The company has far outgrown Linus's ability to run it. Half the shit he says on the WAN show I cringe at as someone who's done corporate management / systems consulting for the last decade+. I get the feeling he really is unable to separate his ego from his corporate responsibilities and this inability seeps through in all their content. Just take the Billet Labs fiasco as an example, he was so convinced he knew better that he felt insulted on the WAN show that his conclusion was brought into question when it was shown his methodology was abhorrently flawed; or look to his and the entire team's proclivity to misappropriate inventory to their homes or the projects that personally benefit him and his family - I would hate to be his personal attorney as any litigation hitting LMG is sure to hit him personally as there is ample evidence of the corporate veil being pierced, and JFC why is the entire consumer tech market perpetually in the mindset of a horny 14 year old? Talk about a hostile work environment.

I found it hilarious when he was discussing Blizzard and their actions to be egregious when the vibe at LTT honestly doesn't seem all that different - he seems to be barrelling toward following in their footsteps

Very much so.

They've basically been operating in startup mode for years, and haven't bothered to transition their management systems to "decade old company with lots of employees" mode.

You can't burn on startup mode forever without things exploding at some point.

This was my take as well. To add to it, on an individual level, the way to avoid biases is to step back and think critically for a second. In the interest of time, if you just blurt out every thought that comes to your head you'll say insensitive stuff every now and then. Or you'll unconsciously express favoritism out of convenience. The work culture there that tries to pass it off as "just the odd mean joke between friends" needs to change too, but having time to foster a positive environment involves taking away time from cranking out the next video.

Linus has got to look inside a little and find integrity again for his company, because that's what they lost years ago in pursuit of a constant churn of content.

My take as well. I hope after their break, they cut things down to have fewer videos with higher quality. We know from what Linus has said openly that they're set with money, so sacrificing some earnings to establish themselves as a channel that can truly be trusted seems like the obvious move.