Hmmm why do you think that criticizing a test method is automatic praise for "expensive big name oils"? I think more than likely you are offended that a "test"/Youtube video which confirms your bias received some criticism for its methodology.
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here I am praising Quaker State Euro which sells for $23 every day. Is that an "expensive big name oil"?
Not sure what your deal is right now. Hope you have a better day.
I did not have a preconceived bias about NAPA oil. I had no opinion about NAPA oil at all. I also have no reason to doubt Lakesspeed's video.
It wasn't until after I watched that video that I researched NAPA Synthetic oil's specs and learned that it (appears to be) the same oil as Valvoline Extended Protection Full Synthetic. If it had the Valvoline Extended Protection Full Synthetic label on the jug, which is a big name oil, would you have the same opinions/assumptions?
Also, if you have no respect for Lakespeeds trilbology education, certification, and decades of job experience, then lets apply that thinking to other professions to show the absurdity of your "authority fallacy" idea/attitude.
If you're a passenger on a plane, do you want the pilot to have training, experience, and a pilot's license? Or is respecting those things just authority fallacy? Should we just let any random passenger blowhard with enough unfounded confidence/narcissism try their hand at flying the plane? Would you want to be a passenger on that plane?
If you're a patient undergoing surgery, do you want the doctor to have training, experience, and a medical license? Or is respecting those things just authority fallacy? Should we let anyone who claims to know what they're doing do surgery on a patient? Would you want to be that patient?
You're advocating perpetuating the democratization of knowledge, which means any overconfident schmuck off the street that has an opinion would be considered equally qualified in a specialized field as a certified expert in that field just because the schmuck says so.
So yes, I have a problem with that. The man is certified in tribology and has decades of job experience in that field. I respect that.
I doubt any oil company (or piston ring company) would hire you to do what he does.
They wouldn't hire me to do it either because I'm not qualified. The difference between you and I is that I know I'm not qualified to do his job, and I know enough to respect that he is qualified, certified, and experienced.
