B F or pass the issue further with highest priority :) so normal people can forget about it, but if you much more important, then yeah - they will contact with the company, give that issue the highest priority etc ......
This is America, open bribes are pretty rare, from my experience the conversation usually centers around favors. "Oh, the senator has election season coming up don't worry, we will get a nice gala arranged for you, get you those well-deserved campaign donations." "Now could you help me out with this bill?"
@@hj2479 yeah. a pretty easy "bribe" is like "Hey! We really like you! We want you to do a speach on blalbabla for 100000$ because were just feeling SO GENEROUS!" It happens to politicians all the time. Huge payments for shit speaches. Tony Blair received huge money for speaches... that no one cares about.
Yes, self levelling concrete facts. If Apple was making cars, they would set it up so that if the brake pads were not serialized by Apple, the car won't start. I don't want that sort of car.
They already have started that with cars, special security keys that cost a fortune if you need to replace them, because only the Car manufacturer can give you one and they cost a 10th of the cars cost.
Why do they keep saying "We'd love to have a conversation", "We'd love to follow up" THIS IS THAT CONVERSATION. Edit: I know this a bit late but the "why" was rhetorical. I know why.
Yep. Serving the people who they live among. Imagine if the US federal -children- politicians (and there's examples on both sides), or indeed the rest of the world's politicians could be like that.
Let's talk about the car ownership issue which shows why it is so strong: - Level 1: Go to Dealership - Level 2: Go to Certified Mechanic - Level 3: Go to Non Certified Mechanic - Level 4: Do it yourself So, what are the concerns? Let's start with "privacy". A lobbyist might say, well you can't trust anyone but the manufacturer because they might violate your privacy. Well, at Level 1, 2, and 3 a person working on your car could install listening and tracking devices, yet we still allow them to do the repair. In fact, the only level that is wholly safe from this kind of issue is if the person does the repair themselves. Next, let's move to the "quality parts" issue. A lobbyist, like this one, says they use the highest quality, calibrated parts. Let's grant, for sake of argument, that the lobbyist is correct. Well, the only reason why these parts would not be available to Level 2, 3, and 4 repairs is if they have made those parts impossible to get through exclusivity deals with manufacturers. The problem is created by the manufacturer, not implicit in the design of high quality electronics. Furthermore, we know that higher quality components can be created. Just like you can upgrade the stereo system in your car to a better model, the claim that electronics manufacturers have intrinsic access to the best components rather than manufactured access (through monopolistic behaviors) is clearly false. Next, let's move to the issue of intellectual property issues. This seems like it would have the strongest case. The lobbyist might say, if we allow access to particular parts outside the manufacturer supply chain, a competitor may steal intellectual property. Here is the obvious problem with this claim. Competitors don't need access to the supply chain to get access to your company's technology. They just have to buy the device. The threat of IP loss occurs the second anyone has access to a device part, regardless of whether or not they ripped it out of a new device they just purchased or whether they are purchasing it second-hand to make a repair. There is no additional threat raised by the right to repair. Now, I am not actually a die hard proponent of right to repair. Instead, I am a proponent of disclosure. When you purchase a device that has restrictions on repair, the manufacturer should be required by law to describe the cost to repair each component within that device in which that repair is over, lets say, 10% of the price of the item. So, for example, a minimum repair price at the Apple Store might be a few hundred bucks for a device that costs $1999. Well, any repair that crosses over $199, they have to disclose in writing what that piece is and how much it would cost to repair and then, total up the cost of all those repairs, and add that to the end of the price sheet. So, when the person buys $1999 laptop and then sees that the total cost to repair all the items is something ridiculous like $6,000 - they will have good reason to reconsider purchasing the item.
what apple does is not even repair is just changing every part until the machine starts while missleading ignorant costumers. If your car had a dirty windshield apple would replace the whole windshield, as well as the engine, or the tires because of how incompetent they are
Here, here! This is exactly what I was thinking. For sure a bunch of the people waiting in line to by a device on launch day are employed by a company's competitors who will take it straight back to the lab to be dissected, so within 48 hrs a rival worth their salt will know most of the info anyway. And what, within 2 weeks/a month (depending on how much proprietary tech there is in there) they'll know basically as much about it as the original manufacturers without any release of confidential information.
@@acied6200 Apple (and quite a few Galaxy) products are quite literally designed to fail in less than 5 years. Some of it is very likely intentional design. Some of it is for cost-saving purposes. If enough people generally accept that replacing a phone every year or two is normal, why would the company put in the high-end battery that retains 80% of its charge capacity for 5 years? I can put in the decent one that burns out in a year or two and a lot of people don't care, cause they trade in their phone. Then the company replaces the battery and sells it at a discount. Well, I personally don't need nor care for the newest phone, why can't I just replace the dying battery? That is another thing this right-to-repair bill is fighting for, the ability to modify.
Definitely felt like the "although those are also becoming increasingly complicated" line, in regards to remote controls, was the most telling. Although it almost seems like a throw away line/joke it shows a future argument for an apple tv remote becoming proprietary defense on why a battery in a remote can not be fix. IMO it shows where the minds of these people/companies are almost unknowingly.
When someone asks a direct question and the other person answers a totally different and unasked question, I lose my mind. It's so common and people just let it slide.
I hate to say it, but she's like a slightly more well-spoken Donald Trump "So do you have any defense for this? Any real world example?" "Look we make our phones out of the greatest parts, 'uge meticulousness."
Well not necessarily what she refers to as quality parts means each part is intellectual property so its on the same guide line. Wish i heard someone say something about the battery at the end though. Phone companies purposely made changing the batteries out hard so not everyone can do it and if you do it you run a great risk of damaging your phone which makes you have to get a new one anyway which is what they want in the first place. If they made it easy to replace not as many people would be buying new phones.
Man... I really believe your presence alone is one of the main factors making these people uncomfortable to blindly side with a lobbyist. Just imagine, you're in a hearing concerning tech relations. Some guy flies in from out of town to attend the hearing, is technically inclined enough to set up a video device that is patch into the audio system, with a rumor that the guy has over a million subscriber presence on TH-cam, and he's about to give his testimony on a very controversial topic. An uncomfortable politician is a good politician. Good on you Louis... good on you.
@TheMacel66 its because they are America-centric and assume that all 1 million are potential voters; for example, if a single person is talking to 1million fellow americans, even if you assume those audience members are evenly distributed across the states, that means that the youtuber is talking to 20 000 potential voters. Now, in reality there are percentages of the viewership that are not American, and a percentage that are not of voting age.... but a lot of local or state elections could be swayed by 20 000 votes. The fact that the individual in question has a vested interest in your decision and is not likely to be accountable to corporate superiors (like most mainstream news outlets) then you have a potentially incendiary situation. It re-introduces a level of accountability that politicians just haven't had to deal with in the past few decades: a public awareness of what they are doing.
"I would love to sit down with you and explain..." Lady, you're sitting down now. You just want an opportunity to sit down in his office with a briefcase full of money and accidentally "forget" it there.
While that is possible I will be honest, it is more likely she just does not have a good answer for his question but does not want to appear weak by failing to answer.
These guys have been thru the experience and that's why it connects and gets their attention. The xbox. The phone. Why cant it be like a car? Both Ds and Rs get this. The guy with the xbox was a Democrat and i agreed with him. The guy in this vid is a Republican and i agree with him. This is not partisan, this is an understanding.
Rusty Shackleford yeah, people have the option to take their car to the dealer but many still go to a mechanic of THEIR choice, non affiliated with the dealer, and can still put oem parts into their car without needing to go or purchase directly from a dealership
@@matthewisrail that's the whole point. I should be able to order a new fan for my xbox. Or even in the RRoD days, if people were able to buy a replacement GPU for their 360 and take it to someone who could reball it, that would have saved lots of systems from landfills. This is why R2R is important. Things can be fixed if they let us get the parts to do so.
it's never really about DvsR, whenever it's something important, it's the interests of the corporations and lobbyists vs the interests of the people/consumers
Emperors Golden boy. Exactly. And we all know whose interests will win in that scenario, the ones who paid them a fat bribe 😏 (SPOILER, it's not the consumer)
I have been known as the kid down the road who fixes everything, I want to thank Louis Rossmann and everyone who has been participating in pushing this bill forward. I love everyone involved and after that hearing I think it's clear we will win! I will get to fix some dam bad apple's I have laying around here.
Highfive there. I live with 3 other people, and so far I have been fixing nearly goddamn everything in the house, be it a door hinge or a clogged kitchen drain pipe or a LAN cable not being plugged in. Its just fun for me to figure these things out and to help people.
@BLACK BOTO Fair point, but the fact is noone did them. I would fix larger stuff if it ever were necessary, but here in Germany we have a much stronger tendency to call in professionals for everything for fear of breaking things unintentionally. or just being lazy. So I just go and do such stuff.
The best reply from the senator after the lobbyist spoke would have been, "Ok, so that's a hard NO on actual examples. Thank you, that helps me make my decision".
Well... they are. Did you know that lobbyists and related think tanks actually write most US laws?? US lawmakers don’t write laws. They put their names on laws that think tanks that the party or lobby groups pay for, and serve up on a steaming platter. Don’t even believe me on this. Google it and you’ll find tons of sources.
"Thank you Senator, I'm just going to speak as long as my time allows and say a bunch of words that seem to fit together but don't say much because you got me, but I'm going to take this seriously and speak to the appropriate members of my company, nice tie by the way, and when my time is up Im going to go back to them and tell them how great I did by speaking so damn much, honestly i should get paid by the word, perhaps the syllable, either way id use the money to line my toilet paper with gold leaf so i can lie to my toilet about how my shit is actually real gold, any way, Senator, I appreciate your question and I'd love to answer it but as you can see my time is up and the topic is very complicated, Id be happy to meet later to answer this question in the form of check #219 from my checkbook but Ive said too much thank you for your time."
I took my HiFi to a local repair shop for a blown display bulb and they installed TikTok on it, even though it was 18 years before the app was launched. Also, they blew up the magtrometer!
i bet that he doesn't even know what is tiktok. he just said it because it sounds like the repairer installed some nefarious time bomb on your phone, to get gut reaction out of senators " oh no! tiktok! is it gonna blow!?"
I love the fact that not one of the people against the bill that came and spoke could answer any of the return questions ask. They all said they would get someone in contact or get with them later. Clearly, none of them had a clue about anything they were paid to just show up and say "NO"! All the speakers in favor were very informed and could have ( if allowed spoke for hours). Great job Louis!
The logic of his argument makes me happy. Listening to politicians not answer questions/ tearing paper tigers is aggravating. The only thing I could want is "Answer my question in front of public"
@Kurt Barryman democrats are a neoliberal party, republicans are a neoconservative party. it's all just subversive trash.. both parties need reform. good luck getting anything positive accomplished under the globalist owned GOP platform. LMK some of their biggest accomplishments over the past 50 years - for every 1 you list I'll list 10 negatives.
Yeah, it's great that they ask them those questions (better than not asking any questions at all). But they have to push them harder and not let them weasel their way out so easily with their non sequitur babble :q If they didn't get the answer, they should interrupt them and ask the same question again, until they reply. And if they fail to reply, their argument should be considered as invalid for the rest of the hearing.
You know when you reach a point where “I would pay any amount of money to not have to deal with this any more.” That’s going to happen, and the bribes won’t be enough, because all you can do with that money is keep having that same issue.
If they "the lobbyist" can't explain it when asked then they shouldn't suggest a "private " conversation and the Senators should slam them anytime they do that.
"Highest caliber parts" Clearly this lady is just a pretty mouthpiece if she has anything to do with Apple. Their hardware is shit and old at the time they release their computers...
@@oTouchMe They are assuming the politicians are not tech savvy and will accept whatever technical sounding bs that comes out of their mouths. Also, they are not there to convince them in the open. They are there to arrange a closed door meeting and bribe them.
Apple can't even fit their batteries in properly because they have to skimp out to gouge that extra few bucks. They literally have to tape/glue them in otherwise they rattle around inside the phone.
Congressman's question: "What is your main concern? What threat is there to your intellectual property rights?" Lobbyist's answer: "These devices are using the highest caliber parts ... and I do take your concern very seriously." XD.
@@cortholiopezorama8879 also it's not like just finding out what the components are was enougth to do anything, to actually pirate the product they'd need all of the schematics and all of the code, and people who might have the means to do that don't give a damn about being allowed to do/use stuff
we need to measure the level of adequacy somehow. if we could, the level of adequacy of her answer would be around zero. oh, it's simple. just make a pause after her answer and try to summarize _yourself_ what did you asked, what did she answered and was there any answer or not. most people can not do that if they don't pause and go quiet. hmm... how to make people respect your decision to think for 10-30 seconds right in the middle on the conversation?
"If they were using the highest caliber parts, they would not need to be replaced in the volume that they are. One more bullshit argument out of you, and I will have you arrested." What I would say.
“High end pieces” dude, it should be as simple as a screen with a ribbon cable or charger ports, things mass manufactured that cost no more then $1 a piece
screens are also super complex and probably more than 1$... but it's still not like the people who would want to / be able to actually pirate anything couldn't do that without ordering replacement parts by just tearing a few apart and seeing whats inside anyway
One of the key points in your previous testimony was the distinction between "Those who paid to be here versus those who are being paid to be here." It puts legislators on notice to sniff down the money trail and filter out the shit from the Shinola.
Louis - i stubbled onto your site a few weeks ago but have found your passion and intellect for the motion very compelling ! Not only are you a businessman but also a crusader for the little people! Hats off to you and hope you get the motion through! Keep up the great work ! Best Regards Mat from th UK ( formerly in the EU! We Had Nigel Farage !)
Louis your speech for the for right to repair bill needs to include "I'd be happy to be involved in the follow-up discussion with Charlie Brown to allay any of his concerns around privacy"
Spot on! I get so sick of the partisan bs. I loved these guys asking questions. None of the lobbyists could address their questions. Great job and nailed it with these people.
You just blew my mind! I have no idea why that specific reason about the like ability about the people you are meeting will change your attitude towards the company they are hired to protect. Why have that totally simply flown over my head when considering lobbying! Thank you
I watch the full version (the 40min one) and caught on to how there response was always leading to figuring it in private than to answer the question directed at them. Quite the charismatic bunch
I haven't heard any of those lobbyist make a knowledgeable, honest or straight answer at ANY point and I watched all your vids on this its insane that they haven't lost by now but we are getting there greedy dishonest A/H's. Louis your awesome bro good job fighting the fight too many people just submit and accept it as the norm
Once i tried to replace my remote batteries... it was a mess. I found out that I needed a special screwdriver to open the case an "heptocododaedrical lobular screwdriver" that was only used on that remote. The poles of the battery were soldered into the board. No one besides the company had that battery. Once I managed to find one from a broken remote and managed to install it I found out that it was serialized and it only works with the original. It seems I'm the only one who understands that woman.
That's not a fault of the right to repair. That's what happens when you have no right to repair. It's done intentionally. They could have easily used as batteries or a standard lipo but chose not to Can you imagine having to throw your $2,000 tv out every time your remote batteries dies.
@C A We're living in a world where if right to repair keeps getting kicked to the curb it might no longer be a joke. Sometimes it doesn't matter if you have the skills to repair a device anymore. Remember Apple serialized the home button on the Iphone 8. A component that I'm pretty sure should cost less than $100 to fix on a $700 MSRP device, but because Apple made it so only they decide who can fix it they now have the ability to charge whatever they want including telling you the phone is totaled and you have to buy a new one. My personal favorite was when a zero ohm resistor burned out in a MacBook which disabled the touch pad. Apple store said yeah it's broke buy a new $1500 laptop. Louis took at it and fixed it in minutes with a little piece of wire in place of the resistor. I think he charged less than $50 for the repair. I will also never get over apple saying you have to loose all your data if the motherboard burns out even though they're using a standard M.2 that's held in place with a single screw. I would flip the service desk if anyone ever told me I'm losing the entire contents of my hard drive because of a motherboard fault. That's like saying the HVAC for your local library failed so we're gonna have to throw out every book in the library to fix the HVAC.
This was a packet of data miraculously bounced off the moon and away from our solar system. It took roughly thirty years to reach a black hole, with which it was slingshot with a periapsis below the event horizon. The packet of data was flung back to Earth, and was received and processed to be published to the Internet by Alphabet's servers. Metadata analysis determines a sent date of 2078.
I am a resident of WA and tbh, I've always had a very dim view of our politicians (both Ds and Rs don't get me wrong) but I am a little proud at how they conducted themselves during this event. They asked great questions and seemed fairly skeptical of the industry stooges. Oh and THANK YOU LOUIS for travelling all the way out here to represent the cause!!! I hope you enjoyed your time here in Washington :)
People with over-empathetic brains are easiest to manipulate: applies overwhelmingly to women, gays, liberals. Makes you realize why they fight so (emotionally) for diversity and representation.
"I can't give a good argument against the bill cause I have no idea what I'm talking about, so you could meet with my bosses and we'll write you a nice check" This shouldn't even be an acceptable response, if you're unable to answer the question then and there you shouldn't have to request a conference when there's a higher executive with a wallet ready.
You have an excellent argument for why legislators should not be lawyers or career politicians. We need people who have actually lived and experienced what the world is like.
Louis, so you are entirely correct. I'm a salesperson (auto industry) and what the lobbyist did there is a classic sales technique. You acknowledge the question in a non-committal manner ("I hear you, and I will certainly be happy to raise that issue/talk about that with you...") and then redirect/pivot to a new topic ("our products are produced with high quality materials..."). It's classic sales, and I use it every day at work ("I'm not buying today!" "I hear you. Not a problem! So, are you thinking of going bigger or smaller with your next vehicle?"). If done correctly, it results in the customer not feeling like you've ignored them, while you maintain control of the conversation. However, in this case, I feel like the lobbyist was blindsided by the question, and wasn't expecting the car analogy. Because she wasn't expecting it, she didn't have a good redirect available, so she did the acknowledgement and then found herself stuck. That line about "good quality" parts was just there to say soemthing, and buy her time so she didn't look flustered.
i am not in the business, never needed your services but thats no excuse to not follow you, you truly are an inspiration, thank you for your existence, we need more people like you, and also i could not be any happier to see that you are in love, i recall the video where you said "yes i am single, please help me" or something like that, that stuck in me since i feel the same way, i am extremely happy for you, may you have a wonderful day.
Tesla put the 12V battery in a hard to get to place, easier to get them to replace it. Though its for a reason, so things like the doors still function after a crash. Still unlike apple, the battery is not glued in, nor does it have flatflex run over it's sides.
I want there to be a person in these hearings. The sole job of this person is that after every answer they announce if the question was actually answered and keep track of all the failures. "Mr validator, did mrs BS address the question as stated?", "No sir she did not". "Mrs BS, out of the 28 questions you were asked, you attempted to answer 2 of them. You fail."
Why do they always insist on, "Sitting down and talking about it?" Don't get me wrong, but, aren't they LITERALLY doing that right that very moment?? Or is it like here in Bangladesh, and there might be a possibility of monetary election fund reimbursement ... if you know what I mean...
@@Kamakiri711 Exactly, it's a display tactic, a borderline filibuster. The hearing should then go "Alright well since you didn't come prepared to defend your position and have nothing further to say at this point, we'll just go ahead with it. We can sit down and chat later and you can try to change our minds then."
It's also worth noting that, as I understand it, there are time limits on testimony in a lot of legislative hearings. Not that this fact makes the answer any less of a runaround-it doesn't take a separate, lengthy, off-the-record conversation one-on-one to give a single concrete example, like she was asked, and she failed, to do.
@3:55 Huhh... I can install new light fixtures in my house where i'm dealing with enough amps to kill me, and the manufacturer doesn't stop me from buying the part... I'm no rocket surgeon, but I think the risk of liability is higher there...
It's exactly like replacing the battery on your car. Car repair is a highly technical field today - unlike 30-40 years ago. The analogy holds fast. Go get 'em Louis!
That you said about the politicians connecting through a related experience is exactly why there should be laws to prevent career politicians. As it is, they way too often do not have anywhere near enough experience nor insight into what it is like to be anything but a politician.
Its great to hear theres a ton of common ground btw. parties on this. They seem like they understand the problems being created by companies keeping every aspect of their devices repairability under lock and key. The lower the level of govt, the less party lines matter to them. The closer they get to the 'common man' the more they see/feel the need to serve their community.......generally speaking, cuz theres no shortage of jackass politicians at EVERY level.
railerswim Washington state is split into two --- The Sound, which is solid socialist, and west of the Cascades, which is solid Republican. Whilst one side loves their Apple, and the other loves their John Deere, both sides are pissed off about the inability of anybody to repair their equipment.
I love love love that you're able to put these guys on blast with your internet presence. More influencers should use their platform to expose the truth
I work as a teacher and if one of my students gave me an "answer" like that, I would assume hadn't done his/her homework or studied. That way of speaking is typical for someone who doesn't really know what to say and just says random sentences.
Ericksen was the man... Lobbyists have been crying possible "intellectual property infringement". This is the bulk of their case. Yet, lobbyists had not provided *ONE* iota of data to back this is a clear and present threat with regard to repair shops. The fact that they couldn't answer Ericksen was a very huge tell.
you know, i meet a lot of people like that in my line of work (i;m a simple programmer) . and you are right, they are likeable, but we need to stay vigilant, and also be like-able. take the positve into your ownself. Be LIKE THEM. smiling, empathy, assurance, confidence, and so on. and STICK to your own opinion. if they are wrong, i stick to my opinion, be empathy, but not giving up to my own purpose. i use their angelic nature as my devilish weapon
The way that lobbyist talked reminds me of how people talk in customer service. For example, people will say "I apologize," not "I'm sorry," because it directs the issue away from them personally. She might as well have been saying, "Unfortunately we can't help you here, but you could try calling our other location." Her language and tone is specifically used to deflect the line of questioning away from her, personally, as a lobbyist, and to the industry as a whole. (Theatre kids will see right through this, because we hated the popular kids in high school XD)
That isn't stuttering. Those are filler words, often associated with Fluency Disorder. People realize that they are supposed to say something but are trying to find the right words however don't want to seem like they are done when they are not, so they say this. I motion with my hand to show I am thinking and not done however still use those by accident. Doesn't help I also have fluttering speech as I am constantly revising what I am saying and don't pick up on where the sentences/thought actually diverge correctly all the time. Even still, I speak much more proficiently that what she did. Might be because I don't try to lie or act like I know more than I do.
2:20 Some guys saying communists would be against RTR? I live in a country which was 100% communist 40 years ago and back then every radio receiver, every TV set, every car and every vacuum cleaner had schematics in box with them or inside them.
@@dodgeplow I think she offers special services. With her mouth. ...she sings show tunes, like Stewie and Brian, I mean. Geeze, what the hell were you thinking?
nice insights on PR, it's "well, that's obvious!" when you break it down, but for most of us dudes, it's "the magic" we've been oblivious to (and fall pray to) most of our lives. That slight tilt of the head at just the right angle, hmm hmm hmmm hmm hmmmmmmm damn does that spell work on me.
I detect a pattern:
1. Ignore the question.
2. Happy to discuss in detail later.
B F or to put it another way, "when can we meet to discuss what this will mean to you financially?
Happy to di$cu$$ how much money it will take to overcome the politician's scruples (and/or fear of being voted out as a corporate stooge).
Because they don't give a single fuck about OUR money and too busy with counting THEIRs. Like a true politicians.
B F or pass the issue further with highest priority :) so normal people can forget about it, but if you much more important, then yeah - they will contact with the company, give that issue the highest priority etc ......
3. Uhhmm UUHM UHM UUUUHMMM UUUHHH UHMM UHHMMM uhmmmm *UUHM UHM UHM UHMM*
What they say:
"I'd love to have a follow up with you. "
What they mean:
"I want to bribe you but I can't do that in front of everyone right now. "
@Christa Simon as soon as senators start dying, the lobbyists will be expelled first so I think "bribe" is the right word here.
This is America, open bribes are pretty rare, from my experience the conversation usually centers around favors. "Oh, the senator has election season coming up don't worry, we will get a nice gala arranged for you, get you those well-deserved campaign donations." "Now could you help me out with this bill?"
@@hj2479 lobbying is bribing
@@hj2479 yeah. a pretty easy "bribe" is like "Hey! We really like you! We want you to do a speach on blalbabla for 100000$ because were just feeling SO GENEROUS!"
It happens to politicians all the time. Huge payments for shit speaches. Tony Blair received huge money for speaches... that no one cares about.
I don't think the implication made is threatening or killing politicians...
Yes, self levelling concrete facts. If Apple was making cars, they would set it up so that if the brake pads were not serialized by Apple, the car won't start. I don't want that sort of car.
And who owns it at that point?
more like the brake stops working all togeher but dosnt warn you before you hit the moterway
@@Battel-Matter Naw, that's the Apple brake pads. But there's not a problem, you're just pushing the pedal wrong.
They already have started that with cars, special security keys that cost a fortune if you need to replace them, because only the Car manufacturer can give you one and they cost a 10th of the cars cost.
@@JohnfGames It's a lot easier to remedy in a car though. You just get an angle grinder and chop the defective part off! XD
Why do they keep saying "We'd love to have a conversation", "We'd love to follow up"
THIS IS THAT CONVERSATION.
Edit: I know this a bit late but the "why" was rhetorical. I know why.
It's that conversation, but not the one they want to have.
Simple. The follow-up they wish to have is for your question to get lost in the corporate labyrinth. At that point, it's no longer their problem.
@@twocows360 Not really its more "I have no idea what I am talking about, please give me time to get instructions".
They're double-talking and dancing around the question. It's typical corporate nonsense.
In other words “we need instructions from headquarters” or “we’d like to give you a bribe”
Legendary Senators in this hearing. Not matter what party they fall in, they're at least doing their job.
Yep. Serving the people who they live among.
Imagine if the US federal -children- politicians (and there's examples on both sides), or indeed the rest of the world's politicians could be like that.
@@tin2001 its definitely rare to see a politician make a decision on evidence, instead of party lines.
They definitely seem to go against the grain on this issue. I like it.
@@tin2001 we'd all be better off for it if they were all like this.
@NurturingTalents that doesn't surprise me
Let's talk about the car ownership issue which shows why it is so strong:
- Level 1: Go to Dealership
- Level 2: Go to Certified Mechanic
- Level 3: Go to Non Certified Mechanic
- Level 4: Do it yourself
So, what are the concerns?
Let's start with "privacy". A lobbyist might say, well you can't trust anyone but the manufacturer because they might violate your privacy. Well, at Level 1, 2, and 3 a person working on your car could install listening and tracking devices, yet we still allow them to do the repair. In fact, the only level that is wholly safe from this kind of issue is if the person does the repair themselves.
Next, let's move to the "quality parts" issue. A lobbyist, like this one, says they use the highest quality, calibrated parts. Let's grant, for sake of argument, that the lobbyist is correct. Well, the only reason why these parts would not be available to Level 2, 3, and 4 repairs is if they have made those parts impossible to get through exclusivity deals with manufacturers. The problem is created by the manufacturer, not implicit in the design of high quality electronics. Furthermore, we know that higher quality components can be created. Just like you can upgrade the stereo system in your car to a better model, the claim that electronics manufacturers have intrinsic access to the best components rather than manufactured access (through monopolistic behaviors) is clearly false.
Next, let's move to the issue of intellectual property issues. This seems like it would have the strongest case. The lobbyist might say, if we allow access to particular parts outside the manufacturer supply chain, a competitor may steal intellectual property. Here is the obvious problem with this claim. Competitors don't need access to the supply chain to get access to your company's technology. They just have to buy the device. The threat of IP loss occurs the second anyone has access to a device part, regardless of whether or not they ripped it out of a new device they just purchased or whether they are purchasing it second-hand to make a repair. There is no additional threat raised by the right to repair.
Now, I am not actually a die hard proponent of right to repair. Instead, I am a proponent of disclosure. When you purchase a device that has restrictions on repair, the manufacturer should be required by law to describe the cost to repair each component within that device in which that repair is over, lets say, 10% of the price of the item. So, for example, a minimum repair price at the Apple Store might be a few hundred bucks for a device that costs $1999. Well, any repair that crosses over $199, they have to disclose in writing what that piece is and how much it would cost to repair and then, total up the cost of all those repairs, and add that to the end of the price sheet. So, when the person buys $1999 laptop and then sees that the total cost to repair all the items is something ridiculous like $6,000 - they will have good reason to reconsider purchasing the item.
A product pf that price should just be flawlessly working for 5 years.
Wtf are even talking about in the usa ?
what apple does is not even repair is just changing every part until the machine starts while missleading ignorant costumers. If your car had a dirty windshield apple would replace the whole windshield, as well as the engine, or the tires because of how incompetent they are
Here, here! This is exactly what I was thinking.
For sure a bunch of the people waiting in line to by a device on launch day are employed by a company's competitors who will take it straight back to the lab to be dissected, so within 48 hrs a rival worth their salt will know most of the info anyway. And what, within 2 weeks/a month (depending on how much proprietary tech there is in there) they'll know basically as much about it as the original manufacturers without any release of confidential information.
I wish I had the energy to read all of this, but I’m sure you made a great point 🎉
@@acied6200 Apple (and quite a few Galaxy) products are quite literally designed to fail in less than 5 years. Some of it is very likely intentional design. Some of it is for cost-saving purposes. If enough people generally accept that replacing a phone every year or two is normal, why would the company put in the high-end battery that retains 80% of its charge capacity for 5 years? I can put in the decent one that burns out in a year or two and a lot of people don't care, cause they trade in their phone. Then the company replaces the battery and sells it at a discount. Well, I personally don't need nor care for the newest phone, why can't I just replace the dying battery? That is another thing this right-to-repair bill is fighting for, the ability to modify.
Replacing remote control batteries are becoming complicated?
ya I was lost with that one too lol
some remotes now dont even have replaceable batteries... So if it breaks you gotta send it in for repair ;)
@lowang fu kyu Whats wrong with licking a 9v battery? I like the taste
Definitely felt like the "although those are also becoming increasingly complicated" line, in regards to remote controls, was the most telling. Although it almost seems like a throw away line/joke it shows a future argument for an apple tv remote becoming proprietary defense on why a battery in a remote can not be fix. IMO it shows where the minds of these people/companies are almost unknowingly.
@lowang fu kyu hey i test things by licking them all the time. You sound ignorant.
When someone asks a direct question and the other person answers a totally different and unasked question, I lose my mind. It's so common and people just let it slide.
doing so should be illegal
I hate to say it, but she's like a slightly more well-spoken Donald Trump
"So do you have any defense for this? Any real world example?" "Look we make our phones out of the greatest parts, 'uge meticulousness."
Well not necessarily what she refers to as quality parts means each part is intellectual property so its on the same guide line.
Wish i heard someone say something about the battery at the end though. Phone companies purposely made changing the batteries out hard so not everyone can do it and if you do it you run a great risk of damaging your phone which makes you have to get a new one anyway which is what they want in the first place. If they made it easy to replace not as many people would be buying new phones.
Man... I really believe your presence alone is one of the main factors making these people uncomfortable to blindly side with a lobbyist. Just imagine, you're in a hearing concerning tech relations. Some guy flies in from out of town to attend the hearing, is technically inclined enough to set up a video device that is patch into the audio system, with a rumor that the guy has over a million subscriber presence on TH-cam, and he's about to give his testimony on a very controversial topic.
An uncomfortable politician is a good politician. Good on you Louis... good on you.
If we had someone like that in Europe, there wouldn't be a threat of Article 13/17.
@TheMacel66 its because they are America-centric and assume that all 1 million are potential voters; for example, if a single person is talking to 1million fellow americans, even if you assume those audience members are evenly distributed across the states, that means that the youtuber is talking to 20 000 potential voters. Now, in reality there are percentages of the viewership that are not American, and a percentage that are not of voting age.... but a lot of local or state elections could be swayed by 20 000 votes.
The fact that the individual in question has a vested interest in your decision and is not likely to be accountable to corporate superiors (like most mainstream news outlets) then you have a potentially incendiary situation. It re-introduces a level of accountability that politicians just haven't had to deal with in the past few decades: a public awareness of what they are doing.
"Fake display of empathy"
Hit the nail on the head.
I like how he said "I think we all have horror stories"...and the whole room LAUGHED. That had to make the lobbyists sweat.
"I would love to sit down with you and explain..."
Lady, you're sitting down now. You just want an opportunity to sit down in his office with a briefcase full of money and accidentally "forget" it there.
or else.
While that is possible I will be honest, it is more likely she just does not have a good answer for his question but does not want to appear weak by failing to answer.
@@DKarkarovboth can be true, and probably are
These guys have been thru the experience and that's why it connects and gets their attention. The xbox. The phone. Why cant it be like a car?
Both Ds and Rs get this. The guy with the xbox was a Democrat and i agreed with him. The guy in this vid is a Republican and i agree with him. This is not partisan, this is an understanding.
Rusty Shackleford yeah, people have the option to take their car to the dealer but many still go to a mechanic of THEIR choice, non affiliated with the dealer, and can still put oem parts into their car without needing to go or purchase directly from a dealership
@@matthewisrail that's the whole point. I should be able to order a new fan for my xbox. Or even in the RRoD days, if people were able to buy a replacement GPU for their 360 and take it to someone who could reball it, that would have saved lots of systems from landfills. This is why R2R is important. Things can be fixed if they let us get the parts to do so.
i guess a lot of them need a damn beat down and to be robbed then maybe we can keep our 2nd
it's never really about DvsR, whenever it's something important, it's the interests of the corporations and lobbyists vs the interests of the people/consumers
Emperors Golden boy. Exactly. And we all know whose interests will win in that scenario, the ones who paid them a fat bribe 😏
(SPOILER, it's not the consumer)
"i take concern seriously" - sounds like EA and Bethesda LOL
Cumponi
ilikeredheads sounds like my English 202 class, it’s just following a premade template
Lobbyists always say that. In their parlance, it means nothing except, "STFU and let us write the fucking bill."
EA and Bethesda could in fact be helping fund these lobbyists
;.¬)
I have been known as the kid down the road who fixes everything, I want to thank Louis Rossmann and everyone who has been participating in pushing this bill forward. I love everyone involved and after that hearing I think it's clear we will win! I will get to fix some dam bad apple's I have laying around here.
I wish it could lead to federal law just like animal abuse.
Highfive there. I live with 3 other people, and so far I have been fixing nearly goddamn everything in the house, be it a door hinge or a clogged kitchen drain pipe or a LAN cable not being plugged in. Its just fun for me to figure these things out and to help people.
Eddy the neighbour! Nice to meet you 😃
@BLACK BOTO Fair point, but the fact is noone did them. I would fix larger stuff if it ever were necessary, but here in Germany we have a much stronger tendency to call in professionals for everything for fear of breaking things unintentionally. or just being lazy. So I just go and do such stuff.
@@shereefmohammedgamaleldin468 Thats my brother name, he likes to fix things too. he makes custom xbox controllers. nice to meet everyone too.
The best reply from the senator after the lobbyist spoke would have been, "Ok, so that's a hard NO on actual examples. Thank you, that helps me make my decision".
I love how the lobbyists talk like they are the ones who make the decisions 😂😂😂😂
when the companies they work for line the pockets of most politicians, they usually are...
That's what lobbying has been about since the dawn of time
Ummm they are. Where have you been?
@ Michael Roberts hey nice name! It's my name too. I wonder if we have the same middle name too. Mine is four letters long and ends with an "n".
Well... they are. Did you know that lobbyists and related think tanks actually write most US laws??
US lawmakers don’t write laws. They put their names on laws that think tanks that the party or lobby groups pay for, and serve up on a steaming platter.
Don’t even believe me on this. Google it and you’ll find tons of sources.
"Thank you Senator, I'm just going to speak as long as my time allows and say a bunch of words that seem to fit together but don't say much because you got me, but I'm going to take this seriously and speak to the appropriate members of my company, nice tie by the way, and when my time is up Im going to go back to them and tell them how great I did by speaking so damn much, honestly i should get paid by the word, perhaps the syllable, either way id use the money to line my toilet paper with gold leaf so i can lie to my toilet about how my shit is actually real gold, any way, Senator, I appreciate your question and I'd love to answer it but as you can see my time is up and the topic is very complicated, Id be happy to meet later to answer this question in the form of check #219 from my checkbook but Ive said too much thank you for your time."
Nobody:
Charlie Brown: iNdEpEnDaNt RePaIr InStAlLs TiKtOk
A stone is more intelligent than that Charlie Brown piece of $#!7...
"oh no, independent repair installed AdBlock! How will we hijack -you- our device to shove an unskippable, fullscreen ad now??"
Morien Bendinelli shit
I took my HiFi to a local repair shop for a blown display bulb and they installed TikTok on it, even though it was 18 years before the app was launched.
Also, they blew up the magtrometer!
i bet that he doesn't even know what is tiktok. he just said it because it sounds like the repairer installed some nefarious time bomb on your phone, to get gut reaction out of senators " oh no! tiktok! is it gonna blow!?"
I love the fact that not one of the people against the bill that came and spoke could answer any of the return questions ask. They all said they would get someone in contact or get with them later. Clearly, none of them had a clue about anything they were paid to just show up and say "NO"! All the speakers in favor were very informed and could have ( if allowed spoke for hours). Great job Louis!
The logic of his argument makes me happy. Listening to politicians not answer questions/ tearing paper tigers is aggravating. The only thing I could want is "Answer my question in front of public"
@Kurt Barryman holy shit
@Kurt Barryman democrats are a neoliberal party, republicans are a neoconservative party. it's all just subversive trash.. both parties need reform. good luck getting anything positive accomplished under the globalist owned GOP platform. LMK some of their biggest accomplishments over the past 50 years - for every 1 you list I'll list 10 negatives.
To bad they will take the bribes offered behind closed doors.
Yeah, it's great that they ask them those questions (better than not asking any questions at all). But they have to push them harder and not let them weasel their way out so easily with their non sequitur babble :q If they didn't get the answer, they should interrupt them and ask the same question again, until they reply. And if they fail to reply, their argument should be considered as invalid for the rest of the hearing.
You know when you reach a point where “I would pay any amount of money to not have to deal with this any more.” That’s going to happen, and the bribes won’t be enough, because all you can do with that money is keep having that same issue.
If they "the lobbyist" can't explain it when asked then they shouldn't suggest a "private " conversation and the Senators should slam them anytime they do that.
This is my State Senator, I ran his original campaign when he ran. He is thoughtful and not snowed by lobbyist BS.
"Highest caliber parts" Clearly this lady is just a pretty mouthpiece if she has anything to do with Apple. Their hardware is shit and old at the time they release their computers...
She's used to dealing with "highest caliber parts" in "conversations" behind closed doors.
A piece of aluminum... is a high caliber part?? Wtf is she talking about
@@oTouchMe They are assuming the politicians are not tech savvy and will accept whatever technical sounding bs that comes out of their mouths. Also, they are not there to convince them in the open. They are there to arrange a closed door meeting and bribe them.
fomori2 ah I see.
Apple can't even fit their batteries in properly because they have to skimp out to gouge that extra few bucks. They literally have to tape/glue them in otherwise they rattle around inside the phone.
Congressman's question: "What is your main concern? What threat is there to your intellectual property rights?" Lobbyist's answer: "These devices are using the highest caliber parts ... and I do take your concern very seriously." XD.
Worry about Repair shops stealing your IP.
Build your product in China.
Pick one.
@@cortholiopezorama8879 also it's not like just finding out what the components are was enougth to do anything, to actually pirate the product they'd need all of the schematics and all of the code, and people who might have the means to do that don't give a damn about being allowed to do/use stuff
Not Congress. This is the state legislature of the state of Washington
we need to measure the level of adequacy somehow. if we could, the level of adequacy of her answer would be around zero.
oh, it's simple. just make a pause after her answer and try to summarize _yourself_ what did you asked, what did she answered and was there any answer or not. most people can not do that if they don't pause and go quiet.
hmm... how to make people respect your decision to think for 10-30 seconds right in the middle on the conversation?
"If they were using the highest caliber parts, they would not need to be replaced in the volume that they are. One more bullshit argument out of you, and I will have you arrested."
What I would say.
“High end pieces” dude, it should be as simple as a screen with a ribbon cable or charger ports, things mass manufactured that cost no more then $1 a piece
screens are also super complex and probably more than 1$... but it's still not like the people who would want to / be able to actually pirate anything couldn't do that without ordering replacement parts by just tearing a few apart and seeing whats inside anyway
One of the key points in your previous testimony was the distinction between "Those who paid to be here versus those who are being paid to be here." It puts legislators on notice to sniff down the money trail and filter out the shit from the Shinola.
That’s a good name
I approve
Louis - i stubbled onto your site a few weeks ago but have found your passion and intellect for the motion very compelling ! Not only are you a businessman but also a crusader for the little people! Hats off to you and hope you get the motion through! Keep up the great work ! Best Regards Mat from th UK ( formerly in the EU! We Had Nigel Farage !)
Tried to repair my own phone. Accidentally created SkyNet. Now I've come back in time to warn you against SB 5799.
Thank you!
THANKS FOR THE WARNING!
Did we win the cold war?
What's my net worth in that there future of yours
Does Hillary Clinton get locked up eventually? Lmfao
@@dylanncalvin4137 What part of SkyNet didn't you understand? Pretty sure Hillary went to the death camps in the first 2 days.
Louis your speech for the for right to repair bill needs to include "I'd be happy to be involved in the follow-up discussion with Charlie Brown to allay any of his concerns around privacy"
I lost it at “perhaps self leveling concrete”
Crying bro hahahaha
fucking concrete baby!
Paused the video, looked for the comment. Am not disappoint.
Harrrrd laugh-out
Spot on! I get so sick of the partisan bs. I loved these guys asking questions. None of the lobbyists could address their questions. Great job and nailed it with these people.
That self leveling concrete insert was so slick that my cat is now wearing sunglasses
You just blew my mind!
I have no idea why that specific reason about the like ability about the people you are meeting will change your attitude towards the company they are hired to protect.
Why have that totally simply flown over my head when considering lobbying!
Thank you
I watch the full version (the 40min one) and caught on to how there response was always leading to figuring it in private than to answer the question directed at them. Quite the charismatic bunch
I haven't heard any of those lobbyist make a knowledgeable, honest or straight answer at ANY point and I watched all your vids on this its insane that they haven't lost by now but we are getting there greedy dishonest A/H's. Louis your awesome bro good job fighting the fight too many people just submit and accept it as the norm
Once i tried to replace my remote batteries... it was a mess. I found out that I needed a special screwdriver to open the case an "heptocododaedrical lobular screwdriver" that was only used on that remote. The poles of the battery were soldered into the board. No one besides the company had that battery. Once I managed to find one from a broken remote and managed to install it I found out that it was serialized and it only works with the original.
It seems I'm the only one who understands that woman.
Sarcasm?
@@jgw9990 No. True story, but wrong year.
That's not a fault of the right to repair. That's what happens when you have no right to repair. It's done intentionally. They could have easily used as batteries or a standard lipo but chose not to
Can you imagine having to throw your $2,000 tv out every time your remote batteries dies.
@C A We're living in a world where if right to repair keeps getting kicked to the curb it might no longer be a joke. Sometimes it doesn't matter if you have the skills to repair a device anymore. Remember Apple serialized the home button on the Iphone 8. A component that I'm pretty sure should cost less than $100 to fix on a $700 MSRP device, but because Apple made it so only they decide who can fix it they now have the ability to charge whatever they want including telling you the phone is totaled and you have to buy a new one.
My personal favorite was when a zero ohm resistor burned out in a MacBook which disabled the touch pad. Apple store said yeah it's broke buy a new $1500 laptop. Louis took at it and fixed it in minutes with a little piece of wire in place of the resistor. I think he charged less than $50 for the repair.
I will also never get over apple saying you have to loose all your data if the motherboard burns out even though they're using a standard M.2 that's held in place with a single screw. I would flip the service desk if anyone ever told me I'm losing the entire contents of my hard drive because of a motherboard fault. That's like saying the HVAC for your local library failed so we're gonna have to throw out every book in the library to fix the HVAC.
This was a packet of data miraculously bounced off the moon and away from our solar system. It took roughly thirty years to reach a black hole, with which it was slingshot with a periapsis below the event horizon. The packet of data was flung back to Earth, and was received and processed to be published to the Internet by Alphabet's servers. Metadata analysis determines a sent date of 2078.
I am a resident of WA and tbh, I've always had a very dim view of our politicians (both Ds and Rs don't get me wrong) but I am a little proud at how they conducted themselves during this event. They asked great questions and seemed fairly skeptical of the industry stooges.
Oh and THANK YOU LOUIS for travelling all the way out here to represent the cause!!! I hope you enjoyed your time here in Washington :)
C'mon, she has trouble changing the battery of the remote control, give her a break.
"Plus side...to plus...minus side...to minus...okay...why won't it work?"
@@mrmaniac3 "urgh, i can't deal with this, i'll just buy a new remote"
So.many buttons....
Nigga you have me rollin
C'mon man!
Keep fighting the good fight! There’s not many better first hand experienced advocates out there on this issue! Thank you Louis!
Who says any of these lobbyists "are so likeable" I find them all patently insincere and of very low moral character.
The mental gymnastics required to make their arguments make any sense hurts my head.
When they work against your favour they seem unlike able
Gotta agree, I stay far away from people like this, their fake energy clashes with my hardcore energy.
I don't find them likeable when they try to push something down my throat
People with over-empathetic brains are easiest to manipulate: applies overwhelmingly to women, gays, liberals. Makes you realize why they fight so (emotionally) for diversity and representation.
"I can't give a good argument against the bill cause I have no idea what I'm talking about, so you could meet with my bosses and we'll write you a nice check" This shouldn't even be an acceptable response, if you're unable to answer the question then and there you shouldn't have to request a conference when there's a higher executive with a wallet ready.
The self leveling concrete joke floored me.
Really flattened me out, as well.
lwpowers glad to see you’re on my level
I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE!!!!
You have an excellent argument for why legislators should not be lawyers or career politicians. We need people who have actually lived and experienced what the world is like.
It all comes down to *SINCERITY*, and once you can fake that you have it made as a lobbyist...
It's why they mostly choose women.
"if you can fake sincerity, you can fake almost anything!" - Greg House, M.D.
@@TheCarpenterUnion Hot women
@@user-ee9cz6mc1x Hey, you do you, man, but she looked like a horse to me...
@@ChozoSR388 i wasn't talking about this one, but i've seen a couple in the medicine lobby, i can imagine many senator would get a bit of a stiffy
The fact the lobbyists keep saying "have a conversation" just makes me wanna throttle every one of them cuz that means "we wanna bribe you"
this guy seems pretty cool tbh, hes very matter of fact and doesnt skirt the issues with nonsense
We need more people like Louis Rossmann in this world. The part about the "prom kings and queens" was spot-fucking-on!!!!
The 3 answers given by these lobbyists made me sick
Louis, so you are entirely correct. I'm a salesperson (auto industry) and what the lobbyist did there is a classic sales technique. You acknowledge the question in a non-committal manner ("I hear you, and I will certainly be happy to raise that issue/talk about that with you...") and then redirect/pivot to a new topic ("our products are produced with high quality materials..."). It's classic sales, and I use it every day at work ("I'm not buying today!" "I hear you. Not a problem! So, are you thinking of going bigger or smaller with your next vehicle?"). If done correctly, it results in the customer not feeling like you've ignored them, while you maintain control of the conversation.
However, in this case, I feel like the lobbyist was blindsided by the question, and wasn't expecting the car analogy. Because she wasn't expecting it, she didn't have a good redirect available, so she did the acknowledgement and then found herself stuck. That line about "good quality" parts was just there to say soemthing, and buy her time so she didn't look flustered.
I really appreciated the frankness from the panel in this hearing. also the recent MA hearing was good too. We're getting traction!
Thank you Louis!!
You're doing a great job fighting this for everyone else...
i am not in the business, never needed your services but thats no excuse to not follow you, you truly are an inspiration, thank you for your existence, we need more people like you, and also i could not be any happier to see that you are in love, i recall the video where you said "yes i am single, please help me" or something like that, that stuck in me since i feel the same way, i am extremely happy for you, may you have a wonderful day.
Im glad that my home state is hardballing issues such as these. Especially since there are so many tech giants localized in the Pacific Northwest
Thank you for supporting the people
"It's not as easy as replacing the battery in your car."
It's as hard as replacing the battery in your phone, which is exactly the point.
Tesla put the 12V battery in a hard to get to place, easier to get them to replace it. Though its for a reason, so things like the doors still function after a crash.
Still unlike apple, the battery is not glued in, nor does it have flatflex run over it's sides.
Phone repair isn't hard just time consuming
I want there to be a person in these hearings.
The sole job of this person is that after every answer they announce if the question was actually answered and keep track of all the failures.
"Mr validator, did mrs BS address the question as stated?", "No sir she did not".
"Mrs BS, out of the 28 questions you were asked, you attempted to answer 2 of them. You fail."
2020: apple " we can now fix our own devices "
Android " yeah we have had that for quite a while now "
@@pleaseenteraname4840 what is an OS without a company
not stonks
Why do they always insist on, "Sitting down and talking about it?"
Don't get me wrong, but, aren't they LITERALLY doing that right that very moment??
Or is it like here in Bangladesh, and there might be a possibility of monetary election fund reimbursement ... if you know what I mean...
I think it's just a delaying tactic. "I hear what you're saying, but lets not talk about it now". That kinda thing.
@@Kamakiri711 Exactly, it's a display tactic, a borderline filibuster. The hearing should then go "Alright well since you didn't come prepared to defend your position and have nothing further to say at this point, we'll just go ahead with it. We can sit down and chat later and you can try to change our minds then."
It's also worth noting that, as I understand it, there are time limits on testimony in a lot of legislative hearings. Not that this fact makes the answer any less of a runaround-it doesn't take a separate, lengthy, off-the-record conversation one-on-one to give a single concrete example, like she was asked, and she failed, to do.
Um, uhh, Tic Tok, um, replacing batteries, the children, uhh...
Yikes.
Way to stay focused, and a great point to make to the present day culture of feelings first.
@3:55 Huhh... I can install new light fixtures in my house where i'm dealing with enough amps to kill me, and the manufacturer doesn't stop me from buying the part... I'm no rocket surgeon, but I think the risk of liability is higher there...
Obviously, you're buying the low-caliber fixtures. No one cares where you mount those.
It's exactly like replacing the battery on your car. Car repair is a highly technical field today - unlike 30-40 years ago. The analogy holds fast. Go get 'em Louis!
“Self-leveling Concrete Examples”
Oh my God. I actually laughed out loud heartily.
Likable my ass. I never trust those people. They have to earn it. Too many bad experiences in school taught me to be wary of people like that.
"Self-leveling concrete, with you inside, if this thing passes."
Sen. Doug thank you Sir..
She's preparing for when the remote control industry inevitably changes to chargeable and irremovable batteries
That you said about the politicians connecting through a related experience is exactly why there should be laws to prevent career politicians. As it is, they way too often do not have anywhere near enough experience nor insight into what it is like to be anything but a politician.
When they say "I'd like to sit down with you to discuss it with you" they're saying "I have this big fat envelope that will change your mind"
People asking questions like those gives me so much more faith in politicians
Its great to hear theres a ton of common ground btw. parties on this. They seem like they understand the problems being created by companies keeping every aspect of their devices repairability under lock and key.
The lower the level of govt, the less party lines matter to them. The closer they get to the 'common man' the more they see/feel the need to serve their community.......generally speaking, cuz theres no shortage of jackass politicians at EVERY level.
Adam Rasmussen the Midwest is mostly republican. And us midwesterners are pretty tired of being screwed over by John Deere and Apple.
railerswim Washington state is split into two --- The Sound, which is solid socialist, and west of the Cascades, which is solid Republican. Whilst one side loves their Apple, and the other loves their John Deere, both sides are pissed off about the inability of anybody to repair their equipment.
@@piggybank4875 very true.
Wow, I like this guy. I would probably vote for this guy.
Her eyes look like the demons from Supernatural
Ikr! Probably because she sold her soul to the devil like Steve Job did... 😁
More people should make videos like this, and more people should watch them.
Senator Doug Ericksen represents my district- he's definitely a good one.
Thanks for putting this stuff on your channel. I'd never watch anything like this as a non-US citizen normally and it's been fascinating
"It's not like just going and replacing the batteries on our remote control..."
*Looks at a phone that only needs a battery replacement*
HMM...
I love love love that you're able to put these guys on blast with your internet presence. More influencers should use their platform to expose the truth
I work as a teacher and if one of my students gave me an "answer" like that, I would assume hadn't done his/her homework or studied. That way of speaking is typical for someone who doesn't really know what to say and just says random sentences.
Thank your mr.Rossman for doing this super important work
"...concrete, perhaps self leveling concrete..."
Hilarious.
Ericksen was the man... Lobbyists have been crying possible "intellectual property infringement". This is the bulk of their case. Yet, lobbyists had not provided *ONE* iota of data to back this is a clear and present threat with regard to repair shops.
The fact that they couldn't answer Ericksen was a very huge tell.
She have like the whole "Witch Black Eyes" thing going on...
Gundam Serpent Jesus and the head toss Louis mentioned, looks almost like possession. Scary shit
Could be high off something you little scaredy cats
you know, i meet a lot of people like that in my line of work (i;m a simple programmer) . and you are right, they are likeable, but we need to stay vigilant, and also be like-able. take the positve into your ownself. Be LIKE THEM. smiling, empathy, assurance, confidence, and so on. and STICK to your own opinion. if they are wrong, i stick to my opinion, be empathy, but not giving up to my own purpose. i use their angelic nature as my devilish weapon
"I took my MacBook to an independent repair shop and they stole the PP Bus and sold it to the Russians!"
Wow, that PPBus must have been Hot!
The way that lobbyist talked reminds me of how people talk in customer service. For example, people will say "I apologize," not "I'm sorry," because it directs the issue away from them personally. She might as well have been saying, "Unfortunately we can't help you here, but you could try calling our other location." Her language and tone is specifically used to deflect the line of questioning away from her, personally, as a lobbyist, and to the industry as a whole. (Theatre kids will see right through this, because we hated the popular kids in high school XD)
"Highest caliber parts"
Anyone here seen a Texas Instruments TPA6120a2 and an IPhone in the same room?
@The nobody shit isn't fucking funny I am not sure the Semiconductor and Calculator branch of TI got much to do with each other.
@@MazeFrame he's not familiar with other TI products...and neither was I until now :p
“self-leveling concrete examples” ... love it!!
"Uhh uhh umm. Uhh uhhh uh um mmm"
Dang they stutter a lot.
She really annoys me , she can't go 5 words without saying "umm" ....
That isn't stuttering. Those are filler words, often associated with Fluency Disorder. People realize that they are supposed to say something but are trying to find the right words however don't want to seem like they are done when they are not, so they say this. I motion with my hand to show I am thinking and not done however still use those by accident. Doesn't help I also have fluttering speech as I am constantly revising what I am saying and don't pick up on where the sentences/thought actually diverge correctly all the time. Even still, I speak much more proficiently that what she did. Might be because I don't try to lie or act like I know more than I do.
people often do that when they bullshit. It's basically stalling for like a split sec so your brain can come up with some convincing lies to say"
Someone who's making shit up on the fly stutters. Some people do it in every conversation because of social anxiety. These people? They lie.
2:20 Some guys saying communists would be against RTR? I live in a country which was 100% communist 40 years ago and back then every radio receiver, every TV set, every car and every vacuum cleaner had schematics in box with them or inside them.
Every time they say "I would love to follow up with you" is a way to say I could convince you somehow in person, in private ...
With money.
@@Rethaxian you got it ;-)
@@Rethaxian or otherwise
@@dodgeplow I think she offers special services. With her mouth.
...she sings show tunes, like Stewie and Brian, I mean. Geeze, what the hell were you thinking?
@@calanon534 Like you I think she has a talented tongue
It is not that difficult to dislike such people when you understand what they actually do and what are their intentions.
_"Self-leveling concrete examples"_ Nice.
Thank you for all of your coverage on this. I can’t believe this is such a big issue, you have brought some major awareness to me.
These Lobbyists reminds me of the movie Thank you for smoking
But they aren't actually good
LOL I was going to say exactly that!
nice insights on PR, it's "well, that's obvious!" when you break it down, but for most of us dudes, it's "the magic" we've been oblivious to (and fall pray to) most of our lives. That slight tilt of the head at just the right angle, hmm hmm hmmm hmm hmmmmmmm damn does that spell work on me.
She sounds like Apple “genius” 🤣🤣🤣
SELF LEVELLING CONCRETE!!! yeah, go Rossman Group
Likeable? I see that they are "trainable". They are trained to say those things and to avoid.
That head tilting loop was very instructive :)