For those of us who are neither Swiss nor engineers, the fact that you are a Swiss engineer is probably a strong point in your favour!

I became a patreon supporter when I noticed that I was frequently rewatching Andreas' videos as reference material. I reasoned that he had saved me more than being a patron would cost, and that I wanted him to create more new content. Happy choice!

This video gave a very interesting perspective on trust. I thoroughly enjoyed it. As always keep up the great work!

I like the mailbag videos. You help me discover new products, and I trust your review of the products so I order more stuff. You and this channel are an economic catalyst.

"Trust is earned, not given away" ~ Worf

Dear Andreas, thank your for the contemplation and life wisdom. Totally different than the technical stuff expected by me but worth staying till the end. Thanks again and a happy 2021!

Thanks for all your work so far Andreas 🙏. I hope you are, and remain, as energized by it as I am. Watching your videos have given me courage to experiment with projects which were not within my comfort zone, but now are as I expand that zone based on your excellent work and fantastic contribution to the community 👌👏👏

You got me with the purring cat, and never let me down afterwards.

Thank you Andreas, for all your work over the years, you are one of the youtube channels, that I always was subscribed to, other channels I have unsubscribed at some time, then come back to, but your was always there. On behalf of all creators, I wish you the best & thanks you for your hard work.

From the book The Kite Runner: "There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft... When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal his wife's right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness."

Andreas, this video is one of your best showing that you are not just a geek person helping us through our work but revealing that you have a philosophical perspective that steps outside that work. I really enjoyed it and particularly liked the perspective of Alibaba as a purveyor of trust.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all your diligence and work you have put into this channel for years. I also happen to be one of your followers who found some of the inspiration here in Turkey to restart my electronics and home automation hobby after many years, having fun, creating useful stuff, and regaining a newfound sense of self-worth and accomplishment along the way. One thing I'd like to mention is the social aspect. Living in a high-trust society like Switzerland gives one the privilege of being able to trust others more easily and a higher likelihood of enjoying the benefits as you have. For others in other places, it might be a bigger gamble.

This video is different - but I like it! You have earned your trust by hard work, and I am happy to be one of your Patreon supporters!

Happy New Year Andreas! I'm always impressed with your content and excited to see what you are up to. Your videos are inspiring, the products you review and use are useful, and there is no other branding I trust more than yours. I'm proud to support the channel, there is so much value in what you provide.

BMW I do not trust. I have more trust in Toyota. Proven samplings of reviews by a specific brand that is measured in a large scale favorable light creates trust. Finding ones own truth and not accepting everything you are told as fact creates trust with the unknown. Not a bad survey at all on this topic and much appreciated, especially in these times of skeptical darkness. Thanks be to your idears and please keep sharing. True honest knowledge and objectivism is power.

I’d like to think not many commercials or youtube channels influence me in a substantial way. You are the exception and it has allways been a good experience. If i need some engineering advise or a point of view on something i usually think “what will the guy with the Swiss accent have to say about this”. You really do add something to the table and i trust the “Swiss accent” brand. Not doing any midroll commercials is also very much appreciated. I have been annoyed much by youtube lately and unsubscribed from some channels that run more than 3 commercials in 10 minutes. What a pleasure to watch without any rude interruptions! Wish you all the best in 2021!

This is one of the reasons why it is so nice to watch your channel. I do not constantly have to ask myself whether the information is biased by financial interest. You seem most interested in discovering new things and being part of a group of electronics hobbyists. Keep up the work and the positive humble and factual attitude.

Dear Andreas, wish you a great 2021! And would like to thank you for all videos produced in 2020 and before. They made my quarentine days in 2020 muh more interesting. It took me a while to catch up all videos already produced, but ALL were worth seeing. And many of them are consulted again. Me as a Naval Arquitech/Engineer passionated for these little devices thank you a lot for the very well explained videos.

Great reflexions about trust. Your experience in life is appreciated, dear Andreas. 👍

I've been a subscriber to your channel for years now and what you said here finally had to be said. Even though this video could be interpreted as the longest mid-roll-ad (for your channel) ever, I still trust you. Best wishes for 2021 to you, your clan and your tribe. 🙋🏻‍♂️55 and 73 from Germany!

Agree, Mr. Andreas. I am a great fan of your videos. Very informative and helps me to reduce the complexity of choice. Thank you very very much and all the best for 2021.

Compliments of the season Andreas, A good video to start the year with, some solid advice there. Even the lab fur was terribly pleased with what she had heard. Best wishes to you and family for 2021. Kind regards, South Africa

Great transparency - thank you for sharing, Andreas!

I trust you! Thank you for your videos! And i wish you an nice year 2021!

Very good observation. On the other hand, blind trust leads to cults like trump. We have to trust, true, but we have to learn how to find truth systematically and then trust. Most people when asked how they find truth they only say „there are many philosophies“ which is not an answer to the question. I think this is why many people can be manipulated to enter a cult, at least under pressure. I begin to trust when I observe when people are, just like you Andreas, „unnecessarily fair“ or precise or when they disclose things that seemingly go against their assumed interest. I trust more if the seller points out a deficiency. I trust more when there is only minimal advertisement. I also trust when I see someone playing. Being able to play means your mind is at rest, you have no worries. That means you are free, under no pressure. Benevolent work thus is a very important creative source for society that we should respect and honor more. Play also simplifies things and / or finds efficient ways. At the end of the day, it is called an invention or innovation. Thank you again for your work that always gives.

I started a new hobby during the last year, and it just so happens that a very important start to it was through your videos. What amazed me was that I came across it just when I was needing it and being a swiss guy (living abroad for most of my life) I loved the fact that you have the right accent I can trust. ty.

Excellent pitch! Thank you Andreas. As we say overhere, “Trust comes by foot and goes by horse.”

Happy New Year Andreas! Great video, something we all need to understand.

A nice summary and some very good points. Trust is essential in every transaction and interaction where something is exchanged for something else, offered or required. Hearing you speak about it has also reminded me I need to bake a trust model into my current project. So thanks for the inspiration.

Your channel is one of the Best in engineering and makers arena and your trustworthiness for sure is the main responsible for its success! I’m considering sponsoring it as Patreon to make sure you always remain independent and with your fantastic content quality!

Thank you VERY MUCH for no mid-roll ads. I wish I could convince other UKpostsrs to follow your example. The ones I've asked to stop say they won't - because of the money.

More great advice. Love the Chanel. Keep up the good work.

Amen. I've learned so much from you, and you've earned a strong place of trust. I became a premium subscriber to further help creators that I watch (higher ad revenue), but to also make my experience better. Win-win. Thank you for all your hard work, and thank you for your integrity that enables this trust.

Great video! Trust is something we are all familiar with but I love how u broke it down on many levels! A definition of trust, Examples of trustworthy groups and not so trustworthy groups, How to gain, How to lose, What it means to you, and why it's so important! Definitely different from ur usual maker focused content, but a great video regardless!!!!

I always watch the mailbag episodes. Helps me keep up with new tech

The last few seconds gave me a big smile. All the best for the channel and family in 2021 Andreas.

This video should be incorporated into any matriculation ceremony of a business school, nay university. Bravo.

Andreas, I have been following your channel for many years, and I am always delighted with the content of your videos, including this one... it is useful and interesting. Please keep it up! I completely agree with you that taking free products for review colors one's view of that product in a subtle, but not good way.

This was intimate and beautiful. Well done.'

Andreas hope you have an amazing 2021 too, I haven't seen trust in this deep way, seems that trust is more valuable than gold, thanks for sharing it

I do trust you! Thanks and happy 2021 too!

Thanks Andreas, i’m looking forward to your 2021-videos 👌

Thank you for sharing these insights!

We can always count on a wise introspective at the beginning of the year. Thanks Andreas!

Thanks a lot for your sharp analisys.!

And we all trust that having a cat in the video gets more views 😀.

Sad to hear mailbag going off, i really enjoyed those intresting products all over the world ;D

Although quite "tangential" to Your normal subject matter I chose to view it because I trust Your channel :) And You did not fail, even though it didn't exactly present anything new, it was (as always) a very thought through and clear explanation, that without being overly lengthy and verbose explained the terms and concepts. And I found that I went away with a "clearer view" and more concrete and firm understanding of a "subject" that I already believed that I understood. So You have further strengthened my trust in You and Your channel by "under promising" (using a clear but "unassuming" title and thumbnail) and over delivered by the quality of the subject and presentation. So as always You have my deep gratitude for making and sharing Your excellent content. And also a massive kudos to all those that are Your patreons/patrons(?) for also making it possible. Best regards

Happy new year, Andreas. I miss a very important single word: honesty. It is hidden somehow in the part about lying. In my almost 49 years of existence, honesty was always a trust creator, a pusher for opportunities, a reliable start for new connections with other humans. Did not try with Aliens yet, but truly believe in E.T. would like honest people, too.

This topic was long due, Andreas! Thanks :) A reason for distrust may simply be "incompetence" instead of "malice". (Hanlon's razor)

Your video is an important message today, not just for Engineering, but for day to day life. I greatly appreciate your channel and always smile when I see a new one of your videos appear. All the best from the USA where trust is in rather short supply. Hopefully, we can learn a little from the Guy with the Swiss Accent!

I trust you and the content you make, but it make's my life *more* complex, not less - I keep getting new project ideas from your videos, and not enough time to build them :) Wish you a happy and safe 2021!

Well stated. I understand that you are a part of the ham radio tribe also, as I am. I enjoy your well thought out presentations. Certainly nontrival to produce all of these videos. Many hundreds of hours of heart beats invested. That is love. Thank you.

Great video as always 👍 Thanks for your heads-up 😊

As usual, this is another great insighful video. Thanks! Andreas.

Thanks for your work

This is a much more philosophical video than I expected, but I enjoyed it. Thanks, Trusted Guy With A Swiss Accent!

Mr. Andreas, You most certainly have my trust. I can only imagine the work you put into these videos and it's evident that there is much knowledge supporting them as well. Frankly, I don't know how you do it. I'm still trying to catch up on all of your videos and, I still haven't started on the old-fashioned radio kit even! I work approximately 60 hours a week truck driving, home one or two days per week and usually so tired, I hardly start my 3D printer. Nevertheless, I look forward to all of your videos even though I have trouble understanding some of them. Not because of any language issues; the content is above me at times. But still, you are a great inspiration for this 63-year old trucker. Oh, and if I may ask, please PLEASE, include more video of your beautiful little fur monster. She's a beautiful kitty cat. ;-)

Happy new year, Andreass !!. (I like your mailbag videos)

Another viewer’s note below made me realize how much I too use your content as a reference: I’m going to go over to Patreon and add you to my list of creators that I support. Thank you!

All the best for 2021. I however enjoyed the mailbag video's content.

Magnifico video, yo confio ahora en Andreas Spiess!!

Good Video ! Thank you for your work !

Gutes Neues Jahr, Andreas!

I really like the mailbag videos, but it is hard to watch all the cool tech get looked at, then put on a shelf for later :O ;) Might I suggest a video idea? Select a small number of items from a mailbag ahead of time, then present them as “mailbag gems” or some such and include a small practical example project or modular use-case you could incorporate into a larger project video later for each. I find everything on the channel excellent, even the topics outside my wheelhouse! I look forward to your 2021 content. Cheers

I have similar views on trust . We are in the same age group and we in the same group tend to think we are of the same clan. I trust you because of your proven track record and years of experience, particularly working for the same company years ago. Thank you for this video, I needed this this morning from a trusted source.

Thank you Andreas for keeping honest and trustworthy. I appreciate the time and effort you put in to your videos and have learnt so much over the past few years. I do like your Mail Bag videos as it shows products I've never seen before. I'm now working on my 5th deployment of IOTStack which I would never known about without your videos. It seems some other channels have become more about the amazon affiliate link (earning commission) rather than the content.

I like mailbag videos. You always show something interesting, that I don't stumble upon myself. And we get a rough overview and your opinion about the item.

I’m an olde Engineering Technologist delving into the ESP world. Your videos have been a great learning experience and you latest video on trust prompted me to become a patreon.

Thank you for this video! Agree with every word. BTW, I was skipping mailbag videos because did not know what is it about from the title... now I will try to watch more of them.

Unexpected video, but a nice summary of trust. FWIW I've been spending a lot of time at work lately, with significant more to come, creating solutions to lack of trust.

i was expecting a video about encryption or something 😅 but this is a pleasant surprise i don’t have any feedback because your videos are already great. keep on keeping on 🙂

7:59 "The only product that AliExpress sold back then was trust." Thank you Andreas, that is excellent insight.

Andreas, Mostly I appreciate your candor as you have developed in depth knowledge of circuitry n sensors with a keen ability to know how to analyze data n trouble shoot for problems, which for a novice helps tremendously to make these things work. But verification of facts develops that trust. Wish all of your projects come to fruit and your cat's purr softens all the technical frustrations. Be Well

Hello Andreas, I also wish you all the best for 2021! I can confirm that your videos have indeed reduced the complexity in my life - or expanded the possibilities, which only works if the complexity does not increase to the same extent. E.g. I watched your videos about "weather balloon hunting" several times, then ordered some parts from Aliexpress and in fact now have my own receiving station in operation. Since I had to find out that the universal antenna supplied with the RTL-SDR is practically useless, I ordered the Nano-VNA also mentioned by you in this video and built my own groundplane antenna. The result is excellent: with clear visibility I now receive probes at a distance of more than 80km. I also built the mobile ESP32-TTGO search module. Also with a self developed antenna with very good range. But so far no balloon had landed near me, so it is still waiting for its first use. Then I got fully into MQTT, running my own MQTT server with Node-Red as well as a whole zoo full of Tasmota devices. Here I'm still at the beginning, because there are so many possibilities and I can't and don't want to convert the whole house at once. What I always wanted to do was to get into microcontroller programming. And not only on the level of just flashing e.g. Tasmota. I want to develop my own sketches. The software part is easy for me, because software development is my job. The hardware part I learned primarily also your videos. Currently I am working on an extended version of your "people detector" based on the Wemos D1. The whole thing is a good exercise for the start. I'm working with PlatformIO and CLion as editor and I'm surprised how easy it all is (=> less complex than expected/feared). Last but not least, I have a project in mind that I want to make some UKposts videos about as well. I've never made YT videos before, but have the hardware and software to do so from another context. So the technical barrier to entry for filming is relatively low. In terms of content, I want to do and film a very specific project: it's about remote telemetry for cars. I want to build a solution that replaces the mostly expensive and poor solutions that exist for keeping a logbook to prove business car trips ("Fahrtenbuch") with a smart and very cheap maker solution. My research shows that it should be feasible. Currently I am still waiting for some hardware components. When these arrive, I'll start filming. I have ideas for 3-4 videos. The goal of the video series should be to replicate the whole thing and build your own telemtrie solution (cloud-free). Okay, the message has become really long. I think you realize what you have "done": You have enriched my life. Thanks for that!

All the best for 2021! Your work is really appreciated. In terms of Aliexpress, here in South Africa, we don't have a functional postal system, so ordering from them invariably ends up unpleasant. Banggood have solved this by using low cost (but reliable) courier.

A very nice analysis of one of one our behaviors. Thanks.

Love (trust!) ALL your Vids.......more so now. Great outlook on life . Long may you succeed Andrew.

Soooo many layers to this video. Thank you Andreas. Today's issue's are more deeply rooted than most people realize. We didn't just get here overnight. If you can't trust the feedback, you go nowhere.

Remarkable video. Still very much appreciated and also something to think about. Indeed, your channel is reliabable when it comes to trust and experience. I often watch older videos from your beginning period and I notice quite an evolution in content, experience and trust. Btw, I do like the mailbag videos, it often gives a nice overview about new products. A small suggestion about trust and brands... as a Swiss guy... what about the trust people have (worldwide) in the Swiss army knife... ! It would have fit perfectly in the video... ;-)

Interesting thoughts, how the two topics trust and complexity get connected here. Being involved in influencing an branding, I am working with this all the time, but I never saw this presented in this focused way. This inspires me to touch these topics in one of the next issues of my regular magazine column (of course with mentioning where I got the inspiration from), maybe going the other way round: how complexity (something that cannot be easily understood) often causes mistrust, at least at the first look.

Great video, thank you! I fully subscibe to your opinion about Aliexpress. As a retired scientist I can now continue my research at a fraction of the previous costs. What I could do only within funded research projects for 100k$ or more, I can now easily pay out of my own pocket. And through channels like yours, I can plan and build all parts myself and save the friction communicating with workshops, where I often get wrong or crazy overdesigned solitions. Thank you, China and all those others that I trust and wasn't disappointed ......

I very enjoy your work.

I trust what you tell me because you have high understanding and i love logical thinking it serves you well

Thanks, great video!

Great video, thanks Andreas! In practice, trust for your brand is reinforced if a customer comes at you with a problem related to your product, and you help them resolve it (that's been shown in studies). They then become more trustful of your brand (in a way that you couldn't buy). Trust in life is probably the form of trust that transcends them all. I've converted to Catholicism recently, and even though you can't measure faith, it is an extraordinary contribution to life, as it helps understand how this chaotic and crazy world out there makes sense. Metaphysics is very real!

After Aliexpress banned in India in November, I am now out of business. Just think how I am feeling now. I do trust you and believe there are lack of sites selling trust. Thank you for your continuous uploads on technical topics. Lots of love from India.

Great thoughts! I am subscribed to you from the very beginning :)

Andreas, gracias por tus vídeos y también muchas gracias por poner subtítulos en Español, un abrazo desde Paraguay !

This is not what I was expecting when I clicked on the video, but I was happily surprised. It was honestly an amazing video.

Thanks for this unusual video!

Another important trust factor is knowing how the source deals with acquiring and providing knowledge. People claiming eternal truth from some old book do not earn any trust here.

Trust - the engineer’s best friend - after faith...! Jack Ma seems to have overplayed the apparent power that it gave him. Another good lesson. Looking forward to another year of brand Spiess.

Adafruit has gained my trust because they put in the sweat equity of creating excellent detailed tutorials for everything they sell. I have personally committed to purchase more from them (as opposed to cheaper clones) as a matter of ethics since I am a consumer of their content in order to support their work. I trust this channel because you are kind to viewers of varying technical expertise and are never condescending; and you tell it as it is. I should support you, also.

Thank You

I really liked your video. Thanks. Also, Cats rock!

Spot on, your mail-back videos are quite expensive to watch - I think they is not watch that much seance they just inspire focused on parts projects, and project ideas. Your other videos are rewatched based on interest the subject, and also when the topic pops up in our head later

Trust also have a great role in complex hardware and software design, you should first trust the smaller modules, I thought you want to go there! Really loved and surprised how you looked at trust in this broad manner, many thanks and I think your are my most trusted youtuber :)

Excellent video

Speaking of brands ... the Swiss 'brand' certainly carries a lot of trust here in the US. And, after watching many of your videos, I can confidently say you've held up that trust very well.