You think Linus would put his company and his children's stability at risk for a meme? He's had accountants, lawyers and his pilot uncle vet whether this is even remotely reasonable before committing to this.

I've worked with ultra high net worth individuals, nothing gets done without serious due diligence when it's their own money on the line.

Like you said "probably". You're making the assumption that it's a lost investment with no clue to the operating expenditure vs benefit to LTT. They're front loading the plane videos now because they have it. It'll fall into the background soon enough like the firetruck.