🖕 Fuck PayPal

And fuck Linus Tech Tips for intentionally keeping quiet about this after they found out.

  • Cataphract@lemmy.ml
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    13 hours ago

    Definitely could describe me as a frequent screwdriver user. Currently restoring 2 John Oster vintage drill drivers, tradesmen, electronic repair tinkerer (unfortunately for everyone else in my life as well, it’s always overwhelming), just basically always have a screwdriver in my hand every day.

    I think if I were to reevaluate my statement, I would put it as:

    “It’s a shitty-looking-plastic Screwdriver, for 70$”

    You can claim the inner mechanisms and their elevated teeth count “makes it a vastly superior product”, but as someone who owns several ratcheting screwdrivers, I wouldn’t recommend this out of the blue for someone. If someone has “particular gripes, all of which are solved with this product”, then it might be a good match for you.

    If you want to support them, the 70$ isn’t a bad price ticket for what you get. It’s like a donation with a really cool grab bag that you actually want. If you’re telling someone who doesn’t have a ratcheting screwdriver to first pay 70$ on this? You’re just shilling for the company.

    I can’t believe I have to say this near the year 2025 of our lord and saviour president musk, but don’t buy your fucking tools from a tech tip influencer. These are a MegaPro patent from an actual tool company. They are lower in price, rubber grips, and actually look better. If you don’t care about the look, spend an extra 10$ and get the Snapon with a LIFETIME WARRANTY. It’s the same one Linus used before he created this gimmick, he didn’t replace it because it had “sentimental value” apparently.

    I could go on and on, but obviously anyone that’s actually looked into it would know that this isn’t such a grand prize as those who want to push LTT merch make it out to be.

    edit: meant to say shitty looking plastic, not shitty plastic.