▲ 253 ▼ Floatplane is now below 37000 subscribers. (lemm.ee) submitted 2 years ago by pascal@lemm.ee to c/linustechtips@lemmy.ml 90 comments fedilink hide all child comments They have approximately now lost over 5000 subscribers which equates to about $25000 per month or $300000 per year in lost revenue.
[–] xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm confused, how is that Linus's fault? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] net00@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] pascal@lemm.ee [S] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's not, but reddit is wild on this and brings up excuses like "he should have made a video showing they're best friends" or whatever. Linus did actually tweeted and talked a couple of minutes in a WAN show pleading his fanbase to leave this kid alone, but for reddit it was not enough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink 1 point 2 years ago Yeah Reddit (and the rest of the internet) do get wild sometimes Probably could have done some more to help, but that's the moral dilemma of looking back and seeing you always could've done more permalink fedilink source parent [+] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] phillaholic@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago While I don't think it's Linus' fault that other people act like that, I do think he bears some responsibility in who and how he names people in his videos. A bit more consideration is necessary. It hasn't come up a lot; Maybe the pool install company that screwed him over. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] net00@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pascal@lemm.ee [S] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's not, but reddit is wild on this and brings up excuses like "he should have made a video showing they're best friends" or whatever. Linus did actually tweeted and talked a couple of minutes in a WAN show pleading his fanbase to leave this kid alone, but for reddit it was not enough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink 1 point 2 years ago Yeah Reddit (and the rest of the internet) do get wild sometimes Probably could have done some more to help, but that's the moral dilemma of looking back and seeing you always could've done more permalink fedilink source parent [+] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] phillaholic@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago While I don't think it's Linus' fault that other people act like that, I do think he bears some responsibility in who and how he names people in his videos. A bit more consideration is necessary. It hasn't come up a lot; Maybe the pool install company that screwed him over. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink 1 point 2 years ago Yeah Reddit (and the rest of the internet) do get wild sometimes Probably could have done some more to help, but that's the moral dilemma of looking back and seeing you always could've done more permalink fedilink source parent
[+] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] phillaholic@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago While I don't think it's Linus' fault that other people act like that, I do think he bears some responsibility in who and how he names people in his videos. A bit more consideration is necessary. It hasn't come up a lot; Maybe the pool install company that screwed him over. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] phillaholic@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago While I don't think it's Linus' fault that other people act like that, I do think he bears some responsibility in who and how he names people in his videos. A bit more consideration is necessary. It hasn't come up a lot; Maybe the pool install company that screwed him over. permalink fedilink source parent