Halfway through he describes this as malicious compliance with the “right to repair” law. Apple and others are making a mockery of the law.

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    16 hours ago

    Oh look another Rossman PSA to show us how evil some company is. Also, the sun rose today.

    I stopped giving this guy credence after his series of videos on how “dangerous” onewheels are (I now own 2, and…GASP also drive a Hyundai with an EPB). I don’t fault his motivation, but his propensity to assert that edge cases are likely mainstream is just far too much to be taken seriously.

    Risks exist. Be informed.

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      Risks exist. Be informed.

      He is revealing the risk, he is informing. He is indignant that it is a risk which is deliberately obscured by the manufacturer. It is not a traditional risk most buyers would expect and the manufacturer is exploiting that.

      It is reasonable to expect to DIY your brake pads without this exorbitant price.

      Good faith trading vs bad

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        Lol all this talk if risk mitigation mingled with an assertion that one should DIY one’s brakes, and no mentions of qualifications or safety.

        It’s foolproof!

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          I think I had a stroke reading this.

          From what I’m gathered, you believe no at home DIY mechanic should be changing their own brake pads? It’s not complicated, I completed my first pad change when I was 16 with a diagram and instructions a tow truck driver wrote on the back of a takeout menu. I did the sensible thing and tested them before moving and again at low speeds in a parking lot.

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      Literally not the point. Companies being predatory, and using literal misinformation, and deception tactics to bend the law and screw up consumers to drive consumption is the point. Good for you being a brainless consumer who is totally fine being cucked by the “rent your hardware” industry, the many of us prefer to actually own our tools.

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        Lol you do you then. Lingo like “cucked” speaks literal volumes about your character, and… fuckin’ ew.

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          Lol you do you then

          Actually, people wont be able to “you do you” when car repair is gatekept from the consumer.

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            Cool cool. I’m 100% sure who I take my car to won’t have this issue and I will continue to be able to do me.

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      One wheels aren’t shit for being dangerous, they’re shit for bricking the device if you try to replace the fucking battery, as well as other anti-consumer practices.

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        What’s weird is I have replaced the batteries in both of mine. It’s actually easier than spreading FUD.

        Alas, I must be imagining that they still work; surely your version of reality is canon.

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      Sounds to me like you haven’t had a board ghost into a stranger’s car. It’s fucking terrifying. Ask me how I know.

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        12 hours ago

        You are correct. I would not know about that, because I ripped out their hardware and put in open source stuff, upgraded the sensors and added a dead man’s switch.

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            Because I personally feel that he is an alarmist who blows a lot of l shit out of proportion, despite generally agreeing with the principles behind him doing what he does.

            It’s okay to not like someone’s content and take on things. it also doesn’t necessarily mean that I’m not aligned with the basic premise of his work in other cases. I just don’t like how he represents the topics or the degree to which he inflates their importance.