The Linus Tech Tips Situation is Out of Touch.

Quick recap

This video criticizes Linus Tech Tips after Linus revealed he’d bought a private jet. The critic argues the reveal is hypocritical, tone-deaf, and relies on dodgy math to make an extravagant purchase sound sensible.

Main plot

• Linus (of Linus Tech Tips) posted a reveal about a private jet, using titles like “the gamer jet is real and it cost $0.”
• Backlash came from two main sources:
  • Linus had previously criticized private jets (including name-checking Taylor Swift’s jet use).
  • Public complaints about employee pay — notably former employee Jake Tivy saying staff couldn’t afford a house while Linus was buying his third house.
• In the reveal, Linus described the plane as “shockingly affordable,” showed a quoted price of roughly $5.6M, then implied the actual cost was lower and invoked an NDA.
• He argued that engines and a 12-year service program effectively make the plane “brand new” and framed the purchase as smart cash-flow reasoning (presented as cost-saving or “girl-math”) rather than an extravagant flex.

“Shockingly affordable”

Highlights, jokes, and notable reactions

• The critic repeatedly calls Linus’s framing disingenuous and “out of touch,” ridiculing the “shockingly affordable” line as laughable.
• The jet’s ostentatious details — gold seatbelts, fancy finishes, a medevac kit, and “gamer jet” branding — are mocked as obnoxious flexes.
• Linus’s “family vlog” tease (a Cabo trip) and the claim that fuel for the trip cost less than buying first-class tickets are singled out as a ridiculous attempt to make the purchase relatable.
• The critic runs rough math:
  • Estimated fuel for Vancouver → Cabo → Vancouver: ~$14–16k.
  • Fuel is only about 30–40% of operating costs, so true trip cost is likely closer to $35–40k once pilot pay, insurance, hangar fees, maintenance, and other costs are included.
  • Conclusion: Linus’s “we saved money” pitch is misleading when total operating costs are considered.
• The NDA and shifting price figures lead to accusations that Linus is hiding the real cost to avoid backlash.
• Humor and barbs are used throughout: references to “Hassan-level cope,” sarcastic suggestions to “start a family vlog,” and repeated exasperated lines like “I cannot stand this” when confronting the spin.

Why it matters

• The incident is framed as a common influencer pattern: publicly opposing something until they can afford it, then reversing course to defend it.
• Combined with employee-pay controversies, the jet purchase is portrayed as a credibility hit that split Linus’s audience and invited justified skepticism about motives and transparency.

People mentioned / appearing

• Linus (Linus Tech Tips) — subject of the jet reveal
• Jake Tivy — former LTT employee who spoke about compensation
• Linus’s uncle — mentioned as having aviation experience and helping with the purchase
• Luke — appears in the reveal clips
• Ivon — referenced as family on the Cabo trip
• Others referenced for comparison or jokes: Taylor Swift, Hasan, Billie Eilish

Bottom line

The critic argues the jet purchase and its explanation were tone-deaf and misleading. Quick cost breakdowns, ridicule of the gold trim and “gamer jet” branding, the NDA and shifting price claims, plus the family-vlog framing, are used to make the case that Linus mishandled both the buy and the public explanation.