Not all that long ago I heard a story on the radio, regarding You Tube videos. It seems that this one individual they interviewed for the story had put his kids through college with the ad revenues from his how-to video series on how to tie a tie. That kind of money stream just for demonstrating something that you already know how to do holds quite a bit of appeal. Because of its being potentially lucrative, that sort of DIY demo is now common on video sites like You Tube, extending even to the realm of automotive repair.
There’s this famous line that goes those that can, do, those that can’t teach. Unfortunately, that sometimes extends to those who attempt to school video viewers. For example, take the gentleman above – Jeff – who has a couple of videos that try and demonstrate how to change the cabin air filters in his Chevy products. It’s not so much that he’s malicious but more that he has poorly thought out the whole how-to video thing. The rawness of the admission in the second video is awesome.
Imparting information on others is an innate trait that’s hardwired into most of us- some sort of pack dominance thing, no doubt. Another common trait is the humiliation of others, and today I want you all to offer up online repair videos – automotive or otherwise – that unintentionally let us do the latter to someone who has attempted to do the former.
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