“Elder millennial”/Oregon Trail generation here, and I’d generally rather read it, too. I’ve found it often only takes 5 minutes to read an article where the video would be 20 minutes. Sometimes a video works better for a how-to, but often an article will be a faster choice.
I’m getting really tired of the news “articles” that have a video as well… I can’t stand clicking a post here on Lemmy and all the sudden a video is autoplaying… Like stfu I just want to read it, not hear some jackass newscaster and I especially hate the autoplay…
I’d rather read twenty minutes than watch a 5 minute YouTube video.
Part of the reason why I have no patience for video as nonfiction is because I read a lot faster than videos (or audio) can communicate information. So for me, I’d rather read a 5 minute document than a 20 minute video, even if one is literally a transcription of the other.
At least with audio I can take that in while doing something else.
I don’t like these generational generalizations.
Not an xer but I feel the same. I’d rather read twenty minutes than watch a 5 minute YouTube video.
“Elder millennial”/Oregon Trail generation here, and I’d generally rather read it, too. I’ve found it often only takes 5 minutes to read an article where the video would be 20 minutes. Sometimes a video works better for a how-to, but often an article will be a faster choice.
Holy shit, you’re 185 years old? What’s the secret?
Surviving dysentery is probably the big one.
It’s better to not diss Terry at all if you can help it
It’s so hard. He’s got a girl’s name.
Bees.
*Jerry Seinfeld enters the chat*
So… underage girls?
I think I’d rather die young.
…huh; I guess that’s one way for me to learn about this.
I’m getting really tired of the news “articles” that have a video as well… I can’t stand clicking a post here on Lemmy and all the sudden a video is autoplaying… Like stfu I just want to read it, not hear some jackass newscaster and I especially hate the autoplay…
The best ones are when you scroll down the page and the video comes too. I wish suffering on no one but were I to meet that particular ‘innovator’.
The autoplay kills me too. I used to complain about it but we seem to be in the minority.
Part of the reason why I have no patience for video as nonfiction is because I read a lot faster than videos (or audio) can communicate information. So for me, I’d rather read a 5 minute document than a 20 minute video, even if one is literally a transcription of the other.
At least with audio I can take that in while doing something else.
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Except for the fucking Boomers.
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Over all I’d say that humankind generalizes too much…
::: spoiler
:p