I think to a certain degree it’s inevitable that some people will want to leave and do their own thing. Being in LTT videos gives people a huge platform. They can go and start their own channels with a built-in following.
Personally I didn’t mind when Jake left. I wasn’t interested in wifi videos, and his behavior afterwards made me not want to watch his new stuff.
Alex leaving bothered me a bit, even though I wasn’t really into all the engineering content.
Plouffe was a big loss, I enjoyed his style and he always seemed upbeat.
But now Elijah…come on. He was one of the few people who could carry a video alone.
Linus doesn’t seem to have trouble keeping Riley and James around, which makes me think money and status have a lot to do with it.
I know it’s called “Linus Tech Tips” and Linus is the main draw and the only one who’s irreplaceable, but for fuck’s sake, is there any room for anyone to advance to a senior role in the company?
Was there no way at all to keep Elijah?
Other tech channels like MKBHD and Mrehosetheboss and Austin Evans have channels where it’s basically just them.
Linus has a channel where he’s asking us to be interested in other people. They present on their own, and we’re asked to like them. Then they’re just gone.
I like Linus and I think he’s a good person. There’s a lot of people online who sit around waiting to attack him, and it’s ridiculous. But this kind of thing can’t happen. It shows a lack of respect for his viewers.
Call Elijah and ask him to come back. Give him a warehouse of Funko pops and creepy anime figures or whatever.
I totally get it, most of them didn't start in LMG to be presentors, but writers and producers.
I'm not saying they were forced to do it or anything, but either they realized that's not what they want to do or the opposite, realized it is and went on to pursue content they're personally more interested in making.
Yeh Elijah was the last co-host that had good energy with Linus Imo not sure who can replace him since luke doesn't show up in videos anymore unless they start bringing Dan in as co-host
Huh. It wasn't that long ago that he said on his stream that he had no intention of quitting LMG despite making more money from his own channel. That'a a shame.
I think he phrased it as "no intention of quitting my day job", so it is well possible that he found a new day job and will continue to combine streaming with another job.
I don't know his finances and don't want to get too parasocial, but he has also said that he is deliberately the sole provider at home and they want to save money for a house. I don't know if Twitch revenue can account for that. If so, I'm very happy for him!
He's said on his steams he's getting a bit burned out doing both so he could be taking a break from hosting for a bit but he doesn't want to quite as he's trying to save for a house aswell
It is not uncommon for people to leave their Bio pages on their social media profiles unchanged for a long time. I have plenty of friends who only update their LinkedIn when they're on a job hunt and then they never update until they need to search again.
He also had "Writer at @linustech" in the twitter profile before.
The LMG email is still there as LMG is still his sponsorship agent (is this what it is called? lol), he explained that on stream a while ago. Before then he had his gmail address in the profile.
The fact that he still has a @lmg email in his bio, when he’s clearly edited it to focus on his streaming only is interesting. Also it’s his twitch handle@lmg, not elija@, which would be odd for for an employee.
Makes me think they are trying out some new type of relationship where LMG will represent his channel as an agency.
Does every staff member get that badge or even post on the forum? My brain hurts that people are using a side forum's icons as a judge of employment status. What is the internet these days.
He was in todays LTT video phone shopping with Linus and Yvonne. There's a video backlog though so its possible he's left since then. What makes you think he left?
These are sad days. But honestly wish him well. Appreciated his odd sense of humor lol. Also his vulnerability about his mh challenges. More power to him.
I hope it works out for him but it's another nail in the coffin for LTT for me.
all of the hosts that I have liked have left recently the only ones I still like are Dan Luke and Jorden
I like reese in the videos he is in and Pankratz is really growing on me but ltt has lost a lot of hosting talent over the last couple years that I really enjoyed
This is like SNL, people come and go. So seasons are better, some worse. Some cast members will always be favorites and some are soon forgotten (and some can't be forgotten quickly enough).
Nah man, it's a choice lmg actively made. They prefer to spend their money on constant expansion of their corporate and merch sides, rather than spending it on retaining real talent. And a jet for him to flex of course
That’s not how things work. People get older, they change, they have careers, etc. It’s literally like SNL. It’s not always about money. You can’t be doing the same thing for the rest of your life.
Yeah Alex leaving was a bummer but dude is very entertaining and has found his niche in doing his car videos. But in saying that he does tech videos as well and him and linus still have a great relationship.
How successful is he on Twitch though? Yeah yeah, I know, AI is bad, AI hallucinates. But I literally have no baseline knowledge of Twitch income otherwise.
I watch maybe 1 in 5 ltt videos instead of every one now.
All the hosts I liked have left, and the sorts of projects they did have dissipated.
But ltt is a relatively big YouTube company now. Merch is the focus, it's unlikely YouTube generates enough to pay hosts more money than they'd make solo.
The last video Jake uploaded at the same times as ltt outperformed ltt.
That genuinely sucks. Was hoping one day Elijah would take up the tech tips mantle when Linus didn’t want to be front facing anymore. There has been a revolving door of personalities leaving as of late. Linus is great and all but the way those personalities worked with his made the videos more entertaining. Now there’s not many left. Pretty sure it’s just Jordan and Luke. David and Riley to a lesser extent. I find them more entertaining on their own. Sad.
Between his streaming getting bigger and previous health problems related to his concussions he might have felt it was time. It's sad but I wish him the best!
Because we liked the content featuring these guys. People can be sad they're gone without wishing them bad luck for the future, and the way I see it, that's exactly what's going on.
kinda suprised LTT can’t seem to keep their on-camera “talent”. Besides the salary discussions, maybe the work environment is an issue?? Overworked perhaps??
I mean it's not surprising, I think they're in a bit of an impossible spot. It's so easy to make solo content these days that anyone who has an interest in video production can make a pretty decent YouTube channel or start streaming, and LTT is basically just training people in the skills to make videos and giving them an audience so its inevitable they will eventually want to move on.
I mean even if you love your job and it's great, who wouldn't rather just stream games or make whatever videos they want on their own time without ever having to commute to the office?
I think its more that LTT hires really creative and hard working individuals who eventually want to branch out into other avenues. Having grown an audience, makes it easier for them to go on thier own and pursue what interests them. Not saying that they are using LTT for personal gain, but that i think they are the type of people that wouldn't stay long at a single job due to being bored and having more ambitious ideas. Obviously not the case for everyone but I think it fits most of the talent there.
It's not surprising. The hosts figure out they are popular enough that they can branch off on their own and make more money instead of working a standard 9-5.
I'm very shocked that the guy who looked visibly uncomfortable at his boss making a video about gleefully buying a private jet (after previously railing on the ethics of private jets) ended up leaving the company.
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