• CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
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    7 months ago

    Video is the least convenient way to share information. For example, it’s impossible to skim a video to see if it’s something you’re interested in or to find the information you’re looking for. With text it’s easy to do a quick skim to see if it’s something worth your time.

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      7 months ago

      Well, you’re basically describing a summary, versus a detail, response.

      The person posting the video links was giving a detail response, and not a summary response.

      Instead of repeating everything in detail in text of what the videos state (which would be time intensive and duplication of effort) just see the videos instead.

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        7 months ago

        Even a sentence or two would help me judge if it’s worth my time. If I’m in public and don’t have headphones I’m not watching a video, especially if I have no idea what it is. If you tell me why I should care about the video I might make a note to watch it when I get home.

        Secondly, I’m not just going to click a random link. I have no idea if it’s even relevant or a bot or a troll who just puts the links in every thread they come across.

        which would be time intensive

        The 5 minutes it would take them to type a quick summary is much less time intensive than the hour it would take everyone who sees the post to watch the videos and see if they care.

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          7 months ago

          I’m not just going to click a random link.

          Its YouTube links, backed by a Piped link.

          Do you really live in constant fear of being Rickrolled?

          Whatever, you do you.