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[–] AGD4@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Conversely, don't send us AI generated filler either, please.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I agree completely. The only time I actually see benefit to video over print is with service guides and manuals. Unless you’re including a perfectly detailed exploded view, videos always seem to convey more information.

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[–] Septimaeus 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

My favorite trend is where youtubers record a screenshare of a word document they have open on their computer that they proceed to read to me, slowly.

I’m especially delighted when the youtuber selects the text as they read it, as if to make sure I don’t get lost.

ETA: I’m just saying it’s a good thing we streamlined video platform monetization, so 1.6 million other viewers and I can not read that document together. I’m not sure what generation was responsible but, good for them.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I'm a slow reader and I still find articles faster and easier to parse than videos.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Amen to that, brother.

I fear for the future, because this generation won't know something if it hasn't been tictokified or taught by an "AI".

[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 month ago

That would be great but I think OP's just gonna get a denial a denial a denial a denial a denial...

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 month ago

I wish to buy this person a beer. Also send me tech docs and not a YouTube tutorial where I have to jump ahead of all the bullshit while trying not to miss the useful details.

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Millenials also grew up reading everything, it's just that the teen years had the text on a screen. It's Gen Z that really had online video content from the start.

[–] Amberskin@europe.pub 3 points 1 month ago

I’m a boomer and I approve this.

[–] peregrin5@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

So long as it's not behind a paywall, or the "article" is just a literal transcription of a video.

[–] Dreaming_Novaling@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

Gen Z'er here, and well, it depends on the topic. TBH I don't read much news at all, unless I see it on social media I'm not gonna know about it. But I will read an article if I care enough. Sometimes I want a quick overview, and some channels/reporters can do informative yet brisk news reports.

But when it comes to educational stuff, me and my fellow high school classmates hated watching a video for homework, and would usually just read the transcript of the video instead (and with ctrl + f, you save even more time). This was funny to my xillennial teacher, as he said schools started using videos because kids hated reading textbooks. And I'm not gonna lie, I fucking hate reading textbooks in college. So we're going full circle it seems.

[–] CPMSP@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

Hallefuckinglujah!

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

It's funny that they think there's any sort of easy way to get from a TikTok to an article.

[–] tyfpgg@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Absolutely.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I have no problems with videos but ya'll better have a better fucking source.

[–] creamlike504@jlai.lu 1 points 1 month ago

When I'm looking at my phone, I want the original text so I can ~~read~~ skim it myself.

When I'm not looking at my phone, I want the video so I can continue not looking at my phone.

[–] hark@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

You're supposed to watch tiktoks at 2x.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Ugh. Hate that so much info is forcing search results to lead with video results because adspace. 20 minute video on how to fold a towel when a single image with a few lines of text would do.

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