The Tech Ecosystem Explained

In this video I explain the 3 levels of the tech ecosystem, and what roles they play within it, aswell as some of the positives and negatives. What role do you play in the tech ecosystem.
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[@heterodoxagnostic8070]

should've been Racecar Linus, Linus Sebastian, and Linus Torvalds.

[@mikecoxlong5807]

yep, that would have worked better

[@lame_lexem]

@T Vz haha meme goes \

[@kekistanifreedomfighter4197]

Linus was a race car driver He drove so god-damned fast Never did win no checkered flag But he never did come in last

[@MpSniperM1911]

@@kekistanifreedomfighter4197 i see you're a man of culture

[@smiley19092]

@@kekistanifreedomfighter4197 your taste in music sucks

[@chadghostal2145]

This channel rocks. Fills a certain niche perfectly -- guarantee it will blow up soon

[@MentalOutlaw]

somebody screencap this guy :D

[@genericgamer1319]

i can feel that it must be the compiler commentary

[@happysmash27]

15.2k subscribers as of 2020-07-29. I agree.

[@elda7153]

66k 10th Feb 2021

[@xd333]

70k 2021-03-01 looks like you did

[@mikecoxlong5807]

haha, car goes brrrr

[@Ghesh_Vargiet]

@e e no it goes vroom vroom

[@Yorgarazgreece]

@@Ghesh_Vargiet no it goes braaaaaap stututututu

[@uvuvwevwevweossaswithglasses]

@@Yorgarazgreece man of culture

[@kalle5548]

@@Yorgarazgreece Racecar Johnny's car goes Wrrrrr stuutututu wrrrrrrrrr eeee brap ee brap e brap grrrgrgrgrr

[@Nyxar-2077]

Ratatata 😈

[@vinichab]

And remember: You're a racecar johnny in nearly every aspect of life

[@purplelord8531]

yup 'it's the users, they're not putting in the time to understand' buddy the users are 99% of this interaction

[@vinichab]

@Riyad Argoub ah sure, I bet you know all about computers, neuroscience, space, microbiology, literature, music, mathematics, geograohy, oceanography, geology, the history of Congo, how to build a car, how to build a fridge, how to build a nuclear reactor, how to to fly a plane, plumbing, house interior design, fashion, web design, Cobol programming, clock building, philosphy, politics, physics.... Face it, fucker, we know very little of most subjects.

[@ChadAV69]

I don’t agree with that. I think most tech enthusiasts are by default kind of interested in how a lot of stuff works. You don’t have to be an expert to be an enthusiast. But there are a lot of people that don’t want to learn anything, yet they expect it to work. I just don’t understand that.

[@ghosthunter0950]

​@@purplelord8531 Why shouldn't they put in the time to understand at least what the specs mean from the enthusiast?

[@remember6303]

@@ghosthunter0950 i bet it has something to do with hormone and neurochemestry levels, as it may be literally hard for them to think and bend their minds thinking something out of the rails

[@Cookedfrfrfr]

This could honestly be applied to anything. Like politics or movies.

[@nekoeko500]

Yup, pretty much. The tone of the vid is kind of beligerant because internet, but I'm sure he's a decent guy.

[@nishant54]

@@nekoeko500 Doesn't matter. Truth hurts and should be told without sugar coating to pinch them.

[@segfaultInBrain]

"Autistic Brilliance of Richard Stallman"

[@awabqureshi814]

Beautiful thumbnail

[@Lukaazas9]

saint iGNUcious included

[@FreakinKatGaming]

You said it better

[@Deeeve]

"vroom vroom" lmao

[@abubakrakram6208]

Nice video, but I think you give Racecar Johnny too little credit. He’s not some simpleton, he just chooses to spend his time on something else. We’re ALL Johnny when it comes to some skill. I think most of us get cocky being in the Enthusiast camp.

[@patrioticwhitemail9119]

@@hwfq34fajw9foiffawdiufhuaiwfhw if you put the effort into understanding then you aren't a racecar Johnny. You are an enthusiast without a KZbin channel.

[@patrioticwhitemail9119]

Most people ignore most thing because everyone can't specialize in everything. Time Johnny spends understanding his car is less time he is racing (working on a project that is important to himself or company). Racecar Johnny isn't a slur any more than normie is.

[@mzg147]

@@patrioticwhitemail9119 "normie" is used like a slur, sure. OP is right, we all are normies in some aspect of our lives.

[@patrioticwhitemail9119]

@@mzg147 >"OP" Gotta let everyone know you aren't a n- *this post has been reviewed by our trust and safty council, and has been determined to violate our terms and conditions."

[@kendarr]

I certainly agree, i like this guy videos and the way the talks, but hes very agressive lol, in most of the videos the passive agression is there, its not bad tho or something that he seems to do just to be mean, it legit feels like thats just the way he talks.

[@otherssingpuree1779]

Describes end user. Never have I been so offended by something I totally agree with.

[@NoorquackerInd]

>implying that Racecar Johnny doesn't change his oil and drive stick like a true man

[@leonardo9259]

Yeah lmao Everyone will think that the skills that they already have are enough, and if someone doesn't have them they are stupid Car enthusiasts think everyone should know how to change oil and tires Techtards think everyone should run Linux And so on and so forth

[@spaycee9082]

@@leonardo9259 I think everyone should know certain things but u don’t need to do everything like you should know how to tie your shoes but you don’t have to but you should definitely know

[@TheKrausenKid]

@@leonardo9259 I could understand not knowing how to rebuild an engine. But there's no excuse for not knowing how to change a tire or oil they are essential skills for a modern society. Easy to do and even easier to learn by simply watching a video on youtube. The thing that makes someone stupid isn't so much the "not knowing" its the "skills that they already have are enough" attitude. With the internet and a curious mind there isn't much excuse not to know a little about everything. P.S. Learn about building engines its really awesome.

[@haedrichowen]

@@TheKrausenKid my excuse is that I live in a city and so I have never needed a car, nor do I want to own a car… nowadays computers are ubiquitous, even children own mobiles. I would argue that understanding computers is far more important than understanding cars nowadays

[@TheKrausenKid]

@@haedrichowen agreed 😭 I'm a software engineer

[@ericchandler90]

Sometimes I wish I was just Racecar Johny. Ignorance is bliss.

[@stumbling]

Until it isn't...

[@epicblade1375]

The more you know, the more things you need to worry about...

[@just2anti672]

Rather be paranoid but know I'm safer

[@kendarr]

Gotta agree to a point, i would not be a as paranoid, and would be posting pictures of food and cute cats on instagram..

[@northernsoul0127]

Knowing got me into Linux.

[@luigitech3169]

The future will be like Idiocracy, not Matrix

[@Hunter725R]

You mean the present ;)

[@elijahpepe]

Yes!

[@Hunter725R]

@e- w- there are no options

[@6500s1]

@lasest2 hehe magnetic usb ports go wroom wroom?

[@overclucker]

It'll be more like Army of Darkness if I have my way.

[@sean8190]

“THIS GUY DOESNT EVEN KNOW WHAT A CYLINDER IS!” I died.

[@Silverdev2482]

Not even geometrically

[@SilverSpoon_]

there's people like this. both in car, both in house and computing. People don't know how to copy and paste. People don't know what even their OS is. «Intel Centrino!... Acer! Wait. Worlds! Worldsk? Windings! uUu I have this box again, I click, I hjave an error.» «What error?» «Error... A warning sign...» «Can your read it to me?» «...Help» «Read the error message» «How?» or the car «It's not working.» «it's a manual gearbox. Don't do that.» (cue that scene from interstellar, "do not attempt docking I repeat do not attempt docking) «I'm trying to start anyways there's three pedals.. just tell me if there's a security.» «It's a manual gearbox, do not attempt to» engine starts « I repeat do not operate the vehicle» *screeching noise* *beeping*

[@Gamez4eveR]

crazy that the tech KZbinr Linus Tech Tips is the creator of the Linux kernel

[@Cookedfrfrfr]

Wait really?

[@anonymize]

@@Cookedfrfrfr yes

[@retrace]

@@Cookedfrfrfr yes lmao

[@user-yn6ii7ys3u]

@@Cookedfrfrfr lmfao

[@sigmundfreud4472]

@@Cookedfrfrfr Bruh Moment

[@koolmin23]

Some people think being a Racecar Johnny is inherently a bad thing, but I don't. Not everyone has the time/energy/want to know the ins and outs, they just wanna get shit done so they can go on with their day, and that goes with any hobby.

[@evantanuwidjaja8017]

true

[@InventorZahran]

There are many pieces of technology that I use every day, which I don't necessarily have the free time or interest to learn about and tinker with. My home heater, washer and dryer machines, kitchen appliances, vacuum cleaner, the list goes on... I don't really care about what's going on inside these devices, I only need to know that they go vroom vroom when I turn them on. However, there are other systems, including my mobile phone, bicycle, and personal computer, which I have gone to great lengths to study, understand, and customize to my specific needs. No one can ever be an expert at everything, so it's perfectly acceptable to be an enthusiast in some fields and a Racecar Johnny almost everywhere else.

[@AugustusBohn0]

the trick is being enough of a racecar johnny with the things you don't care about so that you spend the minimum amount of mental energy you can get away with on them, but not so much of a racecar johnny that you become somebody else's wallet.

[@Idontevenwanachannel]

Everybody's a Racecar Johnny for some field, you can't know everything about everything

[@wormwoodbecomedelphinus4131]

Or they're depressed

[@eccomi21]

I'm a racecar Sebastian. I fixed other peoples laptops, fixed my own, built my own PCs, delidded CPUs, installed custom watercooling, killed cortana, did open source home automation. Yet I'm running around with a stock huawei phone and watch, GPS always turned on, probably being spied on by half the world like...

[@utilitymuffin.]

Well if you’re aware of that then you’re not a Racecar Johnny

[@Gigachad-mc5qz]

Of you are that then i am the biggest boomer who has never seen a cpu

[@GamerBoy705_yt]

That's way more than the average John

[@mikekrow]

Racecar Johnny drove so fast his nose blew off.

[@MrCool-lo3ls]

Contrary to how others may think about this, the more often my motorcycle breaks down and I have to repair it, the more safe I feel driving it. To me, every time I have to actively engage with the inner mechanics of it, the the better I understand the functionality and the limits. That comforts me, knowing how the stuff works and thereby also knowing when I'm pushing my luck with the machine. And to those who think computers are fueled by magic, remember: Everything that works, works somehow. There is some underlying structure that makes it all come together, and it is possible to understand that structure, whatever it may be.

[@kendarr]

I feel the same, i like to fix to my stuff because then i know how it works, and idk i just have a fire in me for seeing how things are done, however, not everyone have that somehow, i know how my mouse works, and how my keyboard works, i have friends who don't and could not care less

[@romancvijanovic7130]

Computers work with magic and pixie dust*. You forgot the pixie dust.

[@fredgarvinMP]

Dead giveaway for motorcycle noobs. They say "drive" instead of "ride". 😀

[@ME0WMERE]

It does become a lot harder learning about the structure of software with propriety software though, which is why open-source is so important

[@jannikheidemann3805]

Have you heard of the right to repair movement? It's a collective of people figting against design and laws that are hostile towards those who repair. Search right to repair, if you want to know more.

[@omnitex531]

Man, I just fell in love with you content recently. Your opinions and views on things really resonate with me. Right now I'm doing my bachelor's in computer science and I must say that C, assembly, inner workings of Unix etc. fascinate me. Just how much work has been put into those insanely complex systems made up by humans. And yes, I am maybe a little bit autistic. I love learning new things. It fills me with euphoria when I discover something new to be obsessed about. It also fills me with an overwhelming pride for humanity, what we achieved. I would love to share the same wonderous feeling with others, so I'm thinking of teaching once I retire from (hopefully) working in cyber security or something similar for some time. And IT is only one field of study, so much more one could learn if he had more time than just one lifetime...

[@seeman3546]

Complex how

[@omnitex531]

@@seeman3546 in the sense that to understand all the technology and inner workings of what is just happening as I'm typing and sending this reply would take many lifetimes and perfect boundless memory to fully, or almost fully, understand. I'm typing this on a phone. Capacitive touch display. LCD panel. Some silicone wafer that computes things billions of things a second (with all the pipelining and superscalarity, do phone CPUs have out of order execution? I'd think so, crazy thing). GPU, to accelerate and parallelize computations. OS. Another incredible system. On top of that, frameworks. The KZbin app. We got to a high level now, let's go back. When I post this, the phone will wirelessly communicate with my router, pack all the data that, which is right now stored in volatile memory cells, into packets (frames). Whole internet. All the layers, protocols. It will be, for a human at least, instantly sent to some server somewhere, maybe 200km away, probably more. These characters get reduced to electrical and light signals and then reconstructed on your end. And you understand them. That is another curious thing, languages. I could go on and on, hopefully I have showed you what I meant by "complex". You could center your career and spend your whole life studying and improving any area I just mentioned, and I have left many out. Of course. It would be impossible for me to name everything.

[@flip4119]

You aren't autistic. It's called having interests lol.

[@gamingislife3332]

"they usually have autism" i legit died Edit: thanks for the like. Amazing how the most unoriginal comment get alot of like

[@okageking2433]

Me too, watching with an autistic brain XDD

[@agrihonoberjorn1612]

Ah the human equivalent of man maxing

[@agrihonoberjorn1612]

Min maxing

[@fluffywolf6300]

4chan users: 👁️👄👁️

[@camerongroves1886]

Well that explains why I love tech so much.. I was diagnosed 5 years ago. LOL

[@0xshaheen]

"A computer that opens chrome to find boobs and video games" that one killed me😂😂💔

[@InventorZahran]

"...For most users, their operating system is just a bootloader for Google Chrome."

[@MrCool-lo3ls]

@@InventorZahran sad but true. It's more about the internet, the connection to the www, instead of the machine itself.

[@kendarr]

Thats my phone 101, i chose a browser based on if it runs porn (there is a wiredly big amount of bloat browsers that can't run porn.) If it runs porn i'm good.

[@wontcreep]

@@kendarr haha that's what ""construction"" workers pretty much told me when i was in an internship when we talked about tech i use firefox on mine just because of the account sync and great extensions, i hate the new version but im so noob with phones i don't know how to downgrade

[@rileykiing2266]

@@kendarr dude 😔 this channel isn't for you... Please stop

[@snlagr]

Your channel looks promising. All the best for future endeavours! I'll consider myself an early supporter xD Also, I am scared of Linus directly looking me in the eye

[@febed01]

The problem is when the IT managers are Racecar Johnnies... Make bad choices and push them on others :(

[@premier69]

and presto windows rules the desktop world...

[@massgrave8x]

Anyone in any level of management is a Racecar Johnny. No one else would actually want to be in that position.

[@OldieBugger]

I myself, I am a racecar Johnny who is keeping one eye open. That's why I chose Linux Mint when my Windows 7 died out on me, I was dual-booting them 2 at the time and my Windows decided to refuse to boot up after one 'update'. Well, what could I do? My Linux Mint 18 worked without fail so I just copied all my files from my Windows partition and switched totally to the one OS that worked. And I have been down that road ever since.

[@AA-gl1dr]

You cannot say dual booting Linux and race car Johnny in the same sentence.

[@OldieBugger]

@@AA-gl1dr Well, I did. Anyway, that was a time I wanted to check out Linux. I had it installed on a separate drive, so I could unplug it if I wanted. In the end I unplugged the Windows drive instead ...

[@AA-gl1dr]

@@OldieBugger gotta build your own racecar at some point. I wish steam would get their shit together for Linux so I can delete my windows partition entirely :/

[@OldieBugger]

@@AA-gl1dr They're getting there. Maybe slowly, but one day... I play only a bit older games so I don't have many problems gaming on Linux.

[@AugustusBohn0]

@@OldieBugger proton is getting to be pretty darn good, and the steamdeck is hopefully a sign Valve is making a serious commitment to linux, even if it's through an admittedly good compatibility layer rather than pushing devs to make native ports

[@ultrahalf]

Best thumbnail ever 😂😂😂

[@massgrave8x]

Racecar Johnnys saying "memory" instead of "storage" fills me with an unreasonable amount of rage

[@_kitaes_]

and also saying "processor" instead of PC too

[@kevindt100]

@@_kitaes_ this is a new one

[@_kitaes_]

@@kevindt100 ???

[@user-ol3tf1qi6c]

this video is a work of art. funniest shit i seen in a long time

[@yannisgk]

i sent an email to Richard once in my lifetime , and answered back just immediately!!!very nice guy!!!

[@hiddingclover]

Should have been called "The Tech Ecosystem Explained - Vroom Vroom Edition".

[@SilverScarletSpider]

Linus can’t even get Linux running with Steam without bricking his own computer 🤣

[@drooled2284]

10:00 "You'll get stuck making software that you know is sh!t but the end user demands" And that's how Microsoft Windows was born

[@user-lk8sm7ji5d]

Your videos bring the light of knowledge to my ignorant end-using life. Thank you.

[@vanilsting10]

“Yo your computer only has 32 gb of memory??? My has 500 xD” God I hate normies

[@kjullthedemon]

This fetish for high ass specs never really made sense to me. Most people don't use their computer for anything other than an internet browser and videbo games. But that's the consumerist culture we live in.

[@InventorZahran]

@@kjullthedemon Some video games do benefit from high-spec hardware, but there are diminishing returns...

[@momq1434]

What's normies?

[@InventorZahran]

@@momq1434 It's a slang term meaning "normal everyday people".

[@buildawall5803]

Hehe ram and storage so much fun

[@nario848]

Not gonna lie!! i clicked the video because i saw Linus's meme photo.

[@dionyzus2909]

Linus "How-Do-I-Take-A-Selfie" Sebastian

[@gabrielwilliams6373]

This is in my top 10 videos. Well done! This really hit home for me. Thank you.

[@garkeinen7034]

This is really funny and mostly I consider it true but racecar johnny could be very good in another field. Many friends of mine know nothing about computers and are just surfing the web but are brilliant in other realms.

[@Gigachad-mc5qz]

Everyone should know about privacy and how computers work especially nowadays

[@zbbzbb4761]

he didnt mention that racecar johnny is bad in other fields. In this video we're in the technology realm, and i think everyone should have a minimum of knowledge just to protect themselves on the web regardless of their capabilities in other fields

[@adrianpreoteasa3880]

In marginal cases this is true, but the vast majority of humans fall in Racercar Johnny category on all aspects of existance.

[@romancvijanovic7130]

@@Gigachad-mc5qz No. The people who care about privacy will learn about it. No knowledge about computers is necessary to use a computer apart from plugging it it and pushing the power button.

[@Gigachad-mc5qz]

@@romancvijanovic7130 thats what i mean. Everyone should want to know about it and the government should interfere to stop data harvesting and people should mass boycott these corporations

[@tisme799]

7:08 just fucking killed me lol

[@user-vn9ld2ce1s]

Although i agree with the basic idea, i still think this is heavily biased by your look from the enthusiast/developer side. We have to remind ourselves that this whole "computer stuff" is just a small part of most people's lives, AND there are other communities of such "weirdos" around other areas, the "car people" are a great example. But still, all most of us just care about is whether our car takes us to the job, to the market and back. Nothing more needed. There could be a whole another huge ideology like open source among the car folks, and we would barely know about it. This is my "proof of sanity", and i recommend everyone here writing it somewhere, because it's easy to forget, but so important.

[@user-vn9ld2ce1s]

@Huy Bảo Đặng Văn I absolutely agree, but that's the difference between expectation and reality.

[@xLuye]

Somewhat disagree. Hobby wise, sure, not everyone needs to be into computers. But in modern society, it's an essential part of life for important stuff, not hobbies. In Norway for example, if you're not using a computer, you basically don't have access to banking, social services, tax management etc. If you're in the US, it will be a probably be a "few" years before the online services catch up, but it will certainly go in the same direction eventually. Basic security knowledge is as important of a life skill as checking the road before crossing.

[@user-vn9ld2ce1s]

@@xLuye True, but still, even in society where most people use computers, the vast majority of them don't have to give a single fuck about how they work. Just like the car example.

[@xLuye]

@@user-vn9ld2ce1sIn an ideal world true, but a bit naive. Judging what is/isn't a scam, protecting your data from corporations, protecting credentials/accounts etc. very much requires some basic know-how. Even for the car example, we are taught basic maintenance and operation of the car as part of the drivers licence course, for our own safety and others.

[@user-vn9ld2ce1s]

@@xLuye So... you propose that kids should be taught in IT classes, that there is a thing called Linux, it is in some ways better than MS win, and that they should try something in linux, like the office suite, image editing, etc?

[@redstefan6515]

finally somebody that actually talks about how autism interacts with the tech world, as somebody who also has high functioning autism (diagnosed, not just saying that because I think so) I notice way too often that most people just skip that part due to thinking its too sensitive or not wanting to offend anybody, and by that often making people draw the wrong conclusions or even ending up actually offending more people than they would have when just talking about it, I know this video is two years old at this point but man does it feel good having somebody actually get to the fucking point about what is actually happening

[@LloydLynx]

I had to ask for help with my school's confusing website and when the teacher failed she said "lets find someone who's tech savvy", like boi I resoldered the power connector on the laptop right in front of us. I had to hide how offended I was to not cause a scene.

[@mandeadd]

Poor choice of words on the teacher's part but then again tech = magic for most normies.

[@catriona_drummond]

well i guess you're an enthusiast at soldering but a normie at XML. :P

[@praetor29]

As he said, everyone is a Racecar Johnny in some aspect of tech

[@ownedmaxer607]

@@catriona_drummond hardware knowledge is not software knowledge and vice versa; imagine that wow.

[@catriona_drummond]

@Huy Bảo Đặng Văn Humour is not your strong suit I suppose.

[@miguel_machado]

You are making high grade videos man. Keep em coming

[@KW-jj9uy]

As a designer, there is an interesting play between the end user and the creation process. We need to know what features the end user wants, and how to make the system very simple to use. But the designer also needs to balance 50 other variables to make the system in the first place... I suppose the solution is constant feedback and improvement.

[@jannikheidemann3805]

Constant feedback can be disruptive and design decision need to be made at some point.

[@lightning_11]

"The message and ideas, they just pass right through" Yup... sounds about right.

[@CrnaInBela]

How to get views: Put an awkward image of tech enthusiast in the whole video.

[@Anhar001]

while I appreciate this video, I think it's perhaps a bit too generalised? as a polymath engineer while I do see certain traits of autistic behaviour along with poor soft skills in my "group" we the "designers" are not one homogeneous "block" and are just as varied in terms of character/traits. In the end we're all just humans.

[@oneheckofabanana2016]

As a polymath super genius who does not have autism yet is superior to people with autism in their own field of specialty I think that we should not give labels to each other but just accept that some people are the best.

[@Anhar001]

@@oneheckofabanana2016 "best" is relative to what is being measured and under what context, but I agree about not putting labels hence the double quotes perhaps you misunderstood my point, the irony is that your comment is making the same point that I'm making in a round about way. Oh well

[@thegoodkidboy7726]

We know. This is educational memeing.

[@evantanuwidjaja8017]

this video looks more like a joke than the actual ecosystem

[@romaios1609]

>complains about being called autistic >acts extremely autistic Every time

[@timtyler3524]

This video is the Perfect description of the computer industry.

[@zeevdrifter2707]

Some people don't choose ignorance, sometimes they're not aware there is better.

[@weaksupremacy3799]

At 3:55 I laughed so hard. That's truly a great sentence.

[@gamesux420]

I think im in the awkward spot where racecar johnny will be like "holy shit you know so much about tech" and Linuses will go "you dont know shit lol"

[@jannikheidemann3805]

Well there is the incredibly rare kind of person that is absolute genius but also has very good social skills. John von Neumann for example.

[@82000]

I'd say the thumbnail showing Linus Racemixing Tips as the "enthusiast" aged pretty well.

[@xolagix]

your voice is weirdly similar to CammyCakes'. now i imagine him giving linux builds advices.

[@michaelplaczek9385]

Tech enthusiast: wants a smart home Tech engineers: doesn't want a smart home, because they know what they can do

[@purplelord8531]

the whole point of computers, is not having to understand everything behind it. One of the fundamental principles of modern computer science is encapsulation - do you look at the source code or the api? The 'api', for most people, is the intuition of the ui and the information that is immediately present in the ui. You may enjoy tinkering to some depth, and that's valid, but it's the opposite of an ideological necessity to include those sorts of features. the opposite also applies: it is not the duty of someone using tech to understand it. functionality first, users second, and anything else comes after. Technology is meant to be used edit: ooh glorifying neuroscience now? this channel is unhinged (no hate, I love it even if it's hard to take seriously sometimes)

[@3v068]

I have never seen a more accurate description of the "Tech Tree" as I like to call it. This video is SPOT on.

[@isomane7911]

watched it at least 10 times and still can't stop watching, been a while since i saw video that is as accurate as this one

[@higurashinerd]

Can’t really express how much ‘hiding your power level’ helps. Not just how it was implied in the sense it’ll be less off putting to the Johnnies, but also it help keep my dumb train of though from not just making tangents, but unnecessary ones that go far too deep when a ‘haha yeah’ would of been fine. Like now…

[@Cam-wl3nw]

This is a safe space friend, thought tangents are very welcome! But yeah, Even outside of tech it is a good idea not to stray too far from ‘normal’ topics in conversation. among normal folk I like encouraging people to talk about themselves, and giving minimal information myself when probed.

[@fredgarvinMP]

@@Cam-wl3nw What are you guys' power levels? What is the most unnerving, creepy or amazing trick you can pull off with a computer?

[@zvin1611]

@@fredgarvinMP being put into a watchlist

[@fredgarvinMP]

@micrisheli That's...umm...not very impressive.

[@TheZXKUQYB]

I have been building PCs since the very earlys 90s. Generally overclocked ,CPUs GPUs and watercooled systems especially since 2001, Frozen CPU was a big help. I had a 20ish yo guy run into me today, telling me his 3 GPU watercooled system when he was kid, he always has fond memories about it. Damn, that made me feel good. Fixing others virus infected system sucked

[@amirmohg1319]

Honestly the idea behind this video seems quite shallow. There are countless inventions we use on a daily basis and yet we know nothing about their details. I use a fridge every day but I have no clue how each piece inside it functions nor do I know how they create computer mice or keyboards and yet I'm a professional in my field of studies and my line of work. We can't and don't need to know everything about everything :).

[@MalfosRanger]

Everyone is an end user to some field. We have limited time and ability to learn and work so for the majority of activities in our lives all we really are concerned with is will your car/train/flight/pc/household appliance facilitate what you need it to do.

[@TheXmas100]

this video appeared 3 times in my recommendations.. So i gave it a try.. I am not disappointed. Now i think that i have autism. 10/10 Edit: As one guy pointed in the comments, i believe that this channel will blow up in popularity too, so keep it up.

[@grippysockgf]

As someone that’s on the autism spectrum (Aspergers)..... Thank you

[@IsaacFoster..]

Yeah, I'm Johnny Sebastian. I somewhat understand tech but I still kinda suck. Like, I do study coding, linux stuff and maybe a little networking but I'm still bad.

[@DavidKing-iy1yk]

this is a good analogy to people who different levels of responsibility towards their tech could be applied to other things as well. Thanks

[@SirSpence99]

An applicable saying that is frequently misquoted is "a jack of all trades and a master of one". That is, the ideal is to be an enthusiast in all trades and a developer in one. (Or a developer in more than one if you can handle it, though that should be done carefully because you can stretch yourself too thin.)

[@FIIRdesu]

>Hide your power level this man knows

[@EmmanuelIstace]

rms is god, when I sudo, I sometimes imagine a little richard yelling at my system to do it (and sometimes there's an esr that answer)

[@lukaspinoti107]

1:38 oh no racecar johnnny went too fast XD.

[@timschefer8393]

One of the best videos I've ever seen

[@nsfeliz7825]

im an electrical engineer (sort of) where do i fit in? i understnd the circuits in the devices in myhouse.

[@pwnengine]

If you understand the circuits then you would be an enthusiast. If you build the circuits then you are a designer.

[@lored6811]

Just commenting to create some traction on this channel, keep it up!

[@ChadAV69]

People are missing the point about race car Johnny. The leading personality trait of a race car Johnny is that he knows nothing, yet expects it to work flawlessly. And when it doesn’t, he blames the car.

[@slevinlaine]

Congrats on 500k!! :)

[@primorock8141]

This video is a hidden gem😂

[@lightningvini]

i've never had to stare at that picture of Linus for more than a couple seconds on end, and it's actually quite unsettling after a while

[@kylek3822]

Turns out linus was a racecar johnny

[@dakotarecreates3368]

Breath of fresh air 👍

[@bbelilovsky]

That's a very well put video explaining the relationship between the tiers of the ecosystem, and the definition of this system is great! I don't really agree on the reasoning for the lack of communication between the developer and the end user though. While it's true that some engineers, especially the higher tier ones, have some difficulty communicating with others overall, as is the case with Autism, a much more significant reason for that lack of communication would be that they're almost always a part of very large corporations. (But companies of any size would be applicable for the logic I'm offering here) In almost all cases I can think of, these engineers are legally obligated to not talk publicly about their work or details thereof. Sometimes they are not even allowed to present themselves as employees of their employer, so as to prevent cases where their statements may be publicly perceived as company statements. I think that there's a gap between the end user and the designers because of how secretive and high risk this business is and how corporations manage this risk, not because individual designers have communicative difficulties on a personal level. To provide some context for what I mean in 'how corporations manage this risk" - Some companies may establish more communication channels with their users, such as good available tech support, social media channels with relevant material, etc - so they actually do try to establish a communication channel with Racecar Johnny. The degrees of success here vary wildly between the companies, for many reasons. Other companies may be unable or unwilling to make such investments and may only retain reduced communication channels, such as PR teams that generally only communicate with official partners and these enthusiasts. That is simply not enough to communicate with Racecar Johnny, both because there's simply too many of them, and because it would require some skill on how to actually communicate 'with the masses'. But again, those are corporate strategic decisions. The individual engineers, both autistic and not, are simply not allowed to speak to the public.

[@DwAboutItManFr]

I have Aspegers syndrome and i do spend a lot of time thinking about computers and reading about the next big advances and i started computers science and gave up... but... sigh i don't use ubutun because i want the compatibility with games, i can't negotiate that, i would say i am enthusiast, i do spend a lot of effort optimizing my PC... whatever i don't know what say.

[@DwAboutItManFr]

Anyway i do in fact have a lot to say about stuff and this truly makes people uneasy.

[@waltergabriel5501]

Dual boot linux with windows

[@sarim1374]

Love the race car johnny analogy

[@jose-pe]

"Usually don't go outside that much" killed me

[@salthesadmanshark5645]

Probably the best video I've seen with a still picture 😁

[@RCallahan592]

“Smart enough to install Adblock or Ubuntu” Yes, a true measure of someone who knows their way around a computer /s

[@benaloney]

This video is an Autistic Masterpiece!

[@oreshovel5922]

I would like to give some unsolicited constructive criticism, really liked the video but I feel like this should be said: As someone probably somewhat on the spectrum I feel like you give an inaccurate picture of designers. While the proportion of designers that are autistic is probably significantly higher than the average (and even more so for “genius” developers), I still don’t think it’s even close to the majority of designers. Most of the developers I interact with are pretty normal and while it is sometimes hard to find a good communicator/ teacher, that’s true for everyone and not just autistic people.

[@academicalisthenics]

Damn... hearing you talk about Racecar Johnny reminded me of that free and open source engine simulator from AngeTheGreat I watched recently. I bet Racecar Johnny would be interested in that sort of thing as the simulated engine also makes WRROOOOOOM! ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ

[@nunya404]

Paraphrase: "there is an inherent dishonesty in sales unless...". As far I know I'm the only one (and you) whose ever said that. Which shouldn't be uncommon. Lovin yer vids brah.

[@heretichazel]

"and downright obsession" *I felt that on a personal level*

[@vidakkozomara]

well this was the most respectful way I've heard anyone addresses autism in a while

[@someonestolemyname]

Mental Outlaw concludes Abstraction(in CS) and ASD(in Psychiatry) in 10 minutes.

[@WK-47]

As a designer type who's on the spectrum, you did a good job of laying out autism and how it relates to work and social interaction. As a lecturer once told me, IT employers pretty much expect applicants to be on the spectrum and actually prefer it that way.

[@515nathaniel]

I'm a designer when it comes to tech, but a Racecar Johnny when it comes to cars. I went to Jiffy Lube recently and I'm pretty sure they ripped me off.

[@iCookCrystalMeth]

Transitioning from light-Racecar Johnny to light-Enthusiast. Hell yea

[@premier69]

my last 2 room mates have had autism. i need a little pause from that particular DSM entry for a good long while.

[@_yuri]

recently I tried to install gentoo using the handbook but in the end grub didnt load gentoo and i couldnt fix it. :(. so i was wondering what is the status of your setup gentoo script 😳.

[@Joker200084]

Lol I just installed gentoo. Still toying with grub to get my windows install showing again. It’s there but I’m learning

[@user-ir5xb1yk5k]

@Aajonus Online the whole idea behind void is great. It has runit as init system. Very neat and easy to tinker with. It uses no-bloat libressl by default. /bin/sh is linking to dash. That makes scripts(runit in the first place) run faster. But I've configured all of that to work in gentoo. Gentoo is the most customizable distro. And it makes it special. If you have a powerless processor you can make a gentoo tarball on another machine. Remember to use optimizations needed for the powerless computer/laptop.

[@colecrouch4389]

You don’t feel bad for Racecar Johnny when he gets his shit rocked by a hacker? That seems a little bit insensitive. That’s like a UFC fighter beating the shit out of someone & you blame the person for not knowing anything about martial arts and “choosing to be vulnerable”

[@sessionale]

nice thoughts and very nice comment section - i liked, i followed :)

[@forlotta2066]

the hell is this r9k rant i just wanted to learn about tech

[@kaki9927]

I'm pretty much a mix between Enthusiast and Designer ^^

[@manudelmarche]

I still don't know whether Kali comes with a V8 or a V12. Is it turbocharged or supercharged?