J.P. StewartThis story about enshitification of KitchenAid is a story of modern technology and engineering. :(
More people should watch this.
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Drain@jpsays that was a good video, but fortunately my wife married a mechanical engineer and I'll cut custom gears and 3D print stainless steel housings if I have to. In any case, Whirlpool isn't getting any more of our money.
@Drain Excellent. :)
Peter Janes@jpsays What an odd channel. It's put up 12 produced videos in just 6 weeks, doesn't credit anyone or link to any sources, has clickbaity titles and all kinds of spammy hashtags, and seems to be AI-narrated... but the imagery seems to be real and the information feels right (to this non-expert who skimmed the content, at least, but I can't say it *wasn't* written by an LLM). If it is legit, I wish they'd be more up front about who they are and how they're creating their content.
supersingular@me also found the insane level of quick cuts to unrelated stock footage or AI gen imagery very straining. Peak level of irony that a video about lowering product quality is largely AI generated.
Spruwel@me I have a similar feeling by this video. There are some video effects I have seen recently in other vids that feel odd. Like photos being horizontally turned (not sure how to call it). Maybe there an ai-video tool was used. At some point she says something like "this is not what whirlpool wants you to see in the internet". I cannot imagine a real narrator would say such clickbait-ish thing.
@me Yes. I too had a similar reaction to be honest. I also watched the episode on dishwasher longevity as well. Very plausible information. But I didn’t find any other online presence either.
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Julie Liddell Whitehead@jpsays YES! My daughter discovered this--she's a professional chef, saved up for a year to buy her own KitchenAid for home use and it started giving her problems making bread within 8 months of purchase. She was absolutely crushed.
Simon ZerafaThat's why reconditioned older models tend to have a good resale price. Those who know, know 😉
The same principle applies to other gadgets such as older Laser Printers. Good feature set, inexpensive, no DRM and consumables still obtainable at excellent prices.
@simonzerafa Yup. Exactly. I too felt the analogies to technology across society today as well.
We’ve had the same small laser printer for 12 years. It’s been great.
HP M451dn for the win 😉
@simonzerafa We have a brother HL-2270DW. :)
Neil E. Hodges@jpsays Reminds me of how Pyrex, Gore-Tex, and more abandoned the materials that made them succeed in favor of poor imitations. They literally bootlegged their own products. :/
truh@jpsays Who is making those videos? 12 script heavy videos in a little over a month on a new channel seems like a lot. Has the channel existed in other forms before that?
@truh I share these questions. I did some research too, but haven’t found anything. I’m surprised they don’t link out to any other site either.
VeloBusDriver@jpsays As a practical joke one year, Dad brought home a huge Hobart mixer (about 5' Tall as I recall) his company used to mix small batches of printing Ink. He and My mom invited neighbors over for Mom's birthday for dinner and told them the mixer was a birthday gift for Mom.