• pete_the_cat@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    People would rather watch a few minute video than read a 15 paragraph article that talks about the same thing.

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      10 months ago

      Yeah. Reading is becoming a lost art. That’s what’s fueling general stupidity and short attention span

      • KlavKalashj@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        Funnily enough, I can’t be bothered looking at a video becouse I can’t glance through it. It takes too long listening to “please like and subscribe thnxxxxxx…” With text, I can quickly scan through, and easily find what I’m looking for.

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      10 months ago

      Maybe so. But at the same time there are a lot of 10 mins videos with 1 paragraph worth of useful information in them… so I guess the argument cuts both ways.

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      10 months ago

      Not always. In fact this is not often true at all for me. Both videos and essays can be too long and rambling. I would rather skim an essay than a video.