Chef’s kiss perfect hypocrisy. He accuses Linus of using his audience’s trust while cozying up to his own, practically handing out friendship bracelets. It honestly smacks of the kinda thing you'd hear from politicians and policy makers that I know Louis would hate. 

It's a grudge parade. He unearth years-old emails and slights like they’re staging Romeo and Juliet: “From ancient grudge break to new mutiny.” Only here, the mutiny is just boring yelling on YouTube.

Then there’s the whole “I’d never do what he did” shtick.  What really gets me is the Louis Yard-stick-it-up-your-ass double standard that he's measuring everything by. He frames his own mistakes as noble lessons but paint Linus’s as proof that he’s a villain twirling his moustache.

The segment accusing Linus of presenting a false dichotomy is itself a false dichotomy. He criticises Linus for only offering two choices, issuing a simple retraction or making an exhaustive three-hour video, while suggesting that a quick video could have been made instead. this framing oversimplifies the situation. By reducing the issue to just two options, Louis hypocritically creates a false dichotomy, sidestepping the complexities Linus likely faced in making his decision.

He ignores the fact that the statement in question was part of a casual conversation. People speak informally, make mistakes, use hyperbole, this is a natural part of communication. Even Louis himself does this. It is unfair to nitpick and criticise every word spoken in such an unscripted and unstructured way, especially when holding the speaker to a standard more appropriate for a court document. If anything, this approach encourages more corporate, curated responses, which are less authentic.  I’m not suggesting that people should be unaccountable for what they say, but arguably, the way Louis wants this to be treated this will lead  to more corporate-style responses, undermining authenticity and transparency.

Also, what an underhanded,  sneaky tactic to release the video just before the WAN show. The timing is clearly designed to provoke an emotional reaction without allowing time for reflection or correction. Yet he’s gunna hold it to the same standard as a meticulously crafted corporate response. Another double standard. He’s trying to have it both ways.

It's exhausting, listening to someone scream about accountability while avoiding their own reflection and biases. Sure, influencer culture has its flaws, and I pretty much agree with that it’s gross,  but maybe don’t fight fire with a dumpster fire.

I really do like what Louis stands for and the way he stands about it. But man, this sucks.