions. my jewtube experience has improved significantly. There is also a channel block extension i will try, i hope to filter out linus soy tips and maquess niglee and ithottine results that pollute my tech-related searches. I will report back.

Whats even funnier is that now when she has parted with LTT shes a full time streamer and a media manager for youtube channels with 2k subs.

Suop | streamer | art maker on TikTok

I do more than this i promise. #work #handyman #girlboss

www.tiktok.com

Suop | streamer | art maker on TikTok

Reply to @nateyorkie I kind of love when people assume I just make mad money from streaming alone #tiktokfinance #twitchstream

www.tiktok.com

She owes 12k in back taxes:

Suop | streamer | art maker on TikTok

I ate it on stream so it’s a business expense 😌 #taxes #math

www.tiktok.com

Wew lad after going trough her tiktok i can only say her entire personality is basic bitch.

 

[Stasi]

I assume the target market for his ultimate backpack to end all backpacks is people who have never owned one of decent quality and are used to Eastpaks/Jansports and similar which they had at school and fall apart pretty fast.

Even that is a stretch, you can get a pretty decent product for not very much money. I bought a Karrimor backpack 12 years ago for £20 and its still going strong. Not the fanciest in terms of design/pockets/whatever but it has taken a hell of a beating with heavy daily use over the years.

I think this whole backpack scheme is an idiot tax levied on LTT's fans.

 

[CYKA RUSH B]

Whats even funnier is that now when she has parted with LTT shes a full time streamer and a media manager for youtube channels with 2k subs.

Suop | streamer | art maker on TikTok

I do more than this i promise. #work #handyman #girlboss

www.tiktok.com

Suop | streamer | art maker on TikTok

Reply to @nateyorkie I kind of love when people assume I just make mad money from streaming alone #tiktokfinance #twitchstream

www.tiktok.com

She owes 12k in back taxes:

Suop | streamer | art maker on TikTok

I ate it on stream so it’s a business expense 😌 #taxes #math

www.tiktok.com

Wew lad after going trough her tiktok i can only say her entire personality is basic bitch.

That "content" is fucking abhorrent. You put yourself through it voluntarily? Thank you for your service and for reporting back your findings.

i don't even know where to begin. Her shitty attempts at humor LOL SO RANDUMB ALSO GIRL WITH POTTY MOUTH LMAO 90s SARCASM FROM A ZOOMER LOL or her grating fucking aesthetic / fugly countenance.

Her existence is the result of a load that should have ended up in her father's dog's shit funnel.

 

[Flaming Dumpster]

Whats even funnier is that now when she has parted with LTT shes a full time streamer and a media manager for youtube channels with 2k subs.

Suop | streamer | art maker on TikTok

I do more than this i promise. #work #handyman #girlboss

www.tiktok.com

Suop | streamer | art maker on TikTok

Reply to @nateyorkie I kind of love when people assume I just make mad money from streaming alone #tiktokfinance #twitchstream

www.tiktok.com

She owes 12k in back taxes:

Suop | streamer | art maker on TikTok

I ate it on stream so it’s a business expense 😌 #taxes #math

www.tiktok.com

Wew lad after going trough her tiktok i can only say her entire personality is basic bitch.

Spoiler: Archived

That was so awful. To balance it out, here's one of Linus' greatest moments

There is also a channel block extension i will try, i hope to filter out linus soy tips and maquess niglee and ithottine results that pollute my tech-related searches. I will report back.

This extension seems to work alright. Basically provides an X that you can click block a channel from appearing searches, related and comments.

Some more backpack spergery just for fun.

Have you watched the backpack teaser video? Linus mentions his personal experiences with other backpacks and it's like one of those black and white scenes from an infomercial.

Bag Inventory Update
Not much to say, they finally cracked 20k and it seems nothing can stop the army of LTT retard fans with too much disposable income.

 

[Markass the Worst]

The absolute mongrel named this episode of the wan show "Trust me bro" archive

this is what sponsorblock has to say about the video:
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edit:
that thumbnail makes me nauseous, install the thumbnail remover extension

I don't know if Linus realizes this: Yes, all warranties are based on some form of trust at the end of the day. No, this doesn't mean that it's okay to use a "dude just trust me" as your "warranty" alone, that literally only makes people trust you less, are you kidding me.

Also that one giant self-promotion Sponsorblock segment lmao.

 

[Roboute Guilliman]

more shade from the GN video
Context Steve is discussing how when to products are changing blows than it come down to external factors such as driver support or price, after that this appears briefly on the screen.

 

[mandatorylurk]

I'm not going to try and look up Madison's stuff but how badly did you fuck up to owe $12,000? Even leaf country can't be that gay with taxes to fuck their people over that hard.

 

[maleteeming]

I'm not going to try and look up Madison's stuff but how badly did you fuck up to owe $12,000? Even leaf country can't be that gay with taxes to fuck their people over that hard.

Probably got paid from Patreon/Twitch/Freelance stuff where there wasn't any tax withheld and surprise, the taxman still wants their share in the end and you should have saved for that

At tax time you see a lot of video game freelancers complain about how much they pay in taxes when in reality they pay as much as anybody making the same money. They just don't have an employer paying the taxes up front every pay period and they're all manchildren who can't plan ahead.

 

[quaawaa]

Probably got paid from Patreon/Twitch/Freelance stuff where there wasn't any tax withheld and surprise, the taxman still wants their share in the end and you should have saved for that

At tax time you see a lot of video game freelancers complain about how much they pay in taxes when in reality they pay as much as anybody making the same money. They just don't have an employer paying the taxes up front every pay period and they're all manchildren who can't plan ahead.

They also have no idea that payroll taxes are a thing and are surprised when they have to pay the employer share of them. Canada’s “free” healthcare is partially funded by a payroll tax. Canada also has payroll taxes for their version of unemployment insurance and social security. They also have higher tax brackets for middle class incomes than the US, so it’s easy to see how a middle class self-employed person who had no idea what their country’s tax system is could end up owing $12k.

 

[Ita Mori]

They also have no idea that payroll taxes are a thing and are surprised when they have to pay the employer share of them. Canada’s “free” healthcare is partially funded by a payroll tax. Canada also has payroll taxes for their version of unemployment insurance and social security. They also have higher tax brackets for middle class incomes than the US, so it’s easy to see how a middle class self-employed person who had no idea what their country’s tax system is could end up owing $12k.

But smug redditors cant stop telling me how their health care is free!

 

[Foghorns at a Funeral]

They also have no idea that payroll taxes are a thing and are surprised when they have to pay the employer share of them. Canada’s “free” healthcare is partially funded by a payroll tax. Canada also has payroll taxes for their version of unemployment insurance and social security. They also have higher tax brackets for middle class incomes than the US, so it’s easy to see how a middle class self-employed person who had no idea what their country’s tax system is could end up owing $12k.

Don't they have company's you can hire to deal with taxes? They sort out what you have to pay if you don't understand what you are liable for. If i ever went in to the e celeb grift, there is one thing i would make sure i would do, pay my fucking tax. The tax man don't give a fuck about your celeb status, and he will ass fuck you. I don't get how young people go through life without at least having some idea about how your country's tax system works.
We have Universal Heath, okay hand over part of your paycheck *surprised pikachu face*.

 

[BlueSpark]

This part of the backpack marketing is interesting:
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Why do you have a need to point out "reinforced stitching" as a selling point? Not to mention the said "reinforced stitching" is on a hanging strap that won't experience enough strain to break with a normal stitch since even hanging a Leatherman on one isn't enough to break it and I doubt the target audience even knows about Leatherman, and the straps on the side seem useless, they are not MOLLE and they are vertical, so you can't attach any additional pockets on that.

Also this kind of stitching is standard on anything with MOLLE and no company that makes backpacks with it needs to point that out. And the "riveted lower strap" is also stupid, military backpacks just sew in the straps, plus they tend to have a quick release so they also have a plastic buckle and it's good enough for military use. This strap rivet seems overdone to me.

Similarly the backpack handle is riveted into the backpack, which once again is overkill. My Wisport has a fabric handle that's just sewn in, with what the LMG marketing people would point out as "reinforced stitching" but Wisport doesn't mention their stitching as a selling point anywhere on their site, because for them it's basic product quality. Having to point that out signifies insecurities of the seller about the product's build quality IMO. If your manufacturer is competent you won't have to tell the customer that your product is sewn together well, you'll just know it and you'll be confident in your product.

There's a good chance that Linus and his dimwit staff are getting misled by their Chinese manufacturer. "We added extra stitching for your product to make it even more robust to ensure a high-quality for your customers" - and it's literally just pointless crap that's cheap and easy to do and has no practical purpose.