Why We Get Greenwashing Instead of Better Products? The Right to Repair and Rationalism
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 มิ.ย. 2024
- Back in 2022 Formula 1 announced that starting with 2026 all race cars will only use fully sustainable fuels in other words no new fossil carbon will be burned, instead “the carbon will come from non-food biological sources, genuine municipal waste or even extracted directly from the atmosphere”
In 2023 the calendar of Formula 1 included approximately 150.000 of kilometers of land and air travel in an order that in no way prioritized the reduction of land and air travel. And pretty much all of it is on non-sustainable jet fuel and diesel. If we add all the math the race cars account for 1.9% of the distance traveled by vehicles within the 2023 Formula 1 season, and this does not include the cars and other vehicles of all the visitors flocking to the events.
BMW likes to boast how their cars use up to 20% recycled plastics and how they recycle metal shavings during the manufacturing process. Here’s what they also thought was a good idea. A monthly subscription for heated seats. Basically all the metal hardware, the heating elements and all the wiring, buttons, switches, fuses, relays and software is installed into every car. However to use it, you must pay a subscription. If you don’t pay a subscription, no heated seats for you. Many people live in warm climates. Many may choose not to pay the subscription. This means that many cars will receive a piece of equipment that will never be used. The manufacturing of this equipment of course has an environmental impact. The recycling of this equipment also has an environmental impact. And it’s added weight negatively impacts the fuel efficiency of the vehicle.
KTM motorcycles had a similar idea. They call it “DEMO mode”. They install a very wide array of electronic rider aids and optional features. All of these require their own wiring, chips, sensors and more. But after 1500km they all get deactivated and you can keep using only the ones you pay for. Again we have the production and future recycling of things that will never be used unless the manufacturer receives a profit.
Something else that's an increasing practice among car,truck and even farm equipment manufacturers is to make parts impossible to repair or to fuse multiple parts into one. Parts integral to the operation of the vehicle are purposely welded, sealed, soldered or otherwise made in such a way that they cannot be repaired. We also have Intercoolers fused into intake manifolds and other multi-component assemblies where the failure of one part requires the replacement of the entire assemby resulting in fully functioning components ending up in the trash. The barrier against third party maintenance and repair is further strengthened by using proprietary or prohibitively expensive special tools and software walls that require part registration to restore vehicle functionality.
But car manufacturers aren’t alone in this, tech giants like Apple as well as many other manufacturers of consumer electronics are also experts at greenwashing. Apple for example boasts how their new apple watch is their first carbon neutral product. The wristband has 30% recycled material in it. But they together with many other corporations from multiple different sectors have spent millions on making their products difficult or impossible to repair through methods I already mentioned. They have then spent further millions to lobby against the “right to repair” legislation in order to keep their devices unrepairable and force consumers to buy new ones because the repair of said devices is often made purposely as expensive as a new device. And as we know, making new devices and recycling old ones both have an environmental impact. And the millions spent on making devices unrepairable and the millions spent on lobbying could have easily been spent on making devices more easy to repair and empowering consumers to repair them themselves. This would have been a truly measurable positive impact for the environment but it would also negatively impact future profits of the company, meaning that it would essentially be an act of charity and Apple, BMW, KTM, Formula 1 and all of the other corporations and businesses you can think off, none of them are charities.
So the problem with our world is that it is profit based and ruled by giant corporations who have so much money and power that they can bend governments and legislation to their will. Following this line of thinking we reach a conclusion that the solution is to dismantle capitalism and embrace communism while setting environmental well-being as the number 1 priority. A world of harmony and happiness shall then ensue?
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00:00 Greenwashing examples
04:29 Repairing is more sustainable
07:12 The problem is capitalism?
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This is definitely not your typical d4a video but I think these are important and relevant issues that impact all of us. So I felt a strong urge to speak about the subject openly, in a logical, unbiased and rational manner. This is not a signal of any change of direction for this channel, but as a creator I will not abandon my freedom to dip into other topics because of the possibility of upsetting people that expect exclusively a certain type of content and may choose to unsubscribe if they see something unexpected. This channel is not a media machine with editors, researchers, interns, cameramen etc. This is genuinely a one-man show that is fueled by passion and curiosity. I am the researcher, the script writer, the presenter, the camera-man, the editor. Yes, it's a lot more work but it also means that I only have to finance myself and not an entire team. The bonus I get is greater creative freedom and a lack of constraint to always produce exclusively view-maximizing and sponsored content. I know that many of you understand and appreciate this, and for that I am very grateful.
I follow you from Italy, you're the best!
And I thank you about it mate. I realized you have exactly the same thoughts I have and this huge car culture is going down dramatically. You will get (unfortunately) a lot of hate from communists (and capitalists) but the truth is here. I don't know if your Spanish version is YOU or someone else..but prefer your original channel. Following you since you released your first video. Get my best regards from Spain!
The real reason for this big ESG push is that Blackrock gets away with a higher management fee on these funds and people keep choosing them in their retirement accounts to feel better. It's really sad how all this nonsense boils down to greed and ignorance.
Thanks for being there. I enjoy all your content. Rational, I like that. Cheers.
The automotive entertainment sphere needs more right to repair talk, good stuff.
I love how we are starting to acknowledge the right to repair problem, as someone from the phone repair industry where we are at the brink of extinction. And an avid car lover, i am seeing the same future...
That's why I stay with cars from the OBD1 and early OBD2 era. They have all that a car needs to have.
@@OldSchoolZ-wy2yx But do you have enough parts available? My car is an early 2001 model and I'm starting to feel the parts issue.
It's so frustrating when these giant corporations make an "integrated systems" where just one small part that could've been resolved easily but can't just because they want more profit
Massive respect to people of the phone repair industry who charge reasonable prices, don't replace unnecessary parts that don't need to be replaced, strip out parts that are rarely used, or take their repair process behind walls.
@@johnnyblue4799 i have a 91 toyota and have almost no problem for parts. Some, I cant get from toyota, but there's always a good aftermarket or some random website selling oem
I came for the engine noises, stayed for the macroeconomics and philosophy. 😂
I’m blown away by this video. It’s a public service for some who may not have come across this kind of content, and you did an excellent job of explaining some concepts that we should all be able to get behind.
" *philosophy* "
The philosophy presented here is a post-modern nonsense, in which no scientist worth his salt believes. Scientists do believe in objective truth. The whole concept of *discovery* in science implies the existence of objective truth. Sure, it may be hard to discover, and we will never know all of it, but we surely can know *some of it* !
That's what the actual scientists believe. What he says here is a pseudo-intellectual post-modern babble, which likely appeared, because the *philosophers* couldn't figure anything out. Science figured out a lot of stuff, hence this post-modern view never took hold.
I'm happy to have found this channel. He really does a great job, and these topics deserve attention and consideration.
He does a great job not falling into common traps; avoiding sounding like a communist, not blindly believing anything claiming to be green actually is, etc.
@@ctdieselnut He does outright tell you what science is and how a scientist think.
He's unfortunately wrong on that.
Scientists do not believe that the truth changes. (What would they try to discover then?)
Specifically, they do not believe that "what is the truth at this time may change in the future".
You may say that it's a semantic distinction, but it really is not, since there are people who do believe that "the truth" is what we believe is true. Even if we are wrong, They don't care.
With that said, I do understand what you are coming from. No, he does not blindly buy into the most obvious propaganda. It takes a much more sophisticated propaganda to blind him.
Wow. Just wow. Speechless. You, sir, outdid yourself with this one. While I always enjoy watching your episodes on whatever mechanical subject you present, this one blew me right off my seat. Thank you for your contribution to humanity. 🙂
"this one blew me right off my seat" - Me too!
It's a shame we are told everyday that we need to start driving electric vehicles when they make up a small percentage of pollution and the natural resources to replace every combustion engine on this planet with batteries does not exist on this planet. Also the manufacturing process of these batteries is way more toxic for the environment. Plus the power that is required to recharge these cars is made by coal burning power plants and the power generating capacity needed to replace all current cars and trucks is mind boggling, it will take many years and many nuclear plants to be able to generate the power needed for this global endevour.
And yet we are being told by 2035 combustion engines will be obsolete and some countries in the world will ban them? How is this even possible?
But hey dont think too much about it, just be a good consumer and give us all your money... and then give us some more because we will make some features in your car subscription based to "save the environment".
His vid he put out about green tech and, "stop saying the i.c.e. is dead" is similar, but imo better than this one. Thats saying something. Great channel.
I first experienced these "optional features" about 20 years ago. As an electrical engineer I authorized the purchase of a HP vector signal analyzer. This was an expensive piece of equipment at about $25,000. It had a number of options built into it that could only be activated by purchasing a software key for each option. I really hated this idea and I still do.
When I seen "HP vector" that reminded me of what I seem to face everyday. I work in automotive as an embedded software "engineer". I don't consider configuring a microcontroller low-level drivers, communication stack, etc. as necessarily being an engineer. Most companies sell their hardware and then a license fee has to be paid to use the associated software application to utilize it. Those companies that provide hardware and software that allow you debugger software, they are pretty reasonable due to the competition. The is one company though that has close to a monopoly on the tools for looking at communication buses in a vehicle and various portions of the embedded software components like the bootloader, communication stack and to meet AutoSAR requirements. They charge some an excessive amount of money for their products. A bootloader and AutoSAR package cost over a million. Their tools for viewing or simulating an ECU with a CAN bus, cost over $10k. However, the other day I went to an information session and their is another company whose product I have worked with in the past that's offer this same CAN tool for around $700. Good to have competition.
@@charleslowe522 yeah, I've just entered the same job position as yours recently. It's really EMBARASSING to see those costs, when instead a good microcontroller demoboard with GCC could do mostly the same thing (what matters) at 1/100 the cost, perhaps brought by an open source community.
Please let us know which company is providing the reasonably prices software. They have made a significant contribution and may deserve a few good words on their behalf.
As a fellow EE who has worked for one of the big 3... It's up to us to form 3rd party companies to sell bypass technology. We created the circuits and software that locked people out of their own property. So we need to create the ways for everyone to bypass the pay walls.
to view this from a different perspective, the software features cost *a lot* of money to develop and maintain, and someone who just wants the basic functionality of the device doesn't have to pay for this development, the companies that actually need the features do.
Wow, I knew that you made the best videos about how engines work but now you proved that you are able to conquer completely different topics as well, brilliant!
Yeah I honestly thought he was going to say going green was bad.
He didn't. He also didn't say global warming was a conspiracy which for some reason a lot of car guys do say. Literally denying it, and then spewing lies or outdated information on EVs. More like religious fanatics quite honestly with how dead set they are.
Man the right to repair, and BMWs subscription service for technology already in the car... What the?!
Both should be illegal. I hope people immediately find a fix for that.
This guy gets it. Life isn't white or black, left or right. All governments sound good on paper. Humans are full of fallacies, and corruption is universal. Selfishness is built into us.
It's called "common sense", which sadly, the majority of the population is severely lacking, and other's who aren't, are frustrated beyond words
I love every bit of this video and how it seeks to address the existential issues we are grappling with. Kudos and weldone.
I watch this guy every so often because I love cars and I love making things better. I work in an industry that I do not exactly love. I machine plastic. I love machining, but as I move up in management, I realize the same things he it talking about.
This is a totally different video that he usually makes, but a appreciate and applaud him addressing the issues that we face as a society. I believe that many of the things he is speaking about is tied to many problems of the current times; mental health being one of them. We work so hard to try to get ahead.... But ahead of what?
Thanks bro, I needed this! ❤
Simply an excellent observation of society today. Educational videos like this are key for a rational future. Thank you
You will not have what you have today if you end up with that 'rational future'. Luckily humans aren't very rational.
Yes if assuming everybody would watch this video with open. Majority of people would just skip the video and call it a BS though. Next thing is video like this doesn't even have potential to reach majority since at least many young people are addicted to 3 second videos.
@@richardgg2889 I watched this video and call it BS nonetheless.
For example: He states that "truth" for a scientist is fluid and ever changing.
That's total BS. Scientists do believe in objective truth, which never changes (the planets orbit the Sun, it's true, it will *always* remain true). That's why we call scientific advances *discoveries* , because scientist believe that they discover some objective truth. Which used to be hidden to us, but now we know, for real.
What he presents here is a post-modern philosophy, which scientist do not believe in.
@@richardgg2889 as a 18 yo i can relate. out of my 7 "best friend" probably 1 beside me has the mental capability to watch this and i can tell you he isn't a fun party guy lol
Love these thought-provoking kind of videos
Thoughts like, "what is this guy smoking?"
@@EliteMacFreak Seems like there is a huge amount of irrelevant comments being done everywhere on YT lately. Any thoughts?
@EliteMacFreak this is common sense to those that have thier eyes open! WAKE UP!
@@EliteMacFreakyou trolling?
This is a simple explanation of the benefits behind rational thought, made understandable to anyone who will take the time to listen. We need more of this.
Thank you for your support, I highly appreciate it.
I've been a subscriber to your channel since nearly the beginning. Your content has taught me so much, and I always find joy in watching it. Without a doubt, this is the finest video you've ever created. Thank you immensely for everything.
This is one of the most worthwhile videos I have seen for a while. As a native English speaker I must say, your delivery is utterly superb and I learn more from you than most fellow Brits. I truly wish more people would hold your view on this as I think it is on point. Being offended is useful, so we should consider all viewpoints and rationalise them to come to the most effective outlook for positive action. It sounds good, but society is easily distracted by hating each other and shiny things
Worthwhile how? He went off on a 15 minute tirade about climate change disguised as pro-consumer anti-corporatism.
@@EliteMacFreak And where do you imagine that actually happened?
@@EliteMacFreakchick is just Fng w/ppl 3rd comment I have seen her doing this!
@@EliteMacFreak Climate is changing, whether it's humanity's fault or not is another topic, but it's definitely getting hotter. I live in the Caribbean and I remember having to wear a coat in Winter to go to school. I'm 54 now and don't even own coats anymore, even winter is hot as hell.
@@EliteMacFreak What are you? Blind and deaf? Wake up to the world of tomorrow where your Bluetooth-wifi toilet paper will dictate how you suppose to defecate otherwise your subscription for livelihood will get cancelled and your lifestyle will get turned off. That's where it all is heading. Better oppose now before is too late.
You put words to a lot of concepts that have occurred to me over the past several years far better than i ever could. Im also really glad that the comments section is all supportive and appreciative of this "and now for something completely different " moment.
Agreed 99%. I just think this is essentially not 'completely different' from talking about engineering. It all makes sense with a bright mind and sharp writing like the one behind this channel.
Never expected such a good anthropology presentation on a car channel!
Nice to see a different side of people. I used to teach grown-ups over a 27 year period of my life. The course I taught was 4 years. I only got to know what other subject drove those people by the 4th Yr, if at all.
I like the way this video shows how you think and how that fits with your analytical love of engines. 👍
But, you are not old (as you said) yet!
Absolutely brilliant! This delightful surprise was not only unexpected but also incredibly appreciated. Your video is truly exceptional, featuring a remarkable use of language that I find utterly captivating. I must admit, I have developed a genuine fondness for it.
Simp much?
@@EliteMacFreak Irrelevant much?
@@EliteMacFreakwhat a big girl!
This is one of the most brilliant and significant videos I've seen anyone produce. Even though most will ignore the message, it still needed to be said and heard.
Since human decision making is driven primarily by emotions, not rational thought, we're in serious trouble. But it's always fun to explore ideas openly and in a logical, unbiased and rational manner, as you say. It's worth the effort.
I follow you because you're smart, not because your content changes from time to time. The TH-cam algo keeps repeating the same channels, this is refreshing
The environment that they talk about is the financial environment. Money is the only rule. People letting them get away with it is the problem. Lazyness is the problem. Why go out of your comfort zone to stop them from building your comfort zone?
Your opinion does not matter. Did you not watch the video?
Exactly. The companies who push the green™ energy™ today are owned or invested into by the people who owned the oil empire in the 20th century.
And the solution? The racional one? The common ground where every human benefits?
@@replayinforthe solution is going to be the collapse of the financial systems. It's going to be slow, but remember.... "you will own nothing, and be happy". I don't think people understand what the WEC meant when they said that. They meant what they said, and they're serious. You may not see it, but your kids, or grandkids will, if nothing happens.
@@alltheusernameswastaken8936 philosophically-speaking, no one's opinion matters. But we don't live in a society governed by philosophy. We live in a society governed by greed and power, which is precisely the point that person was trying to make. In this case, the opinion of the majority is what matters more than anything.
Dude, greetings from Down Under. As a car guy I've enjoyed your content for a few years. This video is demonstrates your clear and logical thought processes, and it really resonated with me. If you ever make it to Australia I'll buy you a beer.
Beer awaiting for him in the French Alps too !
Croatia is closer to him :P Offer for beer also stands.
Love to see my favorite creators covering carbon footprint and right to repair!
What a carbon footprint?
@@3UZFEthe total amount of carbon emitted by each individual/corporation/group through all of their actions in a certain time period
i agree 100% that repairing the broken part rather than replacing the whole assembly (or entire vehicle/device) is more beneficial for the environment rather than filling up the landfills around the world.
In your F1 math, you didn't account for new shipping the fuel having to be transported as well. That green fuel isn't being made on site with local resources. Its being shipped (but separately for safety)
Well if you look at the F1 events and rather than only calculate the official event fuel usage, you incorporate the visitors' fuel use, you are talking 0.001% effect of reduction of "unsustainable" carbon use by 2026 F1. Rather than argue over the final stat, it would be more useful to explore human emotions and behavior. The arguments and predictions over global warming between 1.5C and 1.8c by 2050 ignore the billions of gallons of carbon becoming trillions of kilotons of CO2 which will further alter the Earth's thermal processes. To me there is far too much esoteric discussions versus practical discussions on global unity and cooperation with tangible progress reports.
@@jamesmedina2062 increased CO2 concentration means plants become more efficient which in turn leads to more carbon capture, at the end of the day imo, we should focus more on pollution (trash, etc).
@@cj09beira I am with you. I totally agree that we should focus on reducing pollution. It is out of control and will only get worse not better for quite some time. Plastic waste becomes microplastic waste.
@@cj09beiraif we only just focused on this for the last 40 years!!!!!!!!!! I tried to influence decision makers. Blank stares. They knew their overloads would not be happy. This world is theirs. I’m just here to observe and report. ☮️
I could not agree more. It's remarquable how you put it in words in 23 minutes. May you help a few (a lot) of narrow minds to open up. Biiiig fan! Keep up the formidable work.
Wow, this video resonated with me like no other! You verbalized my attitude and thoughts like I couldn't do, in-depth but easy to follow and straight to the point. And in so many areas: How humans, society, corporations etc. work, even touching philosophical questions about what's truth, meaning etc. Man, I think I could spend hours with you just talking about things like this... This made my day... no, at least a couple of weeks for sure! Thank you so much!
I came here for car content, but got the best description of how the modern works. Brilliant video!
Nice to see someone who is still rational and unbiased!
Came here to learn how a v8 works, stayed for anti-corporation activism
It’s not anti corporate
Its not at all. Its anti government. Anti idiot telling you how you're gonna love your life
It’s anti-crony-capitalism.
Its not problem of corporation, but mainly of people who buys it willingly.
If you wont buy iphone, there would be no Apple corporations
"Common ground with collective benefit", I love the way you rationalise things and how you explain them. Great video!
Kudos to you for making this video. I was thinking about this very topic this week, strangely enough. It is truly exhausting to look around and see so many fundamental issues with pretty much everything we do as a society.
I learned a long time ago that you don't look at who suffers from a problem, you look at who profits from it. When you look at it this way, a lot of things make more sense.
its more environmentally friendly to keep an older car on the road than re-buying a new car every few years or buying ev (with the current battery tech). But government does not like to talk about that
My current car is 25 years old. A 1998 Volvo v70 T5.
Every time someone signs up for an EV, they 'release' more CO2 than my 1999 Landcruiser will in the next 7 years. FACT! And here's another thought. Where are we going to get all the lithium (among other elements) for all the batteries? Mining company execs have already said that by 2030 the demand for lithium will be 4 times higher than supply, and that's just for new battery packs. Add in the need every 5-7 years for a complete battery replacement, and things get even worse.
@@Chris-hx3om very true!
@@Chris-hx3om there are quite a few really large deposits that would happily be able to supply it, the problem is where they are being mined from right now, and how you compete against basically slave labor
@@cj09beiraLeftists don't care as long as they get to push their "environmentalist" agenda, and conservatives don't care long as they make money
Thanks for all your phenomenal car content. I very much appreciate you using your platform to bring attention to the REAL issue
Thank you so much. I highly appreciate the support.
Couldn't agree more. Cradle to the grave environmental and economics in general aren't talked about enough. Great job presenting the issues rationally and intelligently.
I love your videos and the way you look at things in a non biased way. We need more things like that online
very interesting. i share all that you said, and i want to add something. In europe we are being forced to the idea that the emissions problems come from cars, therefore forcing consumers to buy newer euro 5-6-7 cars that comply to emissions rules, but, with a little research you can discover that ONLY the cruise industry, specifically Costa Crociere, emit around as much CO2 and greenhouse gases as ALL the cars and trucks and motorcycles in europe, since they run on massive diesel engines. And Costa only owns around 6 boats. There are around 10 other boats from other companies all emitting a LOT, and nobody ever says nothing about them. Also, we are not even accounting for the enormous amount of wasted food, since all the restaurants are all you can eat... i could even go on talking about how in reality we are not the problem and the biggest amount comes from developing countries and how we should help their economies to achieve a faster developing society, but this would turn into an article :) nice vid, we should share it as much as possible.
No way six ships are the CO2 equivalent of all the cars, trucks and motorcycles in Europe. I understand your point about the cruise industry being given a pass on pollution, but your numbers are greatly exaggerated. A recent study found that one cruise ship has the carbon footprint of about 12,000 cars. That is a lot but there are millions of cars in Europe. Possibly you misread something.
@@marshja56 Yeah it's highly exagerrated that this company alone emits this much, but commercial vehicles including trucks, construction vehicles, cruises, massive cargo ships, airplanes, airbuses etc are very loosely regulated on emissions if at all. I don't remember the video where I saw it - it was about EVs - but it said that out of the 51.3 annual megatons of Co2, 41% is agriculture, 35% heavy industry and 19% transportation with only about 2% being actual passenger cars (A 4-5% was labeled "other" or something like that). Companies keep BSing us with EVs because it makes money. They don't care what happens with the other 98% of emissions
Their plan is to force us peasant to drive EVs that can be controlled, and the elite can drive their jets and Bentleys without us polluting their streets.
This video is extremely poignant and relavant to pretty much everything going on in the world right now. Was not expecting this sort of video at all but its one I am happily going to share with as many people who will listen.
The unfortunate reality is as you said, spending an immense effort to convince one person of the "right" thing is a losing game. The only way forward is to become someone who can leverage the polarization for positive change, and do it consistently enough to make a measurable difference.
Is convincing someone of your position even a good choice? wouldn't we all be the better for it if everyone made their own mind up. seems like convincing someone, polarizes them in a direct current fashion. if we connected everyone together via music, or somehow and polarized them with alternating current, then we could all be part of the circuit and operate cohesively.
Basically, the woke way of doing things
Wow. What an amazing video. I've been pondering the same issues for a while. It makes me sad to see that we as a civilization have ready access to way more information than we ever have, and yet we cannot muster the courage to find the truths about stuff around us, or ask the questions that will effect change within said corporations. Thanks for posting this video.
Man, you honestly have a beautiful mind.
I always learn something from your videos but this hits on another level.
You have a fantastic gift of breaking down incredibly ambiguous and complex ideas into clear and easily understandable concepts.
I don’t think it’s fair to say that you changed my mind, because a lot of what you said I already understood. But you have expanded the way I can think about these things.
Great video. I love when typically apolitical channels have just had enough and post poignant takes on an industry they love. Really good messaging that should appeal to all sides of the political spectrum.
In india, many luxury cars like bmw, benz, audi, range rovers are sitting in junkyards or side off the road. Too expensive to repair and very less people want to buy used ones
Silk briefs demand silk butts
Brilliant! You masterfully collected, combined, and articulated (in a very calm and logical manner) many of my own thoughts, but much more effectively than I ever could. Bravo!
You are a legend man
If everybody understood the meaning behind this video we will live in a better world
Man I hope this gets to seen by a lot of people, we really need to make better regulations for giant corporation
but but the free market😂
You must not be an american, since you aren't simping for corporations
The point is not that we need bigger government to combat corporations (they work hand in glove, revolving door politics, regulatory capture...etc), the point is that we empower the aggregate of consumers with information they can use to make rationally directed consumer choices, which is the ultimate regulatory mechanism that corporations respond to. Consumer demand is a more effective, uncorrupted and efficient way to regulate corporate outputs. Governments have proven to enable corporate greed by leveraging lobbying power to sway tax laws in their favor. No amount of governance "by the people" can compete with corporate lobby money. The key is to stem the flow of money by not consuming products that don't give you exactly what you want (reliability, efficiency, freedom of use, ownership, reparability).
@@aaron159r2 Or we just skip trying to fix a system that is inherently broken and go for something that is vastly superior.
Just what we need, more regulations. That ought to fix everything.
Share it! I shared it everywhere!
Well done! You somehow managed to articulate consequences of our collective path forward and delved into (sadly, but understandably) polarizing topics without injecting fallacious tribalism or any appeals to authority... on the internet, no less! I applaud your objectivity, honesty and bravery for publishing this video.
It took an entire week for this to come across my youtube feed, but I'm glad it did.....Thought provoking, rational, and no bias!
I've always enjoyed your videos but this one truly made my respect for you skyrocket. Awesome video!
Great video mate! You are spot on on your analysis. We do live in amazing times, where high tech and industry provides a comfortable life for most, at least in the western civilizations. However, the average individual definitely needs to watch content like this, to become aware and be critical of the garbage fed to us daily basis. Thanks for the video!
Brilliant. Thank you for this video. It really warms the heart to know that people with this mindset exists on this planet.
Truly one of the most thought provoking videos I have seen here on youtube possibly ever. And I have to largely agree with your analysis of our corporately driven world and the impact that we can have as individuals thru a collective effort applied via the internet. The internet has become sadly used for everything except what your observations claim are needed. Maybe your expose here of these facts will help turn that around. Its my sincere hope that you are the beginning of some serious change that benefits us all.
Truly excellent analysis! Thank you! The problem of current environmental disaster that is affecting the whole of humanity couldn't be said better than you explained it in this video. Outstanding!
MASSIVE respect to you my spanish dude. you took a very complex topic and put it so elegantly into words. Hopefully this video will be an eye opener to the average joe that just accepts the things he reads in the local newspaper as the objective truth.
Thank you, but I'm not Spanish, just wanted to offer the content in this language too as it's the second most spoken language
@@d4a I see. Forgive my ignorance, where are you from?
Brilliant video. Probably the most well-ordered, rational analysis of these matters I've ever seen. Giant KUDOS to you, sir.
I have been wrestling with these concepts myself, over the years (and I am a LOT older than you). Despite the effort and energy expenditure on my part - I certainly have changed nothing. Regrettably so. Unfortunately, the only solution, at which I have arrived for myself, is simply to refuse to participate in the (as I refer to it) nonsense. I'm not sure I can do more.
Every day, I do everything I can to bypass, ignore and find workarounds for these matters. As much as any other reason so that I don't drive myself crazy with it all.
It's no global solution, to be sure, but it helps ME. I guess that is all I can do...
Helping yourself helps those around you. Hence, you are, in actuality, doing something!! Kudos!
The smoking is such a great analogy. When I first learned about the smoking industry lobbyism that used to spread disinformation and blowing up obscure studies I started seeing big companies for what they are. This was a great video.
I recognize the risk you're taking with the health of your channel to talk about these important issues, and I thank you for calling attention to them. It was a very surprising to hear someone else so clearly state beliefs that I also hold. The lack of skepticism and rationality that I've observed in online discourse has been a terrible drain on my optimism for the future.
I fear that reversing polarization will be like trying to turn back the tide, because we're trying to use reason to defeat irrationality. I'm not willing to give up though.
I only watched a couple of your videos, but I had to click on this one. I'm so glad I did because this video was incredible! Amazing job and thank you for doing something different and more impactful. I'm looking forward to more thought-provoking videos like this. All the best!
I have watched many of your videos, even though i have not worked in the automotive field for many years, i did take the 2 year auto mech course and watch your videos and learn something on most of them, love the balance vids… this is your best video by far. You have been able to comprehensively explain what i have thought for years.
And in reference to your infamous Spanish video, when i saw it i was confused and figured you had uploaded accidentally to the wrong channel and promptly commenced searching for your Spanish one….
¡Buen trabajo amigo! Espero que muchos vean su video y aprendan algo.
"You have been able to comprehensively explain what i have thought for years. "
Same...
This was such a surprise. Been following you for a couple of years now and always liked your instructive and meaningful approach. And thank you once again for your thoughtful and well put words with this one.
I repair lots of different stuff except cars, and as an example, I'm watching this on a repaired TV found at the tip. And this isn't the first TV I repair. There's a satisfaction in repairing things most people wouldn't understand. It could seem "just cheap" by the common man's view, but I find it tantalising and it broadens my knowledge of how things work. Including humans who throw these things away.
Take care!
As someone with bias toward my own products:
AEM does this same thing, especially with their electronics. Their products are closed source, with no repairability in mind. If you use a Series2 and it breaks, they no longer care about fixing them, don't tell you how to fix it, their firmware is closed, and their answer is "buy an Infinity", more of their products where you don't know anything about how the ECU does its math, and if there is a hardware fault, you're equally obstructed in the repair department. Their AEM X Series gauges, very good gauges when they work, are known to arrive DOA. If you contact them about this, they tell you to destroy it and take picture evidence and they send you a new one, instead of telling you how to fix it, why it broke or is DOA, etc...
There are open source choices that provide schematics, provide the source code for all of these kinds of products, work great, but a lot of people turn a completely blind eye and push the products of the corporations that have the budget to pay them off....
Is that the fault of capitalism?
This is, without doubt, the best well spoken, calmly presented, well thought out and factual rant I have ever had the pleasure to witness. Well done sir.
A well constructed video for a very important message. Thanks for that
WONDERFUL VIDEO!!!!
Thank you so much to use your visibility to educate people on that topic!!!.
Love from Montréal
Thank you very much for this vídeo, I always stray away from online debates since it feels hopeless, but it fills me with joy to see someone saying all I wish I had the bravery to say myself.
this video is really good, puts a lot of feelings I and (surprisingly very few of) my friends who are engineers have been feeling about the world as of recently, the only issue is the only time where it seems like actually looking at reality is encouraged at all is in academia. society's general anti-intellectualism mixed with bad actors pushing for that to remain the norm are ultimately the biggest threats to humanity at the moment to be honest i find it genuinely shocking how 9 times out of 10 asking something as basic as "what's the source on that?" can't even be answered in serious discussions about these topics, and then another 9 times out of 10 that source will be something someone found to agree with their point, NOT the general scientific consensus on any issue
one thing to mention is that as much as most of these shitty practices come from the executives in these companies, ultimately someone has to design and implement these things and so many fellow engineers do not care, and would gladly fuck over their consumers for the bigger salaries these companies give out, even beyond the automotive industry. i was talking to an engineer I knew at BMW (who drives a Toyota, lmfao) and the general sentiment is either "I can't do anything about it because I'm the minority" or "I don't care, I get paid either way". very frustrating
a few tidbits. dont have too much time right now.....
There's no scientific consensus, there's mainstream and forks, which is good on one way and bad in another
lies, damn lies and statistics.....
on the consensus part again- there were about 12(out of ~20) papers published which were inane on the onset, the test was to see if they Would get published.
60% did, one of them was a copy from "mein kampf" with a word change.
about 60-80% of the soft science studies/research etc is purportedly unduplicable.
the Hard sciences also have that but in a lower amount, again purportedly.
there's a lot of mud to sift through and we must get smarter.
bjorn lomborg has similar notions, its education that we must put an emphasis on, more and better technology will, if not save, then help us do better in general.
the current environmental "pledges" of nations are a mess of things and there no real ONE goal so that it gets done, instead everyone is twiddling their thumbs in their own corner making jack s....
especially on the environmental part, which i have similar problems with as are told in the video.
i get that people want to help but being lazy isn't really the answer´, charity also has such a similar problem, peoples good will gets exploited with their laziness.
a charity may use up more than half of the donations for itself, and that's probably a low estimate with some of the bigger ones.
just making evs aint gonna help if you need to put more energy and resources, or in other words pollution, into building them, the support structures and anything else they need.
And to top it off then use them somewhere so that they emit even more than a regular car in their lifetime, making the environmental part of the argument pointless and cynically funny.
in an australian grid an ev will produce about 80-120grams of CO2 per km, compared to my diesel that produces about 180 grams per kilometer, my car is about 15 years old, an ev has about 8 tons of CO2 battery "loan" to pay back for making it and it gets renewed every 2-10 years, heavily depending on how you drive and for how much, adding that 8 tons of CO2 again, with current technology, which may be for a while.
(im not buying into "the future" arguments, there are very solid reasons why most technology is not scalable etc so that it may spread to the vast majority of us.)
Especially if were building them in china, which reminds me:
if were just exporting the pollution away to another place, then were still producing more pollution + the transport, there is only ONE planet.
and still made a long reply, sorry for the rather hodge podge thoughts, ask for clarification on any of em.
Another burger flipper perspective… take a business class moron… EVERY CEO of every company “salary” is based in the company’s performance… sure they draw a base salary and ALL salary are commensurate level of responsibility as well as skills bank… the company does does poorly, that responsibility lies with CEO, or the union mutt demanding $100/hr in salary and benefits for putting air in a car tire… or better yet the toilet scrubbers who demand a “ living wage” because of their poor life choices, illegitimate children from 4 different fathers, ZERO marketable skills, ZERO formal education and somehow its society’s fault that they are not producers but parasites …
The world and life itself is complicated. There wont be an easy solution to an complicated problem. But it was never different. Just the circumstances where different. We thought we learned from the wars that happened over time but yet again we face global tensions.
Academia encouraging reality? 😆😂🤣
It’s a source of every problem from feminism to communism to Nazis to dictatorships to killing of millions of unborn to welln ALL THAT IS EVIL.
Acedemia is eather teaching you how to manipulate others or manipulating you, depending how high you power is.
Why do you think the world is the way it is? Everyone goes to school.
It’s not there to educate you but make you into subservient to what ever goal they have for society. In the end it’s always about the power and wealth of someone. Scientist don’t have morals and would have no problem killing billions if that is what is asked from them. They have proven that beyond any doubt time and time again.
The guy in video says the knowledge across internet should be like scientist do it but than complains about internet becoming a war zone. DaFak? That is EXACTLY how scientist Battle it out too. Read the history about scientists and not some fairy story about the scientific community. They have no conscious and now they are perfectly fine to claim there is no gender nor is an unborn baby alive.
The hell will I go along “scientific knowledge” when they telling me different than my own eyes can see. That’s for you idiotic sheep ripe for slaughter.
I'm sure some of the engineers truly try or have before and after a few times of having no success then probably feel they are too small or won't make a change
I've seen it and it's the truth
I didn't think it'd go so much into philosophical stuff, but it was interesting nonetheless. You went from simple examples of the automotive industry into concepts that define our life on Earth, then back again to those examples. It was a wild ride, but a welcome one.
Still stuck in the ads pre-video but already hit like. Especially d4a adressing such issue, big thumbs up! Keep it going!
Your consistent focus on the facts is appreciated. I do see value in gestures so long as they signal something that is leading to real change.
This video was off the charts. Kudos to you!
Great video and message! We greatly appreciate the effort, and genuine care put into your work! The passion and willingness to do something for societal benefits, over views or publicity is the big winner! You have created a strong, kind and passionate community, and for that we thank you. Keep it up! Best wishes!
Who's "we"? You sound like a bot.
I really like your mindset. Hope more people feel that way. Great job on the video and the difficult topics, well done!.
Not what I expected, definitely well crafted and a nice appeal to a return to nuance among people with different views. I hope we get to see the future you laid out here
Just an amazing video, concerning an issue that is now really important to discuss and make people aware. No one seems to question greenwashing. I really hope we will be able to make people realize this.
The first thing I have always learned will help the environment is to reduce. Buy second hand for starters, overall the impact of an older vehicle will be much less that buying an electric car - the cost to the owner too...
Consumism is greatly related not only to the extreme side of capitalism but, to the ego and showoff mentality our society now lives upon, people will have to realize this first, which might take a while...
Thank you, man. It really is necessary to inform the people about this, and you made it perfectly.
I was fed your thumbnail (as a subscriber) on several occasions the past few days and it's such a departure from your usual style that I mistook it as ad spam. I didn't realize it was yours until I went to your channel and looked for videos you had uploaded. You present some outstandingly compelling arguments and your presentation delivery is superb! It seems unscripted and off the cuff, yet so polished, especially since English is not your native language. I'm so glad the right of repair movement has spread beyond Louis Rossman's battle with Apple (even his channel touches on John Deere and Taylor ice cream machines at McDonalds recently. I hope the corporate mentality will cease to shake down consumers so aggressively in the name of profits and shareholder value. I certainly have had enough of the greed and inflation in my local market from groceries to cumputers. Thank you!
I've been thinking about this exact topic recently. I think one of the other large issues is when governments and lawmakers fail to acknowledge, or deliberately ignore, the motivations, goals, and imbalance in power/money of large corporations as opposed to smaller businesses and individuals. What really made it salient in my mind was when I was reminded of and looked up the 25 year effective ban on small scale car imports in the US, which is ostensibly for consumer protection, but is quite plainly meant to protect the interests of large auto manufacturers who want to pick and choose which of their products are available in what market and for what price.
I'm glad more people are talking about these issues.
Delighted you've highlighted these issues, nobody really points out these issues and rip-offs. Top work.
BMW owns KTM from what I know, so no surprise the pay for options. Worse fools that buy products from either brand. It actually makes buying decisions easier!
KTM is privately owned, by Stefan Pierer (or Pierer Mobility Group), who also own Husqvarna, Gas Gas and MV Agusta. Nothing to do with BMW. Not even German, very much Austrian, which is subtlety but definitely different.
Rest of your comment... can't argue! 😂
@@breganzane Ah, yes. The connection I made was incorrect. The actual connection is that BMW sold Husqvarna to PMG which owns KTM. Anyway, it would seem KTM have learnt from BMW when it comes from accessing options. Greedy bastards the lot of them. Hope it's their undoing.
I just want to import a Toyota or Hyundai with a simple port injected naturally aspirated engine from Russia or some other Asian country outside the EU. So dead simple to work on, so smooth because there's no turbo shoving you forward and it will last longer than any of the super downsized DI turbo engines sold here. Just like how a traditional automatic will last longer than a DCT. An NA port injected engine is basically impossible to buy in the EU.
There was a time when it was possible to burn witches in the EU area...
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Totally blown away! Epic content. Thanks for sharing, much appreciated!
This guy has the emotional maturity the world need to move forward
Excellent as usual! Thank you for all the effort and research you put into this topic. It certainly deserves a series on all the complex issues surrounding the various trojan horses that are being rolled out today under the guise of environmentally beneficial practice.
Excellent, sir. Love the engineering and physics focused vids, but would encourage you to continue on this path also. I believe you have the ability to help us learn to think more clearly and rationally. Share your gift. Best regards, BM.
Watching this video was like recapping my personal thoughts on the matter. For me it's great to have this kind of video plugged into a channel about engineering. Reflecting on human nature, human devices and socio-economy which drive our whole race is as important as recognizing how we function similarly on micro and macro plan. Bravo!
Our "center left" state level gov't removed incentives for: DIY minisplit heat pump installs. Ebike conversion kit installs. Rebates for converting to heat pump only available if HVAC mafia installed. Ebike rebate only available for new sales of purpose built ebikes. Not for used Ebike sales and not for (much greener) ebike kit bike conversion installs. SMH.
This was outside the usual but an excellently put together video. Would you ever consider doing a video on track tire wear? I’d love to know more about different types of wear, cold tears, blistering, graining etc. ideally with motorcycle tires. I’ve heard people talk about this but it seems always in context to suspension set up and never the mechanics of why the tire does this.
One of the best engineering TH-cam channels. Finally, some talked about the obvious that everyone is scared to address. Thanks man, great work. I am a fan.
Amazing video, you have a great way to pass knowledge in a well organized and structured way, so this change of topic is more than welcome and informative. Keep it up!
Very well thought out and presented. You synthesized very nicely a few ideas that swim around in my mind, not completely or coherently formed,
about our current “situation”.
Overall i love your content, keep doing what you do my friend 👍
I love your videos, even when not machine based. Very thought provoking.
That was extremely well put and easy to understand. You're articulate and very easy to listen to. Everyone on the planet should watch this. I am looking forward to how many people view this post. As always, your installments are worth every second out of my life to listen to. Thank you so much for all your hard work and intelligence.
You make some amazing informative and educational videos! I first found your “Bigger brakes don’t equal better braking” video and decided to check out another. I’m sold already. Easy sub!
Dude! This was perfection. I am binging your channel right now and I realized a while back how intelligent you must be, but this video just doubled down hard on that! Kudos.
Again, an excelletnt content. It's very nice to see someone with similar conclusions, this line of thought is what the cientific/research community is based on, and the reason why there is any improvement at all. Thanks man!
Well spoken. Thanks for your service on humanity and our earth 🎉
You normally do amazing information videos about engines etc , this is a different level and to me so true nicely presented with all the right pieces mentioned.
One of the best videos ever.
Seriously. Content is as important as your next breath.
Stay as you are.
I have a Christmas wish as a motorist. A video about oil consumption. When, how much to top up?
Kind regards Lucas
thanks for addressing that, good job!
I'm very impressed you managed to put this video out. Kudos
You are as wise with the way things should be as you are knowledgeable about an engine. Sir, you are one of the greatest people to me because of this. It took me a while to watch this video, but I am EXTREMELY thankful that I did. Thank you for your videos!
Yes! Right to repair 4:35
It's why I was a fan of PCs back in the day. Macs were expensive to use.
I drive a pickup from that era for that and the other reasons in this segment.