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> I'm not sure why his appeal to authority should matter for most people. The Right to Repair stuff gives him an interesting perspective on how big tech operat
by kristoff_it 3y ago
> I'm not sure why his appeal to authority should matter for most people.
The Right to Repair stuff gives him an interesting perspective on how big tech operates, which is relevant to the Reddit thing.
- bzzzt 3y agoHow does insight into phone construction and repairs extend to community management for big social networks?
- kristoff_it 3y agoHe runs some very important initiatives around Right to Repair, which do indeed play into politics, business management etc.
- happymellon 3y agoAnd insights into API fees to get some of that sweet large language model funding?
- lgas 3y agoHow does that extend to community management for big social networks?
- deepserket 3y agoHe found a video format that gets him views and attention. I love him for the right to repair and his troubleshooting lives are interesting, but I've stopped watching most of his videos because the format of "dude films himself while reading an article " is really boring and a waste of time.
- shever73 3y agoThis is the first Louis Rossmann video I'd seen. I agree with a lot of what he's saying, but I don't like this format of delivery. Speaking rapidly, barely taking a breath, constant repetition. It makes my brain tired to listen to him, and I keep expecting to be offered a timeshare.
- preisschild 3y agoBecause it's similar. He advocates against locked down hard- and software. Reddit is locking down the API.
- happymellon 3y agoExcept they aren't locking it down like that, they just aren't doing it for free any more. You can still have a 3rd party app, and it can still use the API. You just pay for it. Right to repair is because you cannot buy a 3rd party screen, and you cannot use it. You have to have Apple/John Deere/etc do it.
- The_Colonel 3y ago> You can still have a 3rd party app, and it can still use the API. You just pay for it. Yes, but can is not will. The practical effect of this pricing will mean that almost all 3rd party apps for reddit will die, and Reddit won't get significant revenue from this change. Management knows all this, which means they are in fact trying to kill 3rd party apps, not salvage API operating costs.
- iamtedd 3y agoIf you want to speak about Reddit's changes in 'Right to Repair' terms, it's like Apple selling a replacement screen, but pricing it at $20,000.
- sethaurus 3y agoThe connection is about the different incentives between a tech company and its users — and the way a company will try to exert control against the users’ interests.
- veave 3y agoHe was given a huge megaphone because of his expertise in a certain field and now he thinks he has important insights about everything in the world. A story as old as time itself.
- rchaud 3y agoHe has ~2m subscribers on Youtube, I think he would know a thing or two about moderating large communities.