Linus Buying "The Wall" - A $360,000 USD Television

[WkdPaul]

2 hours ago, Mooshi said:

At least Linus isn't launching himself to space off the backs of slave labor

LTT mods be like ;

[Action_Johnson]

On 7/23/2021 at 11:50 PM, JLCitadel said:

I'm honestly not surprised, but I'm disappointed he's considering it seriously. The things I'd rather see Linus do:

 

Donate it to charity.

Pay for his children's college.

Buy Luke, who is by and large a huge reason for the success of early LTT and a reason Linus is where he is today, a nice home or give him a fat chunk of change. I feel like he's always gotten the short end of the stick for all his work because he's so nice despite the endless sleepless nights he put in for most of the early years.

 

Use it to pay for builds for LTT fans.

 

Start a new series, where you build a computer with a fan for under $1,000 and they get to keep it. You recoup partial cost like you would with the TV videos, maybe turn a profit, and start a dope trend of giving back to the people who have brought you your success.

 

I know these alternatives are all colored from my own personal opinions, but damn man. I'm disappointed. I'm not saying Linus doesn't deserve to spend his money how he wishes, he's absolutely busted his ass for year beyond measure, but I just think it's wasteful and he could do so much better while also getting a baller ass TV for like $15K instead.

Becasue fuck Linus for actually working his ass off and earning it? 

 

Who the fuck you think you are for telling him what to do? 

[LAwLz]

After watching the WAN show, what really bothered me was the ways Linus tried to buy it and then get a tax write off for it. 

I thought people hated when rich people exploited the tax system to pay less tax, yet nobody seems to bat an eye when Linus does it. 

 

If Linus wants it for his house then he should pay for it, and he should be taxed for it. As in, it should not be written off as a business expense. It's for his house after all. 

[FrodoX570]

Op lacks life experience or is self absorbed, projecting inferiority and jealousy.

By the way, I would have thought a head of a multi million dollar media company can afford some college funds, I mean that seems trivial at this point. Possibly home schooled and colleged too, sucks don't it that not everyone's family has the passion or will to do what others won't, and some not having the environment to strive in. Good for his children, his children though will still have major life lessons as Linus has had, no one misses out in this life, money is not the be all end all either.

 

That's life, you have to take the cards you were given and use them, don't expect help.

 

 

[bgsteiner]

Linus should look at Christie digital projectors for the gamer experience.

40,000 ANSI Lumens

5,000:1 On/Off* Contrast ratio

24-120Hz standard | Optional 240-480Hz @ 2K scaled

plus they are already water cooled

https://www.christiedigital.com/products/projectors/all-projectors/4K40-RGB-series/mirage-4k40-rgb/overview

 

I have used their products in the past and the input lag even using a pixel processor and the remote fiber transmitters is really low.

[spotter]

re the "dark room"/"dungeon" issue, why not have draw able curtains that one normally has lighter walls, but one can draw blackout style curtains when one wants to watch a movie in a dark room?

[GreatnessRD]

On 7/30/2021 at 6:16 AM, LAwLz said:

After watching the WAN show, what really bothered me was the ways Linus tried to buy it and then get a tax write off for it. 

I thought people hated when rich people exploited the tax system to pay less tax, yet nobody seems to bat an eye when Linus does it. 

 

If Linus wants it for his house then he should pay for it, and he should be taxed for it. As in, it should not be written off as a business expense. It's for his house after all. 

Finesse the game. Don't let the game finesse you. 

[RoseLuck462]

I I'm glad he isnt gonna be wasting the money after watching the WAN show.

 

My concern is that it's such a waste because of how TV tech advances each year. It definitely won't be worth it to spend that much money on something that'll only be good for a year or two.

 

Dunno why people think he should donate to charity or something like that, there's already plenty

 

[Srius1]

At that price. He should just buy his own movie theatre and use it for himself and his friends and family. Way way bigger screen, free seats, and can prob sell it for $ or not lose anything on it after a few years of use. Hell he can charge people to see it too 
 

‘’also this guy has to be trolling with this bullshit so I’m not even gotta bother saying how dam stupid his post was.

[Freakwise]

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[divito]

On 7/30/2021 at 6:16 AM, LAwLz said:

If Linus wants it for his house then he should pay for it, and he should be taxed for it. As in, it should not be written off as a business expense. It's for his house after all. 

Given the way the rules are written, the expense would be used to earn income, so it's technically fine. That being said, the wording also utilizes "reasonable" and that would certainly be up for debate. 

 

As for "it's for his house," I can't put much stock in that. There are plenty of people (and obviously self-employed ones) that get work devices, tools, vehicles that they can use at home; they're still business expenses. Whether they use them at home, and/or go to a job site or office is fairly immaterial. 

[LAwLz]

8 hours ago, divito said:

Given the way the rules are written, the expense would be used to earn income, so it's technically fine. That being said, the wording also utilizes "reasonable" and that would certainly be up for debate. 

Yes but that's the same reasoning companies like Amazon and Apple use to get away with paying next to no tax. The whole "don't hate the player, hate the game" only works if you are a very unethical person who want to game the system for personal benefits. I can't really blame people for taking advantage of the system, but it's still a shitty thing to do. 

 

8 hours ago, divito said:

As for "it's for his house," I can't put much stock in that. There are plenty of people (and obviously self-employed ones) that get work devices, tools, vehicles that they can use at home; they're still business expenses. Whether they use them at home, and/or go to a job site or office is fairly immaterial. 

Yes but you can't really compare a self-employed worker buying a necessary PC that will be used 90% of the time for work, vs Linus buying a 300,000 dollar TV that will only be used for work related stuff 10% of the time. 

 

 

I'm not saying Linus is or isn't doing something illegal, but what I dislike is people criticizing  companies like Amazon for avoiding taxes, then cheers Linus on for doing the same thing. 

[Dujith]

12 minutes ago, LAwLz said:

I'm not saying Linus is or isn't doing something illegal, but what I dislike is people criticizing  companies like Amazon for avoiding taxes, then cheers Linus on for doing the same thing. 

He does feature his house and the tech in it quite often tho. So it is for his work which are his Youtube videos.

How that would work taxes wise i dont know. Not a Canadian or tax expert  

[cacoe]

My personal thoughts - this would have been pretty boring content. Maybe impressive to see in person, maybe novel for a one off video but overall, a huge waste of time and money. It's the gaming we all already know and love, on a bigger screen.

 

It's akin to listening to a high end audiophile setup demo video on your phone, it really doesn't translate well.

[LAwLz]

2 minutes ago, Dujith said:

He does feature his house and the tech in it quite often tho. So it is for his work which are his Youtube videos.

How that would work taxes wise i dont know. Not a Canadian or tax expert  

See:

17 minutes ago, LAwLz said:

Yes but you can't really compare a self-employed worker buying a necessary PC that will be used 90% of the time for work, vs Linus buying a 300,000 dollar TV that will only be used for work related stuff 10% of the time.

 

It's extremely silly to argue that "well he might film at his house sometimes so therefore it should be tax deductible". 

Also, it still doesn't get around the fact that he is trying to game the system even if what he does might be legal. 

 

Linus avoiding taxes is essentially him saying he doesn't want to contribute to things like schools and hospitals. That if there is a way he can avoid giving money to schools and hospitals then he will exploit that. 

[Dujith]

58 minutes ago, LAwLz said:

It's extremely silly to argue that "well he might film at his house sometimes so therefore it should be tax deductible". 

Also, it still doesn't get around the fact that he is trying to game the system even if what he does might be legal. 

Maybe silly, but i was just wondering about the legal tax part of this. Not saying that it should be so, or even that it is ok.

 

[cacoe]

You all saw that he's definitely not buying this in it's current form btw right? Multiple reasons cited on the last WAN Show.

[ChronicMayhem]

He will find a way to make this happen. I'm almost certain.