• A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Why am I entirely not surprised that LMG knew what the fuck was going on, and didnt say a fuckin thing about it.

    Made more public comments over legitimate criticism about his “just trust me, bro” warranty, than about honey being a out and out scam.

    • TooManyGames@sopuli.xyz
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      2 days ago

      They might not be able to say anything. Advertising contract might have a clause saying they can’t speak of the details of their deal, or speak negatively about the sponsor.

    • Christian@lemmy.ml
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      3 days ago

      Never watched the channel, but I would guess that being tech-themed makes it a worse look that they promoted it for so long before catching the issue, so they were worried it would cast doubt on all other endorsements and tank the value of advertising with them.

      • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world
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        3 days ago

        I think coming out and pointing out what honey did would probably be the least damaging thing they’ve done in the past few years.

        because holy fuck have they had some whoppers.

        • JackbyDev@programming.dev
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          2 days ago

          The “hard R” thing still permanently etched into my brain lol.

          Context

          Linus misunderstood that the phrase “hard R” referred to the N-word. He thought it was the R-word. He was saying “people used to use hard R all the time, like on Family Guy and stuff. I used to use it too!” His co-host caught the misunderstanding and it was sorted out quickly before he said anything else embarrassing lol.

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            2 days ago

            My favorite was the trust me bro shirt.

            You could see Luke having to physically restrain himself for calling his boss a fucking hard R word on live stream.