1:47 i respect this approach and honestly you are not giving away much business by doing so. i do not care to fix sth myself if i need tools, maybe i will do something dumb, i would have to buy a tool, surely i would even buy the wrong one and so on.. but if i knew a guy (like you and your team) who could solve my issue i would go for it. whats my alternative? asking the vendor and then having to pay more money then a replacement would cost?
@@rossmanngroup I had a thought that since you have going on two million subscribers maybe you can sell your own computers. If not laptops then desktops. I prefer a deck top when at home. You may be right in the sense that you may have bought your objective to the attention of apple (out of sight out of mind) and they strived to keep their products under 'planned obsolescence" (not as if they don't ever do this, only getting better at it all the time). One thing about apple is they have phone support (you pay for in the cost of their products) and if their products and support services go down also will their revenues. Well, I always complain about everything everywhere I go anyway. Other phone manufacturers seem to have none. I guess you need to take it back to the service provider where you got it. If you didn't do repairs, do you think you may have stayed at Pixar? If so, you may have been eligible for unemployment insurance at this present time. PS. you had a little more hair 15 years ago!
Louis you have no idea of the enormous impact you've made in people's lives. I live in Ghana, West Africa and after 3 years of Electronics School I still couldn't understand how transistors, capacitors, inductors etc worked until I watched your videos simplifying how this components worked. That basic understand of how these components worked was all that I needed to get into this business that I've used to put food on the table for 7 years now. Dude, you changed my life!
You are undoubtedly a big catalyst for getting the average consumer to care for R2R. I'm sure Tim Apple would've loved to not have you ever enter the industry lol
“Whatever you do in life will be insignificant but it is very important that you do it because you can't know. You can't ever really know the meaning of your life. And you don't need to. -Ghandi
Yeah, I think we wouldn't have things (or at least they wouldn't be as popular) like insprair a lot of small repair TH-cam channels, or framework laptops releasing the repair schematics without Rossman. I think the main thing that Louis has helped, it's to make people aware of the problem. Being been able to uncover the BS from billion dollar corps, with huge PR firms behind, this channel has made people to worry more about repair, and even if our current regulation has loopholes, at least there are interest in the public for more repairable devices. I may be that without this channel, we'll see worse things.
As an engineer, I'm here to tell you, don't give up the fight, brother. I've been a fan of yours for a long time, Louis. I understand how hard things can get. They don't make it easy for us who seek to change things. But I'm here to tell you the impact you have on others is well worth it.
I have been repairing phones/laptops at home for a better part of 10 years now. Got introduced to your channel in 2018, when i bought a broken 12" macbook to get my hands dirty with a laptop thinking it would be an easy part flex cable/charging board replacement to get it back running. Watched some of your videos to know that this was something way above my paygrade and required a board repair. To say that i have learnt a lot in the last 5 years watching your videos would be an understatement. I have since bought a microscope and an Atten hot air gun(good recommendation btw) and regularly look up your videos for any issues i have. It's almost like if Louis has a video on it, this thing will get fixed. Moreover, you've educated a lot of us with videos like this one where you just ramble about whatever's going on in the industry. You know I take your points and correct my dad about the things he reads on news about right to repair and apple. While i get where you're coming from with this video, I would say the fight that you've been fighting has been worth it for a lot of us. We do the work we do thinking there will be one day when R2R passes(in the way we all want it to, not just some hollow law) and things will get 100x easier for us. Keep doing what you do Louis, it has been/will be worth it!
I am a MD in my forties in France. Thanks to Louis videos I found my long lost hobby and purchased all the equipment to start anew. Keep on doing what you are doing, more repair less politics. You are the best !
John Deere would have won without people like Louis. I truly believe that without people like Louis, the car manufactures would have won and their would be no repair bill for them that affects them globally. To this day, even though it has gotten harder, you can fix your own car by replacing the tires, the battery etc, without needing the manufacturer. Repair is not perfect but it does exist because people like Louis spoke up and continue to do so.
Yes, exactly. And the best thing about it is that they have to invest millions in advertising campaigns to counteract the (from their point of view) “spook” of the R2R movement. Money that they would much rather spend on more messes to make our lives and repairs more difficult 🙂
Louis, I just became a repair technician. I learned how to properly solder and learned alot about repair from you. You have made a difference in my life and now I fix thousands of computers a year, several hundred of which would go to the trash if it wasn’t for you sharing what you knew. You have helped people, and the planet. Every bit counts. Plus those 80’000 devices will die over time, some significantly faster then others. The goal is re-sale and harvest good components and then repair some of those devices.
You stopped the tech industry stripping everything. You've inspired many to join the cause. You've not changed the world. You've changed and inspired your community, and those people can then change theirs. You've spread the idea to other parts of the world. I'm not a repair tech, I'm not in the US, but you got me to open my broken TV remove and try to fix it.
I work in a college theatre, so money for new equipment doesn’t come by very often. We had a set of old speakers lying around needing to be fixed, so for the first time in my life I desoldered the XLR connector and soldered on a new NL4. They work perfectly now. I never would have thought to open it up myself without your insight, expertise and enthusiasm. What matters is that you are arriving at the scene of the crime at all.
The soldier who saved his comrades, but lost the war is still honorable. I think that despite you losing the battle here, you've still made an impact that was worth it. You can still find something to put your effort into with the skills you've learned.
I'm a longtime lurker and viewer but you are a HUGE impact in this industry. You have been fighting the good fight for us consumers that desire to fix things for ourselves. It's not you, it's the industry that has been increasing the difficulty for parts.
That's a ridiculous question. Of course, you did good. A lot of good. You have provided services people needed and were able to get. You advocated for right to repair relentlessly. You provided an example by yourself on how to do repairs and approach building a thriving business, even in hard times. You inspired thousands of people related or unrelated to repair. Never underestimate that!
Bro, it's the fucking intent. You've been such a positive force on the internet and in your own industry. And you're so honest and open. Don't let doubt overcome you Louis. I only started watching you 5 years ago and I've taken in so much knowledge and inspiration. Keep on pushing you're a legend ✊
Don't judge your success by how far you were able to move the needle, you strive in the playground of giants. To see that you were alone able to nudge the needle in the right direction is a mark of the near celestial effort you have made, be proud.
Nothing of your work was in vain. You inspired many people to repair their stuff, instead of throwing it away and buy new. You certainly inspired me. You made people think about their rights and made them aware that big cooperations try to take them away. You thought for those rights with an unparalleled passion, and this is just what I could think of on the spot. I hope you will continue what you do, because you're a role model.
if only we could inspire people to not buy shit with "made in china" on it. i hate all from that shithole, those triangular screws that you cant even clean dust from heater, all that shit quality, cables that melt, screws that are too small, seals that are too small and tap still leaks. shit made in china. good that shithole is flooded now and west leaves them, but too bad not to america and europe so we would have jobs. but again overpopulated india
If there's one thing you've done, it's educate and bring awareness to the people. One person can't singlehandedly fix society, but they can inspire others to do it as a collective, and you've done miracles in terms of inspiring masses.
Two takes about this: - Life has steadily gotten harder for later generations in many aspects for a good while, not just in the repair industry. Part of it is due to the saturation of opportunities and niches that make it harder for people with little preparation as you did to start up on the same leg as the old established companies. It's a consequence of the decades of relative stability, the old guard has settled down with few worries while the new guys have to look for every nook and cranny to survive, or risk it at making new ground for themselves. You can compare it to a forest, with no natural fires the big trees will grow for centuries while the small bushes and grass will struggle to survive of the trickle of sun and fresh water available to them. The other part of the equation is people that, unlike you, think that success must come from as much suffering as they (allegedly) experienced in their own youth, not considering that opportunities are much rarer, and require more effort to exploit than in the beginning of the industries. Nobody these days could hope to try and build their own computer company in their garage, like the old stories tell, and hope to compete with the monoliths that have established an iron hold in the industry and could buy you out with pocket change just to grab your infinitesimal slice of the market. You should appreciate what you have because it would be far harder to reestablish it these days, and I'm glad you have it because you are doing something good with it. - The other take is that stories about good guys winning, or losing, are just stories, they are meant to end with the movie or book that present them. They don't tell of the people that come after the protagonists, that inspired by their actions continue the fight their predecessors left. Or about the challenges that come up once the big obvious problem is solved, and the aftermath is decades, perhaps generations of struggle to clean up the mess and rebuild from the aftermath of the conflict. For that you should refer to actual history. Societies have come a long way getting rid of injustices and systematic oppression, and there's still a good while to go solving many other issues. We may learn of them in seconds, but it took multiple people, in multiple places, through many, many years to accomplish. And they failed many times and surrendered other many, yet the change was achieved because the cause, not the victory, was worthy of that effort. Perhaps you alone won't make the USA a repair friendly country, but you have definitely been an important part in keeping that effort alive and expanding. More and more people will begin thinking about right to repair, and they will pick up the cause even if you drop it. If its worth anything, here's a little story: I at least have been following your channel for a few years. I have steadily drilled right to repair into my two brother's heads, specially after we got burned by recent purchase that lasted a week over warranty, and has a seemingly irreparable flaw. This year my youngest brother entered college, and for one of his assignments he had to write an essay. I convinced him to write about R2R. His whole college class is now aware of the issue now. THIS is how your work affects people.
Big YES! This much needed to be said and alas history will orient us were we stand. Just like Louis makes a bio/relfection on what was and where he stands it is necesary to do the same of our society/time. History is a constant push and pull, even is Louis gives up others will come after. Although I myself have a somewhat ambivalent and nihilistic take of change, which is we most have to stand to that which is impossible (which of course we will fail because it is impossible, until someday after all of us it is not. An obvious example is flying)
Don't let it get you down Louis, everyone is still grateful for all that you do and have done regarding consumer rights and the right to repair and that's something that won't be easily erased As the popular Welsh folk song goes: _"Despite everyone and everything, we are still here!"_
I am just a layperson not in your industry who found your channel by accident, and you have educated me a LOT about what is happening to me as a consumer. I'm sure you have done the same for thousands of others. And we can all vote. So I think you are doing a real service to make society better. And a loop-hole ridden right-to-repair bill is an important step toward a really great one. That was not in vain.
The first problem that I see is that you are calling yourself a consumer and not a customer. Consumers consume, there is nothing left after that. A customer is a different story.
Nah you’ve had an enormous impact brother. #RightToRepair is a serious thing and I never saw it as an issue until YOU brought it into light. You are extremely valuable.
Louis, the human knowledge (and its sharing) does not get justification from having a practical application but from making the individual empowered and apt, i.e. not passive. That's why your work is so appreciated. The logic of "it does not make sense to fix it because it costs less to buy a new one" is based on a profit logic, which is of the seller, not the buyer and it's everything but a humanistic approach to the dilemma. Does it become more of a personal mission and less of a business once you reach a certain threshold? Yes, it does, but it was so since day one, wasn't it? All the best.
Don't doubt yourself, everything has become more difficult in the past decade. Be proud that you did more than you were expected to do and you've earned the respect of almost two million people. Thank you for your service.
The problem is when/if we do eventually move to being more sustainable, I think most people will not have the financial ability to make it through that transition from their current situation. People care less about their stuff because it's cheap enough to just replace. It's cheap enough to buy new because it's mass-manufactured. Mass-manufacturing, global production chains, and large corporations with less competitors are among the reasons that wages the for the majority of people are relatively low. If nonessential things like laptops become more expensive, but companies that produce nonessential things make less profit overall and a majority of people are employed in businesses that make or do non-essential things (i.e. more workers in advertizing and athletic wear than farming and furniture repair), then probably most people will not be able to afford to buy new or even used nonessential things. The way I see it, essentials like housing and food are never going down in price and wages will never raise that quickly to make up for the changes. We painted ourselves into a corner between financial depression and massively wasteful greed.
@@Tech10x10Tell 'em. We commoditized and commercialized base aspects of living. No we looking for the gremlin that pissed in our ice cream. There are industries that can't use this new model. Construction on a subscription model, I think them nice suit NY guys in the '80s & '90s took a big hit for using that model. Now we know where that leads thanks to Louis' real estate vids. And who realy wants a just in time model for food? Hello Fresh seems good until one delay happen then you miss a meal or two. No flexibility for the unforseen consequences we call life. Reason & results are what I go by. The "old" way was reasonable with better results. All this progress and we are in a worse place. My soul food, no modern medical care having ancestors lived to 100 while the old ones now barely making 75 with all the help. Same story despite the culture of the person I ask. Sustainability and Right to Repair seems to be one of those things that will only happen on an individual level. Its gonna take enough of us at the same time to change to put an end to it. Or some rich person being screwed like us to use their power for change.
I do not put people on pedestals. I was taken back by the humanity and heart space this particular conversation clearly exhibits. I don't often witness a person shine like this. Much respect. Louis has made it onto my prayer list.
Louis, I'm from Portugal and follow you for 15 years now (perhaps more). You are known worldwide. You have an amazing career that you created from helping colleagues from your dorm
Louis, my dear! You are right where you are supposed to be! You have brought value, to many people’s lives 👉🏻 whether you know that or not. We aren’t even in the same industry, and I look up to you (despite being 10 years younger than me!). Please keep doing what you are doing! You are bringing light to dark places that we may not realize even existed without you! You are doing your part, even if it is ever changing! We all reach this place and wonder how to go forward! A lesser person gives up. You however are asking the questions that need asked! Sometimes giving up, isn’t giving up . . . it’s just changing with the times! Whatever you do, you have my support! You should give yourself far more credit than you do! You are an integral part to all this . . . at least I believe that! You have the reach, you have been successful, you’ve ruffled the right feathers, and that is more than others do in an entire lifetime! Be kind to yourself! I give you permission!
Things always change. I'm retired and worked in the printing industry. I started out in bindery then became a pressman and worked up to the biggest press. But I wanted to work in the graphics camera department. I acquired a lot of skill and was efficient at producing the required results. Then digital came in (1994) and I moved to color scanning, correction and retouching. Again I developed skills to efficiently produces excellent results. I worked with Photoshop and was respected for the magic we could do and the ability to achieve the correct color quickly for very demanding customers. This was early in the digital age. But as technology developed and became more affordable our customers started getting their own scanners and cameras so my services dwindled, as well as their demand for perfect color. The next move was to digital printing where I finally retired. The thing is I've learned so many skills, many still valuable but many are now long forgotten and nothing I could pass down. It's sad but that's how life is, something I think we become more aware of with age.
I mean, you are retired, but you should know skills such as you describe are still highly valued in parts of the fine arts scene. Sure, there are those who do shit like run twigs covered in glue through the press and call it a print, but there are plenty still who keep the smaller side of the practice going. Find the right crowd and they will listen.
Also started on the press in the early 2000s where everything is printed manually... sepia printing/overlaying for newspapers was still a thing back then... i moved to the layout department and also became proficient with photoshop and pagemaker... 2005 came and technology was already moving too fast at that time that i have a hard time keeping up bunch of new guys are using different tech now which are much efficient and printing was digital now... sad to see guys at the printing dept go as manpower needed isnt that many anymore because much has been automated... i left a year later and moved to a deskjob up to this day...
Instead of thinking it has failed, what about if you have not been around at all, what would the repair field look like. Businesses have shown nowadays it not monitored they will keep taking from cookie jar until someone raises a voice. Keep up the good fight!
You build a bridge for the people after you. Sure, the world has changed. Almost nobody uses that bridge or those screens you told us about anymore. But you build more bridges and inspired others to build more bridges. It is not your fault, that companies dig bigger and bigger trenches. They would have done it without you anyway and helped lots of people on your way.
Louis, You have done great for the community and have a great reputation. You are one person trying to fight society issues in a throw away society. In my opinion you should keep pushing for what you believe in. Giving up and stopping now would indeed mean all your work was for nothing; standing up for what you believe in and opening everyone's eyes to issues is the first step in correcting an issue over time.
Take heart, Louis! You have been an inspiration to many. Your caring and sharing have enlightened all of us. Your insight and videos have been selflessly given and profoundly appreciated. One of the best gifts from you to buyers is know what information is available about the products they will buy. Sometimes there are reasonably priced alternatives that get the job done just as well! Thanks for your contribution to this thing we call life!
Right to self-repair *remains* a valuable view to advance. You empower individuals to extend the value of their devices while reducing ecological impact. At the same time, why do we concern ourselves with big companies and their actions so much when we can simultaneously put as much effort on repairable alternatives such as Linux, Framework style laptops, or brands like Tuxedo Computers, System 76, and Purism? Our attention can be better spent in more productive directions that achieve the same ends.
This has been my point all along as well, I even had Louis respond to my criticism of his attempts to pass right to repair legislation with a rather unmoved response. This needs to be a movement fueled by consumer choice, the idea that these products do not or could never exist has been proven false by the companies you mentioned and others. Using regulation to achieve the same goals is going to be a never ending fight that the corporate lawyers will undoubtedly figure out how to use to their advantage, as other industries already do when it comes to supporting/creating legislation that blocks other companies or newcomers to the industry, from gaining a foothold and reducing the market share of the other existing companies.
I've always said this, and it is indeed truer today than before, because we live in the attention economy. Don't give attention to those you want gone and they will scramble to manipulate you in many different ways until they become smol and wither away.
What we don't know is how BAD it could have been without you. Since nobody can know that kind of thing, I'm putting my faith on two things: you made Right To Repair a serious possibility as a national paradigm, despite impossible odds; and, you give every person like me a chance to foster their own hope and develop deep respect for an otherwise total stranger. You're a bright light, and while the Sheriff may give up in modest silence, your movie ends with robust celebration. Here's hoping it doesn't do so soon...I would watch you repair literally anything...from cock rings to relationships 😂
Yes it's not that someone didn't take an issue on their back like Atlas and solve it. Its that they helped at all. We know how bad the violence is even with the sherif, and he may look back at his life as one of failure because he somehow didn't solve the change of society all by himself, but we can easily imagine a society without laws without the sherif even. Louis for some reason sees that as the "moral" the story is trying to teach him, rather than just a character study. Because yes this is what human beings go through. It is not a "moral" to became black pilled and nihilistic. People have negativity bias and confirmation bias and those culminate in that feeling. It's a normal human feeling. Because you as a single person aren't meant take on the entire world. But ignoring everything good you've done for it and take that as the "moral" of the story. Such a bad thing to take from the movie. This whole situation and train of thought is such a common depression thought spiral that it's depressing to see and hear him verbalize. Honestly saying that maybe the industry would be better if he had literally done nothing. That's not even the same as what the message of the movie is saying. That's just 100% nihilism.
I rarely am ever brought to tears when listening to a video, but I can empathize with the feeling and how bad it'd feel to feel like your efforts haven't made the impact you'd had hoped for. I can't tell you if you're right or wrong because you know more about the industry than I do, but I want to share that I have watched your channel from time to time when I was younger and it was one of the many contributing factors in me going into the tech field. I hope you know that you still are inspiring people to follow in your footsteps in some ways because I genuinely feel like partly I carry some of your mentality towards the industry I hope to be a part of. I also find it inspiring that a normal person goes to advocate for legal change and have some sucesses, even if they haven't macroscopically led us to the endgoal. I know it's kind of sappy, but I wanted to make sure it was at least said because I think you do have a genuine impact on people and the world and I really respect it. Especially with the recent work with GrayJay, It's some real impressive stuff and an inspiration to be the change you want to see.
I take pride in using any electronic device for as long as I can, fixing or having it fixed as best as I can along the way. Big part of why I am like that is because I learned from you that it's possible. Winning in life is about the quality of the life spent. You can only show the way, others have to take it.
Louis, you are the only reason I and many other people are aware of the issues and events going on in the repair industry. You make it hard for companies to scam us! Even if you aren’t “winning”, if you show up “too late”, if society continues degenerating regardless, your work slows them down. Please never stop fighting!
Snap out of it, mate! We have shit to do! I’ve been watching you for years and you helped reignite my passion for electronics repairs, so much so that I gave up my job few months ago and opened a repair shop again after 25 years. Business is starting to pick up and customers are genuinely happy when they find out that people that repair electronics still exist. It’s never been easy to be a repair technician. When we use to find the schematics in a pouch attached to the back of the tv we still had trouble finding parts and used donor boards, there was no online ordering, no TH-cam, nowhere to get info but from books….fuck I’m old😄 Anyway, your voice is one of the loudest from our community, the time and effort you put into the right to repair movement is hard to match so I wish you have the health and you find the strength to carry on with the rest of us trying to do as much as we can to help
Louis, as long as you try to help, it's fine. The end result sucks, but you were genuinely able to help people over the years. That's a much greater difference than not having helped at all. If I plant a flower garden, and a third of it dies because some jackass at comcast had to dig a line despite not having to, the flowers wouldn't have been a waste. They helped the bees and other insects, which is a lot more than shitty corporate landscapers will ever do.
You're not the problem. And you're fighting a fight that should have never needed to be fought. All the effort you do, is effort the world should be grateful for. If you do decide you're done, thank you for all you've done. Your cause is good, and so to is all the effort you've given.
I'm not in repair, I'm an engineer. Every company I go to, top management is manipulative and morally corrupt: they'll do anything at any cost as long as it benefits their financials. They lie to clients, they lie to employees, they lie to suppliers, and persistently attempt to drag me down that path under the pretence of "everyone does it, that's just the way the world works, you can't survive any other way". And I've been laughed at whenever I insisted on being honest and transparent, even towards those same manipulative individuals. You are the prime example that it is in fact possible to be both honest and successful, simple as that. I'm perfectly fine being called naiive, among other things, as long as your archetypal story is on my mind.
They didn't just "like" the bill they were part of the bill drafting process. So you know it's pointless. That said it's also Commieformia anyway so what were you expecting, useful laws?
I hear you so loud and clear. I am much older than you, and I respect your work so much. I have been a technician in late 90s to early 2000s and I have seen the profession loose some (most?) of its value. I am now not working in a repair shop, but still am in electronics (design). I have always admired you going after the companies that do everything in their power to make us buy and buy new models all the time. I think it takes tremendous amounts of persistence and will. At the very least, in that sense, the industry wouldn't have been better off without you in it. I hope you won't end up "taking the red pill". It will be a sad day for all of us. I wish you to have a long productive life making the bad guys think twice and thrice about the dishonest and manipulative ways most products are manufactured and designed to "consume". YOU HAVE DONE A LOT! I wish there were so much more people in this profession having your mindset. Rooting for you, Cheers from Israel, Sephy.
I have dreamed of being able to help people repair their tech since I was 3. Everything I have done has moved me forward towards that goal. After watching your videos and iPad Rehab videos, I decided to go get the training. I have bought all the equipment, and now I am saving devices. Things that I would have had to turn away before. Even if they are broke, I am repairing it and telling them to pay it forward to someone else. We are a rare breed, and the world needs more of us.
@@user-lp5wb2rb3v yeah, I started my first business by 9. When I was able to walk around, I started biting co ax cables apart to see how they worked. Tore apart VCR tape rewinders, and radios. Just always understood them.
@@NateB service industries are tough. I have been able to also train myself in other fields that have enabled me to be able to control the flow leads. It is definitely challenging to run a business. Super fun though :)
You have done a lot of good for this industry man. Without you the topic of repairability would probably not have been discussed in congress, for example. Change takes time and is not linear. One step back, two steps forward. Hardware manufacturers will push back, but we need people like you to keep them accountable. It's not pointless, please don't give up the fight.
Everything you have done matters! There must be hundreds of techs now who earn a living because of your teachings. Keep fighting Louis! You might not believe it, but you’re needed.
Firefly has a quote for this : May have been on the losing side, Still not convinced it was the wrong one. Also, the whole point of life is that it really is pointless, only in the rarest situations do you become relevant as a footnote in history. How many great stories and lives were there that no one knows a peep about. Hell, I haven't been able to have any influence on local, state, federal laws I care about, so you got a one up on a lot of us from that perspective of influence. Its a weird thing to come back to but don't let your ego tell you that you need to be superman, when being batman is decent enough, or maybe repairman in this case lol :P
I was a bit taken back whilst watching this. I know that it may seem pointless now and then, but you have fought for both consumers and yourself. You have done good by bringing more awareness to it, and I hope you carry on with the good you are doing.
Results in life can guide our process but we can never gain control over the results themselves. We only have control over our process based on our current context and reference point. It’s good to reflect from time to time but judging a removed you from a different time can often be unfair. The you in that context is long gone and if you didn’t back then “hold” what you hold today then that you had no way of acting the way present you wish past you did. Now if you did hold something in the past but for some reason, for example relating to your character acted “incorrectly” on that in the past then that is a gift of learning and wisdom hopefully for the you in the present and the future.
It’s also natural to become jaded by sense of continous injustice. That doesn’t make idealism bad, the world would be a much more sad place without hope and dreams. But we give what we find in life(what’s in the tank) and if we’re forced to keep giving without refilling eventually everyone runs dry in such an environemtn. That’s life, it just is what it is
You have done a lot of good, Louis. And you have entertained and educated a 74 year old Pensioner living in Malta. Thank you and keep going Sir for your story is not over.
The only reason you think it might have been better without you, is because you cannot objectively see the world without you. You are a huge reason anyone even thinks about this. Government / legislation always lags the will of the people.
I'm sure glad there's no monopolies on parts or repair. Thank goodness for anti-trust laws. "Manufacturers won't even sell us anything but bad rejected screens" "I can't compete with Apple, we are not a better deal anymore" "Could young Louis do what I did today, I don't think so"
Anti-trust laws in America might as well not even be a thing. They exist, but they're never actually used to punish corporations, so why have them in the first place
@@_Circus_Clapped_ then you really don't understand how these same companies have corrupted government, cause it was exactly for this that it was made for. Because at this point we are on the shoulders of giants and its really really hard to even begin to think about competing on manofacturing complex goods. So government should be there to insure that companies dont become tyrants.
The best kind of loser is the one that inspires the next winner. You've inspired a generation, Mr. Rossmann. Even if you don't win what you want to win in the end, others will pick up your torch.
Repair matters for farmers, Repair matters for disabled people, Repair matters for people who can't afford a new device every X years. Your channel has helped many people either become technicians or open up their own devices. Repair matters to me because I am less afraid to open up my XPS and change its battery, upgrade its RAM, change its keyboard. Because I did that, I was less afraid to say "Yes, I can build that" when my boss asked me if I can assemble a deep learning workstation. I am less afraid to open up stuff and see how it works. Your channel is a gathering place for people interested in doing what you do. That's why we're here.
Louis I don’t think you even realise how much good you have done, take me for example, your inspirational videos really helped me get myself together, face my fears and resolve many serious issues that I had. I never mentioned that in the comments or anywhere else up until now, just think about how many more people like me there are
Don't give up, you might not have gotten the results you were looking for, but you tried and keep doing and there is no other way to improve things than trying. I hope you regain your strength in this dark moment because there isn't enough people like you in this world.
You planted trees around the world and we are better for it, despite the fact you’ll never enjoy the full shade of them. I was frozen in fear many times in my career from not knowing how to approach a repair but people like you and Rich gave me hope and inspiration that I could figure it out and overcome a repair in the automotive world. Stay a shining light and symbol of hope because that’s what Sheriff Bell the WWII veteran was in the book and movie, despite his severe survivor’s guilt and PTSD from the war. He made a difference and that’s what matters no matter how small or large.
First of all, you have already left a massively positive impact on the world, both for younger and older generations alike. Thank you :) Working to improve repairs and associated documentation is essential, not only because reuse is better than recycling and usually cheaper than buying new things (except when companies like Apple make it such much more difficult), but also because you teach the inner workings of technology. Think of it this way: Today's electronics are so advanced, that most people can not even open their devices without breaking them, let alone do they understand them enough to modify them. If these advancements in miniaturization and specialization go on, I really think that in 10-20 years people will think of electronic devices as magical - the mental bridge for understanding them is burned beyond recovery. Therefore having people like you explain these devices and their progress, regardless if Apple makes things harder or easier, is really important. Problems with political systems happen around the world, and I personally have no idea how to reverse this trend even locally. Core elements of the democratic principle and human rights (most importantly privacy and freedom of speech) get chipped away every year or so. It's a hard battle to slow it down, reversing it even a small bit seems like winning the lottery. I personally am a science fiction nerd and always wanted to go to space. So my current plan is to help advance space exploration in any way I can, and maybe migrate to a space station or colony someday. Seems easier to build a new small colony with good rules than to repair existing countries down on earth. The frontier is not necessarily easier, it's just lacking backdoored laws and is therefore a more fair playing ground.
I'm twice your age Louis and I know all about that "arriving just a bit too late" feeling, been there and done that. I've watched my father try to change things for the better for many years and him ultimately seeing the futility of such an endeavor as success in that respect is always just temporary and it usually doesn't take long for "new circumstances", "unforeseen developments", people with a "new vision for the future" or whatever else to come along and fuck it all up, making it worse than it was before the positive changes. Seeing his struggles made me much less inclined to try to follow in his footsteps but I have still fooled myself into trying to help make things better again and again on a smaller scale and it usually boils down to "too little to late". The ship has sailed, the train has left the station, no one really cares. You are making a big difference for a lot of people through your contributions, videos, advice, honest talks and this is where the positive change happens, as for the corporate world, well, that always ends up in frustrations, it's a monster that can't be tamed, all one can do is to try to stay in the saddle for as long as it works out and is still fun for the most part, eventually one will just want to get off or being thrown off if one misses one's cue.
I used to be a repair tech and was an Apple Authorized Technician but I got out about 5 years ago because I saw the writing on the wall. I am 100% for repair and reuse but companies like Apple have made it extremely hard to do so anymore. I hated repairing iPads. Everything's glued together which makes it much more difficult to repair anything. The last time my wife's iPad battery needed to be replaced I just bought her a new iPad because it wasn't worth the hassle.
Louis, if people like you were not fighting back and pushing for repairability, the world would already be in a far worse place. Its not just YOU, but YOUR impact on other people who have then gone on to stand against non repairable products, poor consumer business practices, places trying to claim repair is bad/dangerous and of course, trying to claim that repair will somehow "damage their business". We NEED you and have needed you all along! Keep fighting, keep educating, keep calling out crappy business practices! THANK YOU
Without you "right to repair" wouldn't even be in the mainstream vocabulary. These companies feel the heat from us, ultimately because of you. I think there are people who make great change for the good in the world don't even realize what they've done, because their standards are so high and they know they can do better. Keep doing what you are good at
I'm a person who tries to make it simpler for people in my fields to start out. Streaming, some repair, gaming. You are one of the most inspiring people I have seen despite I don't particularly like your style of speaking to camera. But you have content consistency. And if you keep helping people hop onto the topic - you didn't fail. Look at it globally. There are so much stories of success because of you which you didn't hear of. It's negative bias.
how else would he get info out if not making videos or vlogs, the same amount of people will not see him if he did conventions or maybe blogs which I think he does.
Here's how I see it, it's not you making it worse but actually unraveling what's happened throughout time in an educative matter and making a profit & following out of the beautiful disaster. Everyone here has the power of choice, we have chosen to see and educate ourselves to the very end because that's who we are, curious, like most of tech people. That being said, regardless if in the end is as you said, when have you just rolled over and just pretend nothing is happening? WE ARE HERE TILL THE END, PLEASE DON'T STOP BEING WHO YOU REALLY ARE, WHEN SOMETHING IS NOT FEELING RIGHT YOU KNOW WE KNOW THAT YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW?
Hi Louis. Greetings from Bharat (India). Firstly long tern subscriber. Following your journey till now has been a learning experience and added to me taking better decisions. Coming back to Bharat, we here have a long tradition of repair. We don’t necessarily believe in throwing an equipment when it’s broken. We will try our 100% to repair it and make it functional again. Even if its not functional we will still salvage parts from it and not let it go to dustbin so easily. As long as we are in the world, repairs won’t die. And people like you who teaches how to do these repairs will always havr a high regard in mine and other similar societies who value their purchases. May Shri Krishna bless you and thank you 🙏
I've learnt so much over the years because of you. Because of you I am aware of the issue and fighting the fight. I started reverse engineering stuff. Learning schematics and diagrams. I've shared your videos and made a lot more people aware of R2R. And you've done the same with the 1.8 million people subscribed to your channel. That is not something to be taken lightly. I think the world is much much better because of what you do.
Back when you started a normal person had a good chance of fixing their own stuff if they were determined. I fixed my own stuff and I fixed family members and friends stuff. It was trivial most of the time. I never did board level repair but everything short of that was a-ok. Nowadays? It is basically impossible, most especially for Appel things.
Louis you're such a great addition to this industry and have made me a huge advocate for right to repair that I wouldn't have even paid attention to if it weren't for your channel. Keep up the good fight! You're helping out people you don't even know about.
Louis I have watched your videos for years. I am proud to be a fan! With that said, it is unfortunate that companies are getting away with what they are getting away with. I work in the auto industry, one of the worst when it comes to right to repair. I get pissed at the manufacturer on the prices they charge us for “Special Tools” to fix their mistakes. We had to purchase a machine that I could buy from the maker for almost $5,000 less, but it is not “certified” by our manufacturer. It is the same machine!!! Take that times 800 dealers. They make us pay for network equipment that allows them, if the customers uses WiFi at my store, to but cookies on their phones to retarget them. They are not always going to redirect them to my store, but to their brand!! I spend hundreds of dollars to cultivate customers and the brand takes my customer from me!!
Self-reflection isn't a bad thing. You've done amazing work. You've helped people win battles when it comes to all this tech bullshit we gotta deal with, but at the end of the day, you're just 1 guy. Not to diminish your efforts or accomplishments, but this is a war and you're just a soldier. We don't just need 1 of you, we need an army of your type. The type of person who puts in this amount of effort and has this passion for a day where we aren't dependent on the industry but ourselves. You're an amazing guy that I've listened to for over a year now, but again, you're just 1 guy. We need more of you, not less. Not that you asked, but I think you should teach a course on this stuff. Call it whatever you want, but give/ share your skills with us. Help us see the tech world through your lens. Don't stop, keep moving forward.
In a world where more and more often we are bewildered by the tools we are using, the inspiration and assistance you have given people to understand and know the importance of understanding is a bright beacon of compassion for the common man. You are a saint. The soulless mega corporations are the enemy to everyone but the people who profit. I wish I was like you, Man. If it is ignorant to fight a losing battle, then why are any of us breathing?
I can tell you this from experience of having been in the mindset you're in right now. The issue at hand is that none of our fathers were able to provide the same opportunities for us that they had. They went through the same inner struggle that I went through and that you are now going through. What you need to (and will eventually) realize, is that everything you have done and are doing is setting the bar for achievement itself. Neither you, myself, nor anyone else can transport their youth to the present. Only those that are living and growing through the times are going to be able to navigate them on their own terms. and THAT is what you are teaching them by example. Sure, $250 isn't enough to buy gas and groceries for a week in many areas right now compared to even 5 years ago or so. However, what all of your videos prove to a young person starting out is that there is a method to making things happen. Even if it's not in the same field. Also, not to put too fine a point on it, but you've just now started making an actual fuss in the corners around the industry. It always gets worse before it gets better in hopes that annoying people like you will just go away. Just look at the whole gun 'debate'. How long has it been since we went from suffocating gun restrictions of varying degrees of all kinds in all different places until only just the last few years the Supreme Court has had to finally lay down the law in 3 different decisions that basically say 'what part of *shall not* do you guys not understand?' So, before it goes on too long - you haven't failed, you're just a man who has done a helluva lot with the time he's had so far. No reason to stop now, other than feeling deflated at the moment which is fine. But, I'll give you fair warning that if you do - it's not going to be a movie or a dream you had you'll be reminiscing about down the road. Have a good one man. Really appreciate all you've done, and regardless of my 'pontifications' you deserve to do whatever the hell you want to do with no regrets. That's all just an old man looking back talking. Take care.
Louis, you've done a lot of change and there are real, palatable results to show for it. You took a big burden on yourself and many were content to leave you carry it alone. Keep fighting for us as long as you can.
No matter what our plans are - somehow we always seem to be behind the curve ! Kudos to you and your exhaustive repair / counseling videos, I trust you will prosper in un expected ways from all this - Louis !
It would definitely be worse if you hadn't done what you did. Thank you for all your efforts, they are not in vain. At minimum, millions of people are far less ignorant of the forces at play than before, but I believe you have done far more than that. It just takes time, determination, and not giving up.
This wasn't your responsibility or duty to begin with, you wouldn't die, go to jail or something, if you did nothing. Yet you did. You did so much, man. Maybe it got worse, but you are fighting against the brutal monolithic machine, I don't think it's reasonable to expect significant success. You really did ALL you could, and that's more than anyone can ask for. Thank you!
I have watched your videos over the years and I have to be honest, that your repair sessions re-ignited my passion for electronics from my childhood (80s child here). I would not say any of it is a wasted, I do see the reflection on an industry that discourages repair though. Perhaps that is why all the radioshack/electronics stores disappeared in the UK. I also think your reflection could be growing through life, and getting older. As we progress in life , I think we consider the whys more than the hows. We get old enough to see the full decisions of others play out in life, which changes our outlook immensely. As others have said, however, nothing you have invested is in vain. It has helped others a great deal and perhaps even spurning a passion for repair in a world that discourages it, was a great thing in the end
No, requires too high a startup cost. What I can afford to do is start a koi fish pond, with 500 fishies. th-cam.com/video/VgbVnhr13Ds/w-d-xo.html and I sure did I'm gonna sell the fat one for $100 some day.
Agreed Mr Rossmann, As a tech I remember going in the 80s which was the boom for the repair of VCRs TVs and the sorts, it was super easy to get ahold of spare parts through MCM Parts Express and your local dealers, sellers in Canal street and the sorts. To the point where I went to business for myself at home and made great money, Slowly but surely all these repair shops started closing down… It’s a lost art!! Shame you can’t get schematics, or parts are unavailable unbelievable….
I think that from a global point of view, outside of capitalism and a single company profit, for humanity, repeir is the model we need, and the one that makes sense. @@rossmanngroup
I think everyone who has done something worthwhile has a similar thought before they finally accomplish their goal. Just keep going Louis! The night is always darkest before the dawn, but you have to keep fighting...If nothing else, you inspired me.
Never back down. Never give up! You are the only tech TH-camr who is actively fighting the bs these companies do while others turn away so that the companies still favor them. We need you!
I am planning on going into activism, and want to advocate for a more sustainable world for future generations. This is one of my fears. I think that I can't have been the first one to think this way. Surely, somebody else must have tried. So why is the world like this?
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1:47 i respect this approach and honestly you are not giving away much business by doing so.
i do not care to fix sth myself if i need tools, maybe i will do something dumb, i would have to buy a tool, surely i would even buy the wrong one and so on..
but if i knew a guy (like you and your team) who could solve my issue i would go for it.
whats my alternative? asking the vendor and then having to pay more money then a replacement would cost?
The alternative is koi fish th-cam.com/video/VgbVnhr13Ds/w-d-xo.html 500 koi fish swimming, and I just added sound back to the stream!
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@@rossmanngroup I had a thought that since you have going on two million subscribers maybe you can sell your own computers. If not laptops then desktops. I prefer a deck top when at home. You may be right in the sense that you may have bought your objective to the attention of apple (out of sight out of mind) and they strived to keep their products under 'planned obsolescence" (not as if they don't ever do this, only getting better at it all the time). One thing about apple is they have phone support (you pay for in the cost of their products) and if their products and support services go down also will their revenues. Well, I always complain about everything everywhere I go anyway. Other phone manufacturers seem to have none. I guess you need to take it back to the service provider where you got it.
If you didn't do repairs, do you think you may have stayed at Pixar? If so, you may have been eligible for unemployment insurance at this present time.
PS. you had a little more hair 15 years ago!
@@rossmanngroup- Screw the red pill, try an mdma pill, it will turn everything rosy... at least for a little while. ;D
@@rossmanngroup You need a polarizer filter on the front of the camera to cut out the glare during the day.
It hurts to see someone I look up to doubt themselves like this, I think the world is a much better place with you here
Yea absolutely. He's a living legend.
its normal to have doubts. louis is human like the rest of us
every comment in this thread is wholesome af
He is being realistic. Nothing wrong with that
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Louis you have no idea of the enormous impact you've made in people's lives. I live in Ghana, West Africa and after 3 years of Electronics School I still couldn't understand how transistors, capacitors, inductors etc worked until I watched your videos simplifying how this components worked. That basic understand of how these components worked was all that I needed to get into this business that I've used to put food on the table for 7 years now.
Dude, you changed my life!
this comment is awesome hell yeah dude, and hell yeah louis
i became emotional reading this
I'm gald
Education matters! Glad to hear!
Hah Louis, what say you? Maybe the goal was not your aim.
You are undoubtedly a big catalyst for getting the average consumer to care for R2R.
I'm sure Tim Apple would've loved to not have you ever enter the industry lol
I know who called him Tim Apple!
True, it's gotten worse in the last decade, but not as bad as it would've been without Louis.
Louis is why I know it's even a thing.
“Whatever you do in life will be insignificant but it is very important that you do it because you can't know. You can't ever really know the meaning of your life. And you don't need to. -Ghandi
@@charlesswenson259It was a stable genius..
Don't be discouraged that you couldn't singlehandedly change the whole industry. Your work definitely had a positive impact on a lot of people.
Yeah, I think we wouldn't have things (or at least they wouldn't be as popular) like insprair a lot of small repair TH-cam channels, or framework laptops releasing the repair schematics without Rossman.
I think the main thing that Louis has helped, it's to make people aware of the problem. Being been able to uncover the BS from billion dollar corps, with huge PR firms behind, this channel has made people to worry more about repair, and even if our current regulation has loopholes, at least there are interest in the public for more repairable devices.
I may be that without this channel, we'll see worse things.
As an engineer, I'm here to tell you, don't give up the fight, brother. I've been a fan of yours for a long time, Louis. I understand how hard things can get. They don't make it easy for us who seek to change things. But I'm here to tell you the impact you have on others is well worth it.
somehow Louis managed to forget that two million TH-cam subscribers care about his crazy idea that hardware should be fixable
I don’t think you see just how many other battles in the shadows have been lost, whether or not anyone fights.
I have been repairing phones/laptops at home for a better part of 10 years now. Got introduced to your channel in 2018, when i bought a broken 12" macbook to get my hands dirty with a laptop thinking it would be an easy part flex cable/charging board replacement to get it back running. Watched some of your videos to know that this was something way above my paygrade and required a board repair.
To say that i have learnt a lot in the last 5 years watching your videos would be an understatement. I have since bought a microscope and an Atten hot air gun(good recommendation btw) and regularly look up your videos for any issues i have. It's almost like if Louis has a video on it, this thing will get fixed. Moreover, you've educated a lot of us with videos like this one where you just ramble about whatever's going on in the industry. You know I take your points and correct my dad about the things he reads on news about right to repair and apple.
While i get where you're coming from with this video, I would say the fight that you've been fighting has been worth it for a lot of us. We do the work we do thinking there will be one day when R2R passes(in the way we all want it to, not just some hollow law) and things will get 100x easier for us. Keep doing what you do Louis, it has been/will be worth it!
I get where he's at with this video. But here's to hoping he reads your comment.
Thank you
I am a MD in my forties in France. Thanks to Louis videos I found my long lost hobby and purchased all the equipment to start anew. Keep on doing what you are doing, more repair less politics. You are the best !
Louis you were one of the few fighting this good fight. This sector would’ve been worse of if you weren’t in it as far as I’m concerned.
John Deere would have won without people like Louis. I truly believe that without people like Louis, the car manufactures would have won and their would be no repair bill for them that affects them globally. To this day, even though it has gotten harder, you can fix your own car by replacing the tires, the battery etc, without needing the manufacturer. Repair is not perfect but it does exist because people like Louis spoke up and continue to do so.
Exactly
Yes, exactly. And the best thing about it is that they have to invest millions in advertising campaigns to counteract the (from their point of view) “spook” of the R2R movement. Money that they would much rather spend on more messes to make our lives and repairs more difficult 🙂
Louis, I just became a repair technician. I learned how to properly solder and learned alot about repair from you. You have made a difference in my life and now I fix thousands of computers a year, several hundred of which would go to the trash if it wasn’t for you sharing what you knew.
You have helped people, and the planet. Every bit counts.
Plus those 80’000 devices will die over time, some significantly faster then others. The goal is re-sale and harvest good components and then repair some of those devices.
^^^^^^
You stopped the tech industry stripping everything. You've inspired many to join the cause. You've not changed the world. You've changed and inspired your community, and those people can then change theirs. You've spread the idea to other parts of the world. I'm not a repair tech, I'm not in the US, but you got me to open my broken TV remove and try to fix it.
Unfortunately, he hasn't stopped them
I work in a college theatre, so money for new equipment doesn’t come by very often. We had a set of old speakers lying around needing to be fixed, so for the first time in my life I desoldered the XLR connector and soldered on a new NL4. They work perfectly now.
I never would have thought to open it up myself without your insight, expertise and enthusiasm. What matters is that you are arriving at the scene of the crime at all.
The soldier who saved his comrades, but lost the war is still honorable.
I think that despite you losing the battle here, you've still made an impact that was worth it. You can still find something to put your effort into with the skills you've learned.
I'm a longtime lurker and viewer but you are a HUGE impact in this industry. You have been fighting the good fight for us consumers that desire to fix things for ourselves. It's not you, it's the industry that has been increasing the difficulty for parts.
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That's a ridiculous question. Of course, you did good. A lot of good. You have provided services people needed and were able to get. You advocated for right to repair relentlessly. You provided an example by yourself on how to do repairs and approach building a thriving business, even in hard times. You inspired thousands of people related or unrelated to repair. Never underestimate that!
Bro, it's the fucking intent. You've been such a positive force on the internet and in your own industry. And you're so honest and open. Don't let doubt overcome you Louis. I only started watching you 5 years ago and I've taken in so much knowledge and inspiration. Keep on pushing you're a legend ✊
Louis, You are not a giant striding across the world taking giant steps. You are a person taking small steps.
Every step counts.
Yea, he needs help, there is a fundamental thing to fight for more than just the repair industry
The world is a much better place with Louis in it. It takes courage, time, and unbelievable patience to do what you did. Thank you.
Don't judge your success by how far you were able to move the needle, you strive in the playground of giants. To see that you were alone able to nudge the needle in the right direction is a mark of the near celestial effort you have made, be proud.
Nothing of your work was in vain. You inspired many people to repair their stuff, instead of throwing it away and buy new. You certainly inspired me. You made people think about their rights and made them aware that big cooperations try to take them away. You thought for those rights with an unparalleled passion, and this is just what I could think of on the spot. I hope you will continue what you do, because you're a role model.
if only we could inspire people to not buy shit with "made in china" on it. i hate all from that shithole, those triangular screws that you cant even clean dust from heater, all that shit quality, cables that melt, screws that are too small, seals that are too small and tap still leaks. shit made in china. good that shithole is flooded now and west leaves them, but too bad not to america and europe so we would have jobs. but again overpopulated india
You have helped more than you think!
If there's one thing you've done, it's educate and bring awareness to the people. One person can't singlehandedly fix society, but they can inspire others to do it as a collective, and you've done miracles in terms of inspiring masses.
Two takes about this:
- Life has steadily gotten harder for later generations in many aspects for a good while, not just in the repair industry. Part of it is due to the saturation of opportunities and niches that make it harder for people with little preparation as you did to start up on the same leg as the old established companies. It's a consequence of the decades of relative stability, the old guard has settled down with few worries while the new guys have to look for every nook and cranny to survive, or risk it at making new ground for themselves. You can compare it to a forest, with no natural fires the big trees will grow for centuries while the small bushes and grass will struggle to survive of the trickle of sun and fresh water available to them. The other part of the equation is people that, unlike you, think that success must come from as much suffering as they (allegedly) experienced in their own youth, not considering that opportunities are much rarer, and require more effort to exploit than in the beginning of the industries. Nobody these days could hope to try and build their own computer company in their garage, like the old stories tell, and hope to compete with the monoliths that have established an iron hold in the industry and could buy you out with pocket change just to grab your infinitesimal slice of the market. You should appreciate what you have because it would be far harder to reestablish it these days, and I'm glad you have it because you are doing something good with it.
- The other take is that stories about good guys winning, or losing, are just stories, they are meant to end with the movie or book that present them. They don't tell of the people that come after the protagonists, that inspired by their actions continue the fight their predecessors left. Or about the challenges that come up once the big obvious problem is solved, and the aftermath is decades, perhaps generations of struggle to clean up the mess and rebuild from the aftermath of the conflict. For that you should refer to actual history. Societies have come a long way getting rid of injustices and systematic oppression, and there's still a good while to go solving many other issues. We may learn of them in seconds, but it took multiple people, in multiple places, through many, many years to accomplish. And they failed many times and surrendered other many, yet the change was achieved because the cause, not the victory, was worthy of that effort. Perhaps you alone won't make the USA a repair friendly country, but you have definitely been an important part in keeping that effort alive and expanding. More and more people will begin thinking about right to repair, and they will pick up the cause even if you drop it.
If its worth anything, here's a little story: I at least have been following your channel for a few years. I have steadily drilled right to repair into my two brother's heads, specially after we got burned by recent purchase that lasted a week over warranty, and has a seemingly irreparable flaw. This year my youngest brother entered college, and for one of his assignments he had to write an essay. I convinced him to write about R2R. His whole college class is now aware of the issue now. THIS is how your work affects people.
Seriously good comment
Big YES! This much needed to be said and alas history will orient us were we stand. Just like Louis makes a bio/relfection on what was and where he stands it is necesary to do the same of our society/time. History is a constant push and pull, even is Louis gives up others will come after. Although I myself have a somewhat ambivalent and nihilistic take of change, which is we most have to stand to that which is impossible (which of course we will fail because it is impossible, until someday after all of us it is not. An obvious example is flying)
Half the industries can't find anyone, either due to lower quality jobs, or not paying enough.
Definitely
Don't let it get you down Louis, everyone is still grateful for all that you do and have done regarding consumer rights and the right to repair and that's something that won't be easily erased
As the popular Welsh folk song goes:
_"Despite everyone and everything, we are still here!"_
I am just a layperson not in your industry who found your channel by accident, and you have educated me a LOT about what is happening to me as a consumer. I'm sure you have done the same for thousands of others. And we can all vote. So I think you are doing a real service to make society better. And a loop-hole ridden right-to-repair bill is an important step toward a really great one. That was not in vain.
The first problem that I see is that you are calling yourself a consumer and not a customer. Consumers consume, there is nothing left after that. A customer is a different story.
Nah you’ve had an enormous impact brother. #RightToRepair is a serious thing and I never saw it as an issue until YOU brought it into light. You are extremely valuable.
Louis, the human knowledge (and its sharing) does not get justification from having a practical application but from making the individual empowered and apt, i.e. not passive. That's why your work is so appreciated. The logic of "it does not make sense to fix it because it costs less to buy a new one" is based on a profit logic, which is of the seller, not the buyer and it's everything but a humanistic approach to the dilemma. Does it become more of a personal mission and less of a business once you reach a certain threshold? Yes, it does, but it was so since day one, wasn't it? All the best.
Don't doubt yourself, everything has become more difficult in the past decade. Be proud that you did more than you were expected to do and you've earned the respect of almost two million people. Thank you for your service.
Fear not Louis, its really hard to come up with something less sustainable than mass manufacturing. The concept of repair is here to stay
Mass manufacturing is here to stay too. The problem here is the creation of artificial demand, by wasting resources.
The problem is when/if we do eventually move to being more sustainable, I think most people will not have the financial ability to make it through that transition from their current situation. People care less about their stuff because it's cheap enough to just replace. It's cheap enough to buy new because it's mass-manufactured. Mass-manufacturing, global production chains, and large corporations with less competitors are among the reasons that wages the for the majority of people are relatively low. If nonessential things like laptops become more expensive, but companies that produce nonessential things make less profit overall and a majority of people are employed in businesses that make or do non-essential things (i.e. more workers in advertizing and athletic wear than farming and furniture repair), then probably most people will not be able to afford to buy new or even used nonessential things. The way I see it, essentials like housing and food are never going down in price and wages will never raise that quickly to make up for the changes. We painted ourselves into a corner between financial depression and massively wasteful greed.
@@Tech10x10Tell 'em.
We commoditized and commercialized base aspects of living. No we looking for the gremlin that pissed in our ice cream.
There are industries that can't use this new model. Construction on a subscription model, I think them nice suit NY guys in the '80s & '90s took a big hit for using that model. Now we know where that leads thanks to Louis' real estate vids. And who realy wants a just in time model for food? Hello Fresh seems good until one delay happen then you miss a meal or two. No flexibility for the unforseen consequences we call life.
Reason & results are what I go by. The "old" way was reasonable with better results. All this progress and we are in a worse place. My soul food, no modern medical care having ancestors lived to 100 while the old ones now barely making 75 with all the help. Same story despite the culture of the person I ask.
Sustainability and Right to Repair seems to be one of those things that will only happen on an individual level. Its gonna take enough of us at the same time to change to put an end to it. Or some rich person being screwed like us to use their power for change.
I do not put people on pedestals.
I was taken back by the humanity and heart space this particular conversation clearly exhibits.
I don't often witness a person shine like this.
Much respect.
Louis has made it onto my prayer list.
Louis, I'm from Portugal and follow you for 15 years now (perhaps more). You are known worldwide. You have an amazing career that you created from helping colleagues from your dorm
You are one of a handful of people that I consider to be a modern day hero. The hero we need.
Louis, my dear! You are right where you are supposed to be! You have brought value, to many people’s lives 👉🏻 whether you know that or not. We aren’t even in the same industry, and I look up to you (despite being 10 years younger than me!). Please keep doing what you are doing! You are bringing light to dark places that we may not realize even existed without you! You are doing your part, even if it is ever changing! We all reach this place and wonder how to go forward! A lesser person gives up. You however are asking the questions that need asked! Sometimes giving up, isn’t giving up . . . it’s just changing with the times! Whatever you do, you have my support! You should give yourself far more credit than you do! You are an integral part to all this . . . at least I believe that! You have the reach, you have been successful, you’ve ruffled the right feathers, and that is more than others do in an entire lifetime! Be kind to yourself! I give you permission!
Things always change. I'm retired and worked in the printing industry. I started out in bindery then became a pressman and worked up to the biggest press. But I wanted to work in the graphics camera department. I acquired a lot of skill and was efficient at producing the required results. Then digital came in (1994) and I moved to color scanning, correction and retouching. Again I developed skills to efficiently produces excellent results. I worked with Photoshop and was respected for the magic we could do and the ability to achieve the correct color quickly for very demanding customers. This was early in the digital age. But as technology developed and became more affordable our customers started getting their own scanners and cameras so my services dwindled, as well as their demand for perfect color. The next move was to digital printing where I finally retired.
The thing is I've learned so many skills, many still valuable but many are now long forgotten and nothing I could pass down. It's sad but that's how life is, something I think we become more aware of with age.
I mean, you are retired, but you should know skills such as you describe are still highly valued in parts of the fine arts scene. Sure, there are those who do shit like run twigs covered in glue through the press and call it a print, but there are plenty still who keep the smaller side of the practice going. Find the right crowd and they will listen.
Also started on the press in the early 2000s where everything is printed manually... sepia printing/overlaying for newspapers was still a thing back then... i moved to the layout department and also became proficient with photoshop and pagemaker... 2005 came and technology was already moving too fast at that time that i have a hard time keeping up bunch of new guys are using different tech now which are much efficient and printing was digital now... sad to see guys at the printing dept go as manpower needed isnt that many anymore because much has been automated... i left a year later and moved to a deskjob up to this day...
Instead of thinking it has failed, what about if you have not been around at all, what would the repair field look like. Businesses have shown nowadays it not monitored they will keep taking from cookie jar until someone raises a voice. Keep up the good fight!
You build a bridge for the people after you. Sure, the world has changed. Almost nobody uses that bridge or those screens you told us about anymore. But you build more bridges and inspired others to build more bridges. It is not your fault, that companies dig bigger and bigger trenches. They would have done it without you anyway and helped lots of people on your way.
Louis,
You have done great for the community and have a great reputation. You are one person trying to fight society issues in a throw away society.
In my opinion you should keep pushing for what you believe in. Giving up and stopping now would indeed mean all your work was for nothing; standing up for what you believe in and opening everyone's eyes to issues is the first step in correcting an issue over time.
Oh ya. He's gonna keep trying. I think he just made the video for views
Take heart, Louis! You have been an inspiration to many. Your caring and sharing have enlightened all of us. Your insight and videos have been selflessly given and profoundly appreciated. One of the best gifts from you to buyers is know what information is available about the products they will buy. Sometimes there are reasonably priced alternatives that get the job done just as well! Thanks for your contribution to this thing we call life!
Right to self-repair *remains* a valuable view to advance. You empower individuals to extend the value of their devices while reducing ecological impact.
At the same time, why do we concern ourselves with big companies and their actions so much when we can simultaneously put as much effort on repairable alternatives such as Linux, Framework style laptops, or brands like Tuxedo Computers, System 76, and Purism?
Our attention can be better spent in more productive directions that achieve the same ends.
This has been my point all along as well, I even had Louis respond to my criticism of his attempts to pass right to repair legislation with a rather unmoved response.
This needs to be a movement fueled by consumer choice, the idea that these products do not or could never exist has been proven false by the companies you mentioned and others.
Using regulation to achieve the same goals is going to be a never ending fight that the corporate lawyers will undoubtedly figure out how to use to their advantage, as other industries already do when it comes to supporting/creating legislation that blocks other companies or newcomers to the industry, from gaining a foothold and reducing the market share of the other existing companies.
I've always said this, and it is indeed truer today than before, because we live in the attention economy. Don't give attention to those you want gone and they will scramble to manipulate you in many different ways until they become smol and wither away.
Bingo
What we don't know is how BAD it could have been without you. Since nobody can know that kind of thing, I'm putting my faith on two things: you made Right To Repair a serious possibility as a national paradigm, despite impossible odds; and, you give every person like me a chance to foster their own hope and develop deep respect for an otherwise total stranger. You're a bright light, and while the Sheriff may give up in modest silence, your movie ends with robust celebration. Here's hoping it doesn't do so soon...I would watch you repair literally anything...from cock rings to relationships 😂
Yes it's not that someone didn't take an issue on their back like Atlas and solve it.
Its that they helped at all.
We know how bad the violence is even with the sherif, and he may look back at his life as one of failure because he somehow didn't solve the change of society all by himself, but we can easily imagine a society without laws without the sherif even.
Louis for some reason sees that as the "moral" the story is trying to teach him, rather than just a character study. Because yes this is what human beings go through. It is not a "moral" to became black pilled and nihilistic. People have negativity bias and confirmation bias and those culminate in that feeling. It's a normal human feeling. Because you as a single person aren't meant take on the entire world. But ignoring everything good you've done for it and take that as the "moral" of the story. Such a bad thing to take from the movie.
This whole situation and train of thought is such a common depression thought spiral that it's depressing to see and hear him verbalize.
Honestly saying that maybe the industry would be better if he had literally done nothing.
That's not even the same as what the message of the movie is saying.
That's just 100% nihilism.
This all sounds like the orechestarted destruction of choice in the market. You've touched on this for as long as I've been watching your videos
I rarely am ever brought to tears when listening to a video, but I can empathize with the feeling and how bad it'd feel to feel like your efforts haven't made the impact you'd had hoped for. I can't tell you if you're right or wrong because you know more about the industry than I do, but I want to share that I have watched your channel from time to time when I was younger and it was one of the many contributing factors in me going into the tech field. I hope you know that you still are inspiring people to follow in your footsteps in some ways because I genuinely feel like partly I carry some of your mentality towards the industry I hope to be a part of. I also find it inspiring that a normal person goes to advocate for legal change and have some sucesses, even if they haven't macroscopically led us to the endgoal.
I know it's kind of sappy, but I wanted to make sure it was at least said because I think you do have a genuine impact on people and the world and I really respect it. Especially with the recent work with GrayJay, It's some real impressive stuff and an inspiration to be the change you want to see.
I take pride in using any electronic device for as long as I can, fixing or having it fixed as best as I can along the way. Big part of why I am like that is because I learned from you that it's possible. Winning in life is about the quality of the life spent. You can only show the way, others have to take it.
Louis, you are the only reason I and many other people are aware of the issues and events going on in the repair industry. You make it hard for companies to scam us! Even if you aren’t “winning”, if you show up “too late”, if society continues degenerating regardless, your work slows them down. Please never stop fighting!
It takes a massive amount of intellectual and philosophical honesty to make a video like this, from the position you're in. Respect.
Snap out of it, mate! We have shit to do! I’ve been watching you for years and you helped reignite my passion for electronics repairs, so much so that I gave up my job few months ago and opened a repair shop again after 25 years. Business is starting to pick up and customers are genuinely happy when they find out that people that repair electronics still exist. It’s never been easy to be a repair technician. When we use to find the schematics in a pouch attached to the back of the tv we still had trouble finding parts and used donor boards, there was no online ordering, no TH-cam, nowhere to get info but from books….fuck I’m old😄 Anyway, your voice is one of the loudest from our community, the time and effort you put into the right to repair movement is hard to match so I wish you have the health and you find the strength to carry on with the rest of us trying to do as much as we can to help
Louis, as long as you try to help, it's fine.
The end result sucks, but you were genuinely able to help people over the years. That's a much greater difference than not having helped at all.
If I plant a flower garden, and a third of it dies because some jackass at comcast had to dig a line despite not having to, the flowers wouldn't have been a waste. They helped the bees and other insects, which is a lot more than shitty corporate landscapers will ever do.
You're not the problem. And you're fighting a fight that should have never needed to be fought. All the effort you do, is effort the world should be grateful for. If you do decide you're done, thank you for all you've done. Your cause is good, and so to is all the effort you've given.
I'm not in repair, I'm an engineer. Every company I go to, top management is manipulative and morally corrupt: they'll do anything at any cost as long as it benefits their financials. They lie to clients, they lie to employees, they lie to suppliers, and persistently attempt to drag me down that path under the pretence of "everyone does it, that's just the way the world works, you can't survive any other way". And I've been laughed at whenever I insisted on being honest and transparent, even towards those same manipulative individuals. You are the prime example that it is in fact possible to be both honest and successful, simple as that. I'm perfectly fine being called naiive, among other things, as long as your archetypal story is on my mind.
You know if they liked the bill its because there was loopholes they could exploit.
Literally my comment under video of "apple approves the bill (or something like that)"
They don’t realize how similar they are to the jailbreak community
Honestly that was my 1st thought
They didn't just "like" the bill they were part of the bill drafting process. So you know it's pointless. That said it's also Commieformia anyway so what were you expecting, useful laws?
@@marcogenovesi8570 lol if they were really communist then the law would be pro consumer af
I hear you so loud and clear. I am much older than you, and I respect your work so much.
I have been a technician in late 90s to early 2000s and I have seen the profession loose some (most?) of its value.
I am now not working in a repair shop, but still am in electronics (design).
I have always admired you going after the companies that do everything in their power to make us buy and buy new models all the time. I think it takes tremendous amounts of persistence and will. At the very least, in that sense, the industry wouldn't have been better off without you in it. I hope you won't end up "taking the red pill". It will be a sad day for all of us. I wish you to have a long productive life making the bad guys think twice and thrice about the dishonest and manipulative ways most products are manufactured and designed to "consume". YOU HAVE DONE A LOT! I wish there were so much more people in this profession having your mindset.
Rooting for you,
Cheers from Israel,
Sephy.
I have dreamed of being able to help people repair their tech since I was 3. Everything I have done has moved me forward towards that goal. After watching your videos and iPad Rehab videos, I decided to go get the training. I have bought all the equipment, and now I am saving devices. Things that I would have had to turn away before. Even if they are broke, I am repairing it and telling them to pay it forward to someone else. We are a rare breed, and the world needs more of us.
really? 3 years old?
@@user-lp5wb2rb3v yeah, I started my first business by 9. When I was able to walk around, I started biting co ax cables apart to see how they worked. Tore apart VCR tape rewinders, and radios. Just always understood them.
@@user-lp5wb2rb3v some people are inspired young
Repair is not good business, because you have no control.
@@NateB service industries are tough. I have been able to also train myself in other fields that have enabled me to be able to control the flow leads. It is definitely challenging to run a business. Super fun though :)
You have done a lot of good for this industry man. Without you the topic of repairability would probably not have been discussed in congress, for example. Change takes time and is not linear. One step back, two steps forward. Hardware manufacturers will push back, but we need people like you to keep them accountable. It's not pointless, please don't give up the fight.
Everything you have done matters! There must be hundreds of techs now who earn a living because of your teachings.
Keep fighting Louis! You might not believe it, but you’re needed.
Firefly has a quote for this : May have been on the losing side, Still not convinced it was the wrong one. Also, the whole point of life is that it really is pointless, only in the rarest situations do you become relevant as a footnote in history. How many great stories and lives were there that no one knows a peep about. Hell, I haven't been able to have any influence on local, state, federal laws I care about, so you got a one up on a lot of us from that perspective of influence. Its a weird thing to come back to but don't let your ego tell you that you need to be superman, when being batman is decent enough, or maybe repairman in this case lol :P
I was a bit taken back whilst watching this. I know that it may seem pointless now and then, but you have fought for both consumers and yourself.
You have done good by bringing more awareness to it, and I hope you carry on with the good you are doing.
Results in life can guide our process but we can never gain control over the results themselves. We only have control over our process based on our current context and reference point. It’s good to reflect from time to time but judging a removed you from a different time can often be unfair. The you in that context is long gone and if you didn’t back then “hold” what you hold today then that you had no way of acting the way present you wish past you did.
Now if you did hold something in the past but for some reason, for example relating to your character acted “incorrectly” on that in the past then that is a gift of learning and wisdom hopefully for the you in the present and the future.
It’s also natural to become jaded by sense of continous injustice.
That doesn’t make idealism bad, the world would be a much more sad place without hope and dreams.
But we give what we find in life(what’s in the tank) and if we’re forced to keep giving without refilling eventually everyone runs dry in such an environemtn. That’s life, it just is what it is
You have done a lot of good, Louis. And you have entertained and educated a 74 year old Pensioner living in Malta. Thank you and keep going Sir for your story is not over.
The only reason you think it might have been better without you, is because you cannot objectively see the world without you.
You are a huge reason anyone even thinks about this. Government / legislation always lags the will of the people.
I'm sure glad there's no monopolies on parts or repair. Thank goodness for anti-trust laws.
"Manufacturers won't even sell us anything but bad rejected screens"
"I can't compete with Apple, we are not a better deal anymore"
"Could young Louis do what I did today, I don't think so"
Anti-trust doesn't work, take a look at all these subscription based companies, even printer companies are getting away with it
Anti-trust laws in America might as well not even be a thing. They exist, but they're never actually used to punish corporations, so why have them in the first place
it's a joke that people rely on government to solve these issues
@@_Circus_Clapped_ then you really don't understand how these same companies have corrupted government, cause it was exactly for this that it was made for. Because at this point we are on the shoulders of giants and its really really hard to even begin to think about competing on manofacturing complex goods. So government should be there to insure that companies dont become tyrants.
@@_Circus_Clapped_Laws are to prevent decent people from harming criminals.
That $100 a month spectrum really hit home, be rdy for it to go up another $40 for no reason and get even slower speeds then you had before
lol 40$ more? why not 100$ more. It's not like there is any competition anyway
Literally can't get anything else, love the constant drops
Got gigabit fibre in the UK for £25 a month lol.
The best kind of loser is the one that inspires the next winner.
You've inspired a generation, Mr. Rossmann. Even if you don't win what you want to win in the end, others will pick up your torch.
Repair matters for farmers,
Repair matters for disabled people,
Repair matters for people who can't afford a new device every X years.
Your channel has helped many people either become technicians or open up their own devices.
Repair matters to me because I am less afraid to open up my XPS and change its battery, upgrade its RAM, change its keyboard. Because I did that, I was less afraid to say "Yes, I can build that" when my boss asked me if I can assemble a deep learning workstation. I am less afraid to open up stuff and see how it works. Your channel is a gathering place for people interested in doing what you do. That's why we're here.
Louis I don’t think you even realise how much good you have done, take me for example, your inspirational videos really helped me get myself together, face my fears and resolve many serious issues that I had. I never mentioned that in the comments or anywhere else up until now, just think about how many more people like me there are
Don't give up, you might not have gotten the results you were looking for, but you tried and keep doing and there is no other way to improve things than trying. I hope you regain your strength in this dark moment because there isn't enough people like you in this world.
You've been an inspirational figure of authenticity and tenacity. That is a value in and out of itself.
You planted trees around the world and we are better for it, despite the fact you’ll never enjoy the full shade of them.
I was frozen in fear many times in my career from not knowing how to approach a repair but people like you and Rich gave me hope and inspiration that I could figure it out and overcome a repair in the automotive world. Stay a shining light and symbol of hope because that’s what Sheriff Bell the WWII veteran was in the book and movie, despite his severe survivor’s guilt and PTSD from the war. He made a difference and that’s what matters no matter how small or large.
First of all, you have already left a massively positive impact on the world, both for younger and older generations alike. Thank you :)
Working to improve repairs and associated documentation is essential, not only because reuse is better than recycling and usually cheaper than buying new things (except when companies like Apple make it such much more difficult), but also because you teach the inner workings of technology.
Think of it this way: Today's electronics are so advanced, that most people can not even open their devices without breaking them, let alone do they understand them enough to modify them. If these advancements in miniaturization and specialization go on, I really think that in 10-20 years people will think of electronic devices as magical - the mental bridge for understanding them is burned beyond recovery. Therefore having people like you explain these devices and their progress, regardless if Apple makes things harder or easier, is really important.
Problems with political systems happen around the world, and I personally have no idea how to reverse this trend even locally. Core elements of the democratic principle and human rights (most importantly privacy and freedom of speech) get chipped away every year or so. It's a hard battle to slow it down, reversing it even a small bit seems like winning the lottery.
I personally am a science fiction nerd and always wanted to go to space. So my current plan is to help advance space exploration in any way I can, and maybe migrate to a space station or colony someday. Seems easier to build a new small colony with good rules than to repair existing countries down on earth. The frontier is not necessarily easier, it's just lacking backdoored laws and is therefore a more fair playing ground.
Whether you know it or not, you're definitely making a positive impact on the world. We appreciate you
Any time we see a person who’s heart is in the right place, it is such an inspiration.
I FOR ONE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE...
I'm twice your age Louis and I know all about that "arriving just a bit too late" feeling, been there and done that.
I've watched my father try to change things for the better for many years and him ultimately seeing the futility of such an endeavor as success in that respect is always just temporary and it usually doesn't take long for "new circumstances", "unforeseen developments", people with a "new vision for the future" or whatever else to come along and fuck it all up, making it worse than it was before the positive changes.
Seeing his struggles made me much less inclined to try to follow in his footsteps but I have still fooled myself into trying to help make things better again and again on a smaller scale and it usually boils down to "too little to late".
The ship has sailed, the train has left the station, no one really cares.
You are making a big difference for a lot of people through your contributions, videos, advice, honest talks and this is where the positive change happens, as for the corporate world, well, that always ends up in frustrations, it's a monster that can't be tamed, all one can do is to try to stay in the saddle for as long as it works out and is still fun for the most part, eventually one will just want to get off or being thrown off if one misses one's cue.
Hello Sir. You have made a huge impact in the right direction. That's already a huge win.
Hang in there, bro. We are all trying to stay optimistic and driven. You are part of that inspiration. You are also human. Glad to have you in Texas!
Louis you're an incredibly honorable guy and i wish more people thought about what they are doing in life the way you do.
I used to be a repair tech and was an Apple Authorized Technician but I got out about 5 years ago because I saw the writing on the wall. I am 100% for repair and reuse but companies like Apple have made it extremely hard to do so anymore. I hated repairing iPads. Everything's glued together which makes it much more difficult to repair anything. The last time my wife's iPad battery needed to be replaced I just bought her a new iPad because it wasn't worth the hassle.
Louis you are trying to make a difference and having success at it too. I think you can be proud of your work.
Louis, if people like you were not fighting back and pushing for repairability, the world would already be in a far worse place.
Its not just YOU, but YOUR impact on other people who have then gone on to stand against non repairable products, poor consumer business practices, places trying to claim repair is bad/dangerous and of course, trying to claim that repair will somehow "damage their business".
We NEED you and have needed you all along!
Keep fighting, keep educating, keep calling out crappy business practices!
THANK YOU
Without you "right to repair" wouldn't even be in the mainstream vocabulary. These companies feel the heat from us, ultimately because of you. I think there are people who make great change for the good in the world don't even realize what they've done, because their standards are so high and they know they can do better. Keep doing what you are good at
I'm a person who tries to make it simpler for people in my fields to start out. Streaming, some repair, gaming. You are one of the most inspiring people I have seen despite I don't particularly like your style of speaking to camera. But you have content consistency. And if you keep helping people hop onto the topic - you didn't fail. Look at it globally. There are so much stories of success because of you which you didn't hear of. It's negative bias.
how else would he get info out if not making videos or vlogs, the same amount of people will not see him if he did conventions or maybe blogs which I think he does.
Here's how I see it, it's not you making it worse but actually unraveling what's happened throughout time in an educative matter and making a profit & following out of the beautiful disaster. Everyone here has the power of choice, we have chosen to see and educate ourselves to the very end because that's who we are, curious, like most of tech people. That being said, regardless if in the end is as you said, when have you just rolled over and just pretend nothing is happening? WE ARE HERE TILL THE END, PLEASE DON'T STOP BEING WHO YOU REALLY ARE, WHEN SOMETHING IS NOT FEELING RIGHT YOU KNOW WE KNOW THAT YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW?
Louis, I appreciate you. Without you and a few others, I'd think I was completely crazy. Thank you for saying the things no one wants to hear.
Hi Louis. Greetings from Bharat (India). Firstly long tern subscriber. Following your journey till now has been a learning experience and added to me taking better decisions.
Coming back to Bharat, we here have a long tradition of repair. We don’t necessarily believe in throwing an equipment when it’s broken. We will try our 100% to repair it and make it functional again. Even if its not functional we will still salvage parts from it and not let it go to dustbin so easily.
As long as we are in the world, repairs won’t die. And people like you who teaches how to do these repairs will always havr a high regard in mine and other similar societies who value their purchases.
May Shri Krishna bless you and thank you 🙏
I've learnt so much over the years because of you. Because of you I am aware of the issue and fighting the fight. I started reverse engineering stuff. Learning schematics and diagrams. I've shared your videos and made a lot more people aware of R2R. And you've done the same with the 1.8 million people subscribed to your channel. That is not something to be taken lightly. I think the world is much much better because of what you do.
Back when you started a normal person had a good chance of fixing their own stuff if they were determined. I fixed my own stuff and I fixed family members and friends stuff. It was trivial most of the time. I never did board level repair but everything short of that was a-ok.
Nowadays? It is basically impossible, most especially for Appel things.
Yeah f ck Apple.
Louis you're such a great addition to this industry and have made me a huge advocate for right to repair that I wouldn't have even paid attention to if it weren't for your channel. Keep up the good fight! You're helping out people you don't even know about.
Louis I have watched your videos for years. I am proud to be a fan! With that said, it is unfortunate that companies are getting away with what they are getting away with. I work in the auto industry, one of the worst when it comes to right to repair. I get pissed at the manufacturer on the prices they charge us for “Special Tools” to fix their mistakes. We had to purchase a machine that I could buy from the maker for almost $5,000 less, but it is not “certified” by our manufacturer. It is the same machine!!! Take that times 800 dealers. They make us pay for network equipment that allows them, if the customers uses WiFi at my store, to but cookies on their phones to retarget them. They are not always going to redirect them to my store, but to their brand!! I spend hundreds of dollars to cultivate customers and the brand takes my customer from me!!
This is one of the most valuable tech channels in my opinion.
Self-reflection isn't a bad thing. You've done amazing work. You've helped people win battles when it comes to all this tech bullshit we gotta deal with, but at the end of the day, you're just 1 guy. Not to diminish your efforts or accomplishments, but this is a war and you're just a soldier. We don't just need 1 of you, we need an army of your type. The type of person who puts in this amount of effort and has this passion for a day where we aren't dependent on the industry but ourselves. You're an amazing guy that I've listened to for over a year now, but again, you're just 1 guy. We need more of you, not less. Not that you asked, but I think you should teach a course on this stuff. Call it whatever you want, but give/ share your skills with us. Help us see the tech world through your lens. Don't stop, keep moving forward.
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In a world where more and more often we are bewildered by the tools we are using, the inspiration and assistance you have given people to understand and know the importance of understanding is a bright beacon of compassion for the common man. You are a saint. The soulless mega corporations are the enemy to everyone but the people who profit. I wish I was like you, Man. If it is ignorant to fight a losing battle, then why are any of us breathing?
I can tell you this from experience of having been in the mindset you're in right now. The issue at hand is that none of our fathers were able to provide the same opportunities for us that they had. They went through the same inner struggle that I went through and that you are now going through. What you need to (and will eventually) realize, is that everything you have done and are doing is setting the bar for achievement itself. Neither you, myself, nor anyone else can transport their youth to the present. Only those that are living and growing through the times are going to be able to navigate them on their own terms. and THAT is what you are teaching them by example. Sure, $250 isn't enough to buy gas and groceries for a week in many areas right now compared to even 5 years ago or so. However, what all of your videos prove to a young person starting out is that there is a method to making things happen. Even if it's not in the same field.
Also, not to put too fine a point on it, but you've just now started making an actual fuss in the corners around the industry. It always gets worse before it gets better in hopes that annoying people like you will just go away. Just look at the whole gun 'debate'. How long has it been since we went from suffocating gun restrictions of varying degrees of all kinds in all different places until only just the last few years the Supreme Court has had to finally lay down the law in 3 different decisions that basically say 'what part of *shall not* do you guys not understand?'
So, before it goes on too long - you haven't failed, you're just a man who has done a helluva lot with the time he's had so far. No reason to stop now, other than feeling deflated at the moment which is fine. But, I'll give you fair warning that if you do - it's not going to be a movie or a dream you had you'll be reminiscing about down the road.
Have a good one man. Really appreciate all you've done, and regardless of my 'pontifications' you deserve to do whatever the hell you want to do with no regrets. That's all just an old man looking back talking. Take care.
Honestly - I think that you have done a helluva lot of good in the industry - You have educated SOOO many consumers, and fixed countless machines..
You are so refreshing and inspiring. You are so beyond winning. Keep doing your thing!
Louis, you've done a lot of change and there are real, palatable results to show for it.
You took a big burden on yourself and many were content to leave you carry it alone. Keep fighting for us as long as you can.
No matter what our plans are - somehow we always seem to be behind the curve ! Kudos to you and your exhaustive repair / counseling videos, I trust you will prosper in un expected ways from all this - Louis !
It would definitely be worse if you hadn't done what you did. Thank you for all your efforts, they are not in vain. At minimum, millions of people are far less ignorant of the forces at play than before, but I believe you have done far more than that. It just takes time, determination, and not giving up.
This wasn't your responsibility or duty to begin with, you wouldn't die, go to jail or something, if you did nothing. Yet you did. You did so much, man. Maybe it got worse, but you are fighting against the brutal monolithic machine, I don't think it's reasonable to expect significant success. You really did ALL you could, and that's more than anyone can ask for. Thank you!
I have watched your videos over the years and I have to be honest, that your repair sessions re-ignited my passion for electronics from my childhood (80s child here). I would not say any of it is a wasted, I do see the reflection on an industry that discourages repair though. Perhaps that is why all the radioshack/electronics stores disappeared in the UK. I also think your reflection could be growing through life, and getting older. As we progress in life , I think we consider the whys more than the hows. We get old enough to see the full decisions of others play out in life, which changes our outlook immensely. As others have said, however, nothing you have invested is in vain. It has helped others a great deal and perhaps even spurning a passion for repair in a world that discourages it, was a great thing in the end
Is it possible to start a new tech company that reflects your values?
No, requires too high a startup cost. What I can afford to do is start a koi fish pond, with 500 fishies. th-cam.com/video/VgbVnhr13Ds/w-d-xo.html and I sure did
I'm gonna sell the fat one for $100 some day.
jump in the pond one day and then sell the bathwater lol.
Agreed Mr Rossmann, As a tech I remember going in the 80s which was the boom for the repair of VCRs TVs and the sorts, it was super easy to get ahold of spare parts through MCM Parts Express and your local dealers, sellers in Canal street and the sorts. To the point where I went to business for myself at home and made great money, Slowly but surely all these repair shops started closing down… It’s a lost art!! Shame you can’t get schematics, or parts are unavailable unbelievable….
*Louis gets a job at Framework*
I think that from a global point of view, outside of capitalism and a single company profit, for humanity, repeir is the model we need, and the one that makes sense. @@rossmanngroup
I think everyone who has done something worthwhile has a similar thought before they finally accomplish their goal. Just keep going Louis! The night is always darkest before the dawn, but you have to keep fighting...If nothing else, you inspired me.
Never back down. Never give up! You are the only tech TH-camr who is actively fighting the bs these companies do while others turn away so that the companies still favor them. We need you!
I am planning on going into activism, and want to advocate for a more sustainable world for future generations. This is one of my fears. I think that I can't have been the first one to think this way. Surely, somebody else must have tried. So why is the world like this?