I used to really like youtube for all the interesting content - especially tutorial videos of all kind. Lately I have become very tired of watching moving images for content that could be delivered in text form - where I can choose to read and take it in at my own pace, in silence.

I agree that not all content can be delivered in this way, videos are incredibly helpful with a lot of stuff, but I wish more stuff could be (also) readable instead of watchable, or even listenable. Is in part an autism/accessibility thing, but also plays into my thoughts about the appropriateness of resource use for information recording/presentation/transfer from an Solarpunk computing perspective.

What do you think?

  • schmorp@slrpnk.netOPMEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I almost always find myself impatiently trying to find a single specific piece of information.

    This a thousand times. Can’t really skim a video. Also, written text doesn’t go “HALLOOOO, noiseeee Intro music this is YT-DUDE!!! more noise wild animation your friendly tech help guy, sponsored by [brandTM]” at you right on the first paragraph - must be that personality thing. ;)

    There will be soooo much AI BS on the internet, I’m prepping by collecting books like a madperson already.