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I'll watch it, but only as I believe LMG has a right to reply. Their response to these allegations will be critical.
If they are smart, they'll have a demonitised WAN show, where they acknowledge the issues and outline their path forward. If they can't do that, I'll unsub.
"Madison's allegations were heard, and this is what we have done, and what we will do in the future"
Fuck that, Linus is the problem and is turning out to be a way bigger problem than I could have imagined. I hope the talented people I enjoyed start their own things, but I'm not supporting anything LTT.
I can't imagine supporting someone that vile as long as they say 'sorry for mistreating my employees and ignoring sexual harassment, we'll do better'. Like come on, be better.
If Linus is the problem then I'm not gonna support him. But we don't know who the problem was, other than "upper management". You seem certain it is Linus, I am not so sure. For all I know it could be Yvonne. Jumping to conclusions about who did what is just as irresponsible as blindly following/trusting Linus.
Ultimately Linus is responsible as the head of the company, but if it wasn't his direct actions then I am not gonna hold it against him unless he runs from the problem.
To be clear, I am not doubting Madison's claims, I am just not reaching for the pitch forks either.
I do feel a bit icky about supporting the company where that kind of behaviour was allowed to flourish, and I hope (perhaps naively) that the individuals and behaviours are being appropriately addressed. Ultimately, it is up to LMG to prove to us that they have appropriately addressed them.
Edit: just read the bit about him chewing someone out publically in the office, definely not a good behaviour to be demonstrating. It's definitely a sign that something is not okay at the top.
You're literally the only other person besides me in this thread who is waiting for a response before being outraged.
People and cancel culture is disgusting.
I get their point as well though, these are very serious allegations, and something is very wrong. I feel terrible for Madison, this never should have happened.
It's worth considering that for some of the people commenting, they may have direct personal experience with these kind of problems, and their response is rightfully coloured by that. I am fortunate that I have not directly been impacted by this kind of workplace abuse, so it's a lot less personal.