Yeah, when you start off with "Everything we say is always right", then any change of stance or admission of error immediately brings everything else into question.
Streptember
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/LbJwrH,wNrG3C,TXCwrH,sjX2FT/
Yeah, those are the only ones I see that I'd be able to justify with your requirements. (and two of them are ones you mentioned)
For cases with a solid metal or acrylic side panel, you can always just make space for fans on them.
Yeah, Linus admitted that himself. He still owns the majority, and Yvonne owns the rest. The CEO really can't actually do anything that Linus doesn't want, he's just a figurehead and businessman there to keep Linus from being forced into the office and off the camera.
I really only ever followed any tech channels for cool videos and news, reviews are nearly pointless to me until I'm trying to actually buy or recommend something.
But outside of an occasional great video or at least great topic (like the 48kW fan), LMG barely offers anything special in that space anymore, despite still being the biggest outlet. GN has news down pat (along with reviews), Storage Review and STH cover enterprise stuff that Linus has only exceeded once with the million dollar (or whatever it was) setup, and plenty of channels do guides.
"The devil you know" and all that.