Hey everyone. Before we start our pre-WAN show topic today, I'd like to acknowledge a couple

folks. I'd like to acknowledge our team who works so hard to deliver outstanding content to our

community. And second, I'd like to acknowledge our community. No one's perfect. Yes, even us.

And for as long as Linus Media Group has existed, you guys have been there to help us.

You've held us accountable when we've gone astray,

and you've also supported us when an attack against us is unfair,

and it's time for someone else to be held accountable.

Earlier this week, Gamer's Nexus took us out of context again,

and I can't keep ignoring this sort of thing.

Linus recently in a WAN Show episode said the following regarding why they did not make a video

when they found out about the way Honey works years ago in response to how he believed he might

be perceived if he had raised awareness to Honey's actions when his team discovered them.

Everyone's mad at me.

It's that simple.

I'm spreading the word for the smaller creators.

That argument doesn't save me there, and it's not going to save me if I tell people to uninstall this extension that gets them a better deal so that small like creators can get their affiliate revenue. Are you kidding me? There is just no way

that I make that video and I don't end up hanging from the nearest tree. Well, that's the video

we're making right now. And if that were to result in backlash like he thinks it would,

then so be it.

Even if we ignore how disingenuous it is to compare the climate today and what we know today to the climate years ago when we originally dropped our honey sponsorship, our regular viewers will know that I provided additional context that dramatically changes the meaning of that quote.

I mean, I don't expect everyone to agree with my viewpoint.

It's very clear that not everybody does.

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