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I took him more seriously when he was in a shop showing us things and explaining things and really exposing things. Lately he's just a person on a recliner whi

I took him more seriously when he was in a shop showing us things and explaining things and really exposing things. Lately he's just a person on a recliner whining about the world. This doesn't discredit his ideas, mind you, I actually agree with a lot. But there's no more special sauce...anyone could make ranting videos from their recliner. I find the whole format incredibly bizarre and unprofessional...

alpaca128 3y ago
What makes you think he isn't exposing things anymore? He just mostly moved from electronics-level videos to showing what corporations and their PR do in general, which makes sense given he's now much more active in the Right to Repair-initiative, which is still the exact same range of topics he covered earlier. Edit: and I guess not having a motherboard in view all the time helps with reaching a larger audience.
fragmede 3y ago
Since you agree with it, what about it doesn't make you feel like he is being a mouthpiece for you? Someone needs to say what he's saying, might as well be him. Mind you, I don't disagree with you, I feel the same way, I'm exploring why the format is just off somehow.
- Remmy 3y ago
  I'm not sure why it feels so weird either, but it definitely does. I was never a big fan of him personally, but have to agree with a lot of what he says. I think, for me at least, watching him work on a board while saying these things made it more relatable where this feels more like, "Gather round the big comfy chair, children. I cle Louis is going to rant and profanely scream about X, then talk to his cat in a baby voice." Just... Odd.
- dagw 3y ago
  Someone needs to say what he's saying, might as well be him. Much like many meetings should be an email, many youtube videos should be 400-800 word essays. If you're going to present that sort of information in an audio-visual form you need add some value above and beyond just the words you say, and I don't feel he does that. I feel the same way several channels I subscribe to, like Gamers Nexus. Every time I watch one of their videos, I always come away thinking "that was some pretty useful information, I'm really glad they put in the work to make it available, I really wish I could have read it in a blog post"
  - fragmede 3y ago
    I like https://youtubetranscript.com/ https://youtubetranscript.com/ for that.
Latty 3y ago
Does it need to be "professional"? I'm not really a fan of his content, even if I largely agree with his ideas, but I find it a bit weird to expect that, just because anyone could do something doesn't mean it isn't valuable for someone to do it.
- rchaud 3y ago
  This guy has been a cut above the hordes of "ranting into camera from my gaming chair" people that have popular channels on Youtube. Shifting from an interesting angle (repair videos w/ discussion) to making predictable rant videos is a step down.

alpaca128 3y ago

What makes you think he isn't exposing things anymore? He just mostly moved from electronics-level videos to showing what corporations and their PR do in general, which makes sense given he's now much more active in the Right to Repair-initiative, which is still the exact same range of topics he covered earlier. Edit: and I guess not having a motherboard in view all the time helps with reaching a larger audience.

fragmede 3y ago

Since you agree with it, what about it doesn't make you feel like he is being a mouthpiece for you? Someone needs to say what he's saying, might as well be him. Mind you, I don't disagree with you, I feel the same way, I'm exploring why the format is just off somehow.

Remmy 3y ago
I'm not sure why it feels so weird either, but it definitely does. I was never a big fan of him personally, but have to agree with a lot of what he says. I think, for me at least, watching him work on a board while saying these things made it more relatable where this feels more like, "Gather round the big comfy chair, children. I cle Louis is going to rant and profanely scream about X, then talk to his cat in a baby voice." Just... Odd.
dagw 3y ago
Someone needs to say what he's saying, might as well be him. Much like many meetings should be an email, many youtube videos should be 400-800 word essays. If you're going to present that sort of information in an audio-visual form you need add some value above and beyond just the words you say, and I don't feel he does that. I feel the same way several channels I subscribe to, like Gamers Nexus. Every time I watch one of their videos, I always come away thinking "that was some pretty useful information, I'm really glad they put in the work to make it available, I really wish I could have read it in a blog post"
- fragmede 3y ago
  I like https://youtubetranscript.com/ https://youtubetranscript.com/ for that.

Latty 3y ago

Does it need to be "professional"? I'm not really a fan of his content, even if I largely agree with his ideas, but I find it a bit weird to expect that, just because anyone could do something doesn't mean it isn't valuable for someone to do it.

rchaud 3y ago
This guy has been a cut above the hordes of "ranting into camera from my gaming chair" people that have popular channels on Youtube. Shifting from an interesting angle (repair videos w/ discussion) to making predictable rant videos is a step down.