Louis Rossmann | Informative & Unfortunate: How Linustechtips reveals the rot in influencer culture

00:00:00 - intro00:00:39 - influencer culture is rotten00:01:19 - my community post 00:03:20 - what is honey?

00:05:40 - Part 1: linus & honey, self-image perception vs. audience well being00:06:41 - "would it have gone well for me?"00:07:08 - it's not about you00:07:35 - your responsibility as an influencer00:08:28 - thieves can't be trusted00:09:10 - browser extensions can monitor browser activity00:09:36 - steve burke's missing context00:09:45 - reading Linus' quote00:10:28 - the part steve burke left out00:11:05 - the "context" makes linus look worse00:11:10 - Linus' manipulation to escape accountability00:12:00 - what pisses me off00:12:45 - you took money for high visibility video, post retraction on the main channel00:13:02 - so post it00:13:35 - Accepting the premise of assholes: part 100:14:00 - responsibility to your audience is more important than your perception of your image00:14:30 - our audience should make our own decisions00:15:13 - linus' manipulative nature00:15:40 - louis loses it00:16:02 - if linus cared about his audience, what he'd do

00:18:33 - why steve didn't include the context00:19:43 - accepting the premise of assholes: part 200:20:45 - real influencer vs. poser influencer00:21:20 - how steve got gaslit by accepting the premise of assholes00:22:05 - how steve allowed himself to change00:22:43 - steve updated his website for right to reply00:23:44 - ignore the tone police

00:24:17 - what right to reply means to linus00:24:55 - none of you care about right to reply00:25:03 - right to reply: exhibit 100:25:30 - right to reply: exhibit 200:26:23 - right to reply: exhibit 300:27:00 - what right to reply means to linus00:27:22 - ranting about steve burke more00:28:15 - how to properly handle that situation

00:30:17 - the iMac video - my personal experience with linus' manipulation00:30:40 - Linus' skeevy email to me00:31:24 - Linus' broken iMac storyline00:31:45 - i showed up while in canada00:31:58 - i was honest about not needing travel money when offered since i was already there00:32:39 - personality traits of a narcissist00:33:05 - my email reply to linus I'm 99% certain either jessa or anna wrote after stealing my keyboard & deleting a page of curse words00:33:30 - the cost ratio of the board to the video income makes this ridiculous00:35:15 - imagine if I pulled this on steve burke00:36:34 - imagine if I pulled this on paul daniels00:36:41 - deference to the king, paul daniels00:38:40 - Linus weaponized a joke 16 months later00:39:29 - I am not a Linus Media Group shareholder00:40:27 - businesses have loss leaders00:40:55 - loss leaders are the responsibility of the business owner00:42:10 - this is wrestling. it's not real00:43:05 - my back and forth00:44:23 - I can't behave like this to other content creators

00:45:03 - Linus trust me bro warranty thing00:45:34 - A lost opportunity due to Linus' narcissism00:46:00 - warranties are being eroded every year00:46:33 - business owners that know it's not about them just make a warranty without throwing a fit00:47:01 - linus made it about him00:47:08 - linus monetized making fun of people who cared about consumer rights00:47:14 - linus pits factions of his audience against each other, all to protect his fragile ego, at the expense of an opportunity to bring people together on consumer rights00:47:50 - does linus run his business on trust me bro?00:48:10 - does LMG trust you bro to have discussions on your pay with coworkers?00:48:27 - does LMG trust you bro to not start their own youtube channels?00:48:45 - The missed opportunity00:50:08 - The right way to treat employees00:50:30 - What my employees did for me

00:51:05 - Linus sends text message to the wrong phone00:52:48 - Linus portrays steve as callous while sending msg to wrong phone00:54:05 - we don't want to be like you00:54:47 - My question to Linus00:55:26 - the problem w/ people like Louis & Linus00:56:27 - Nobody checks us, at our level00:57:12 - Addressing people with similar experience 00:59:18 - someone else has had your experience00:59:40 - i realize i am privileged in not having anything to lose01:00:00 - your products will continue to sell01:01:48 - a greenie for clinton