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> Rossmann is an important voice in the right to repair, however I do feel like he leaned into a certain audience, pandering to them a bit as a reliable target

> Rossmann is an important voice in the right to repair, however I do feel like he leaned into a certain audience, pandering to them a bit as a reliable target for ad impressions, and it has undermined his credibility. I don't see how pandering to your audience or making money on ad impressions is undermining credibility. Every politician is pandering to their constituents counting on their votes. > When you see someone posting a Rossmann video, 9 times out 10 if you look at their history it isn't some guy concerned about repairing his iPhone or MacBook. You are barely comprehensible. Louis literally owns a company that repairs MacBooks. And if you cared to watch his channel a little bit over the years as I did, he build his user base not on ire for Apple but on his expert knowledge on how to repair their products. The channel is not just for people who want to repair their MacBooks. The channels are for people who maybe at some point were interested in MacBook repair (I went in for board diagnosis) but then stayed because Louis had something more to say. > The guy is monetizing a certain base. Probably doing pretty well out of it. Is this jealousy I am hearing? Is this a proof he isn't right? EVERY channel on youtube with large userbase is earning some money.

JKCalhoun 5y ago
> I don't see how pandering to your audience or making money on ad impressions is undermining credibility. Being beholden to ads absolutely undermines your credibility in my mind.
- lmilcin 5y ago
  This guy literally owns his own, successful repair shop business, outside of youtube channel. He also shown he is not beholden to his channel by creating thousands of hours of niche content on electronics repair for electronics guys like me at a time when no other electronics channel was too successful (eevblog was just starting). Going your way anybody successful is automatically discredited because he is beholden to his business, regardless to how he became successful or what he is saying. I don't see people moaning that anything Elon Musk says cannot be trusted because he has invested a lot of money into SpaceX or Tesla and as such he is beholden to his businesses.
  - JKCalhoun 5y ago
    I was responding to the comment in general: that having advertisers in no way compromises your credibility.
agloeregrets 5y ago
> Every politician is pandering to their constituents counting on their votes. Using politicians as an example of how the guy is reputable isn't the argument you are looking for.

JKCalhoun 5y ago

> I don't see how pandering to your audience or making money on ad impressions is undermining credibility. Being beholden to ads absolutely undermines your credibility in my mind.

lmilcin 5y ago
This guy literally owns his own, successful repair shop business, outside of youtube channel. He also shown he is not beholden to his channel by creating thousands of hours of niche content on electronics repair for electronics guys like me at a time when no other electronics channel was too successful (eevblog was just starting). Going your way anybody successful is automatically discredited because he is beholden to his business, regardless to how he became successful or what he is saying. I don't see people moaning that anything Elon Musk says cannot be trusted because he has invested a lot of money into SpaceX or Tesla and as such he is beholden to his businesses.
- JKCalhoun 5y ago
  I was responding to the comment in general: that having advertisers in no way compromises your credibility.

agloeregrets 5y ago

> Every politician is pandering to their constituents counting on their votes. Using politicians as an example of how the guy is reputable isn't the argument you are looking for.