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Much has been made about LPL s and his astonishing skill, but I’d like to briefly mention my appreciation for LPL the showman. I really think the style and for

Much has been made about LPL s and his astonishing skill, but I’d like to briefly mention my appreciation for LPL the showman. I really think the style and format of his show makes it so incredibly watchable. I love his voice, the delivery, and the way he so articulately breaks down how he thinks and approaches problem solving. He really makes you feel like you could do it too. It’s very subtle but as a showman he’s one of the alltime best on YouTube.

dwighttk 5y ago
And the fact that he doesn’t surround his videos with tons of cruft to make them longer. Probably the only YouTuber that tries to sell me stuff and I totally think that is a good and natural idea.
- thefunnyman 5y ago
  He’s also the only YouTuber I’ve ever bought something from. He does a great job of using the things he sells in videos to demonstrate their value and he’s not overly pushy about it like many other creators. He’ll simply mention that the tool he uses is one that is available for purchase from him, no different than mentioning the names of other tools he uses. It’s an ingenious and very effective sales pitch.
- j16sdiz 5y ago
  In the linked video at 33:10, he said he deliberately make his videos short.
- mschuster91 5y ago
  > And the fact that he doesn’t surround his videos with tons of cruft to make them longer. Unlike most full-time Youtubers, LPL does not need to pad out videos or pander to sponsors to make a living, and he doesn't need to engage in clickbaiting and SEO/algorithm manipulation to lure new viewers. This independency from anyone else is what allows him the complete artistic control to do videos the way he prefers.
  - reginold 5y ago
    Indeed, it's all about incentives. He said during the keynote that his goal is to get the word out and change locks for the better. So far he's seen more incentive to get views than making money on the channel. This will not always be the case. Given his goals, the channel will change as his priorities shift. When he reaches his goal "everyone is aware that locks suck", his next goal is "change locks for the better". This will involve designing and selling locks and pointing viewers towards better locks in a commercial way.
    - mschuster91 5y ago
      > This will involve designing and selling locks and pointing viewers towards better locks in a commercial way. Designing and selling his own locks on his own store would not be too different from his current business model of selling lockpicking tools. Pointing viewers towards better locks on a commercial way is something I cannot ever see him doing. For one, he already points out there are some locks he cannot pick (IIRC some Abloy models). But especially: LPLs authority is directly derived from the fact he's impartial and unmotivated by financial decisions. Taking money for lock recommendations would completely compromise that impartiality. It's similar to amateur nude models on Reddit and the "OnlyFans hate" - in the eyes of many viewers, once the line between "they are doing what they do for fun" and "they are in it only for the money" blurs, the attractivity fades. What I do can see LPL do in the future - with far better chances of profit for him - is sell consultancy services and reviews to lockmakers. That would both fit his goal of improving the lockmacking business as a whole and net him a hefty chunk of money, without compromising his outward image.
      - reginold 5y ago
        Monetization models are interesting. In most amateur's case it seems to start out as "for fun" and then flip to "for money". Instead it's simply a gradient of incentives, whether acknowledged or not. As cryptocurrencies and other models increasingly securitize everything, I wonder what will happen to the "amateur" market. As viewers we get so much free benefit from the hard work of amateurs.
    - 5y ago
- modriano 5y ago
  In one of his videos he explained his process with videos. He wants to rule out the possibility of deceptive editing, so he only includes takes done in a single shot (at least for the portion where he demonstrates the technique). As a result, he keeps things short, as that reduces the chance of misspeaking and having to reshoot.
  - Abishek_Muthian 5y ago
    That makes me wonder if LPL had launched the channel today would the YT algorithm even allow the channel to surface in the recommendations anywhere? non-edited, succinct, no-cringe thumbnails or no click-bait title seems like top of the blacklist filter for YT.
    - w-m 5y ago
      I started watching the channel after the videos were suggested to me by the algorithm fairly recently, maybe a year ago.
      - Abishek_Muthian 5y ago
        Good to know, But LPL would have still had over 2 million subscribers a year ago, I'm talking about someone who starts a YT channel today and makes such videos.
- stjohnswarts 5y ago
  I love videos that jump right into the meat of the video, please put the fluff at the end :)
GuB-42 5y ago
He is a real lawyer after all, I believe that these are important skills in the profession.
- cianmm 5y ago
  From years of experience of being around Lawyers, many of them seek the need to say things in the most unnecessary complex and impersonal ways. Lawyers are often terrible communicators.
  - _wldu 5y ago
    They are taught to speak that way in certain circumstances. It's called "circumlocution". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumlocution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumlocution
    - 13415 5y ago
      What's the function, if I may ask? Is it to be more persuasive, or not to get pinned down easily?
      - mschuster91 5y ago
        > or not to get pinned down easily? This. When dealing with legal stuff, it's very easy to commit verbal mistakes that can sink your case - in Canada, they passed the Apology Act of 2009 for that reason.
        speg 5y ago
        That’s an Ontario law, but it looks like several other provinces have something similar.
      - _wldu 5y ago
        In some cases, the purpose is to say something in such a way that seems to have an opposite meaning to what is being said. Here's an example, "I do not speak it in vanity, but simply record the fact, that I was not unemployed in my profession by the late John Jacob Astor;" He could have instead said, "I always worked for John Jacob Astor." For many more examples of this, read "Bartleby, The Scrivener" by Herman Melville. https://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/11231/pg11231.txt https://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/11231/pg11231.txt
sleavey 5y ago
> and the way he so articulately breaks down how he thinks and approaches problem solving Agreed. I think this video is a nice (simple) demonstration of his style in this regard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoGCIuO2XkM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoGCIuO2XkM
bitexploder 5y ago
Also, he doesn’t start off being able to pick X lock in two seconds or whatever. He fiddles with things a while until it’s optimized. That is what makes it entertaining as well. You don’t have to sit through the whole process. He usually notes anything interesting that came up. Mostly you get results.

dwighttk 5y ago

And the fact that he doesn’t surround his videos with tons of cruft to make them longer. Probably the only YouTuber that tries to sell me stuff and I totally think that is a good and natural idea.

thefunnyman 5y ago
He’s also the only YouTuber I’ve ever bought something from. He does a great job of using the things he sells in videos to demonstrate their value and he’s not overly pushy about it like many other creators. He’ll simply mention that the tool he uses is one that is available for purchase from him, no different than mentioning the names of other tools he uses. It’s an ingenious and very effective sales pitch.
j16sdiz 5y ago
In the linked video at 33:10, he said he deliberately make his videos short.
mschuster91 5y ago
> And the fact that he doesn’t surround his videos with tons of cruft to make them longer. Unlike most full-time Youtubers, LPL does not need to pad out videos or pander to sponsors to make a living, and he doesn't need to engage in clickbaiting and SEO/algorithm manipulation to lure new viewers. This independency from anyone else is what allows him the complete artistic control to do videos the way he prefers.
- reginold 5y ago
  Indeed, it's all about incentives. He said during the keynote that his goal is to get the word out and change locks for the better. So far he's seen more incentive to get views than making money on the channel. This will not always be the case. Given his goals, the channel will change as his priorities shift. When he reaches his goal "everyone is aware that locks suck", his next goal is "change locks for the better". This will involve designing and selling locks and pointing viewers towards better locks in a commercial way.
  - mschuster91 5y ago
    > This will involve designing and selling locks and pointing viewers towards better locks in a commercial way. Designing and selling his own locks on his own store would not be too different from his current business model of selling lockpicking tools. Pointing viewers towards better locks on a commercial way is something I cannot ever see him doing. For one, he already points out there are some locks he cannot pick (IIRC some Abloy models). But especially: LPLs authority is directly derived from the fact he's impartial and unmotivated by financial decisions. Taking money for lock recommendations would completely compromise that impartiality. It's similar to amateur nude models on Reddit and the "OnlyFans hate" - in the eyes of many viewers, once the line between "they are doing what they do for fun" and "they are in it only for the money" blurs, the attractivity fades. What I do can see LPL do in the future - with far better chances of profit for him - is sell consultancy services and reviews to lockmakers. That would both fit his goal of improving the lockmacking business as a whole and net him a hefty chunk of money, without compromising his outward image.
    - reginold 5y ago
      Monetization models are interesting. In most amateur's case it seems to start out as "for fun" and then flip to "for money". Instead it's simply a gradient of incentives, whether acknowledged or not. As cryptocurrencies and other models increasingly securitize everything, I wonder what will happen to the "amateur" market. As viewers we get so much free benefit from the hard work of amateurs.
  - 5y ago
modriano 5y ago
In one of his videos he explained his process with videos. He wants to rule out the possibility of deceptive editing, so he only includes takes done in a single shot (at least for the portion where he demonstrates the technique). As a result, he keeps things short, as that reduces the chance of misspeaking and having to reshoot.
- Abishek_Muthian 5y ago
  That makes me wonder if LPL had launched the channel today would the YT algorithm even allow the channel to surface in the recommendations anywhere? non-edited, succinct, no-cringe thumbnails or no click-bait title seems like top of the blacklist filter for YT.
  - w-m 5y ago
    I started watching the channel after the videos were suggested to me by the algorithm fairly recently, maybe a year ago.
    - Abishek_Muthian 5y ago
      Good to know, But LPL would have still had over 2 million subscribers a year ago, I'm talking about someone who starts a YT channel today and makes such videos.
stjohnswarts 5y ago
I love videos that jump right into the meat of the video, please put the fluff at the end :)

GuB-42 5y ago

He is a real lawyer after all, I believe that these are important skills in the profession.

cianmm 5y ago
From years of experience of being around Lawyers, many of them seek the need to say things in the most unnecessary complex and impersonal ways. Lawyers are often terrible communicators.
- _wldu 5y ago
  They are taught to speak that way in certain circumstances. It's called "circumlocution". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumlocution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumlocution
  - 13415 5y ago
    What's the function, if I may ask? Is it to be more persuasive, or not to get pinned down easily?
    - mschuster91 5y ago
      > or not to get pinned down easily? This. When dealing with legal stuff, it's very easy to commit verbal mistakes that can sink your case - in Canada, they passed the Apology Act of 2009 for that reason.
      - speg 5y ago
        That’s an Ontario law, but it looks like several other provinces have something similar.
    - _wldu 5y ago
      In some cases, the purpose is to say something in such a way that seems to have an opposite meaning to what is being said. Here's an example, "I do not speak it in vanity, but simply record the fact, that I was not unemployed in my profession by the late John Jacob Astor;" He could have instead said, "I always worked for John Jacob Astor." For many more examples of this, read "Bartleby, The Scrivener" by Herman Melville. https://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/11231/pg11231.txt https://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/11231/pg11231.txt

sleavey 5y ago

> and the way he so articulately breaks down how he thinks and approaches problem solving Agreed. I think this video is a nice (simple) demonstration of his style in this regard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoGCIuO2XkM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoGCIuO2XkM

bitexploder 5y ago

Also, he doesn’t start off being able to pick X lock in two seconds or whatever. He fiddles with things a while until it’s optimized. That is what makes it entertaining as well. You don’t have to sit through the whole process. He usually notes anything interesting that came up. Mostly you get results.