Move over, text: Video is the new medium of our lives (www.technologyreview.com)
from True@lemy.lol to technology@lemmy.ml on 24 Aug 2024 13:13
https://lemy.lol/post/30150704

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chris@lemm.ee on 24 Aug 2024 13:38 next collapse

I heard video killed the radio star.

waspentalive@lemmy.one on 24 Aug 2024 14:14 next collapse

Paywall.

True@lemy.lol on 24 Aug 2024 14:28 collapse

Disable JavaScript.

adespoton@lemmy.ca on 24 Aug 2024 15:31 next collapse

Isn’t there just a video we could watch?

ReverendIrreverence@lemmy.ml on 24 Aug 2024 19:05 collapse

Isn’t there just an article I can read faster than the video takes…?

adespoton@lemmy.ca on 24 Aug 2024 21:11 collapse

Yeah; just set your article to 2x speed :D

I kid; all this video is going to vanish one day, and the text will remain.

And for most things, text is a highly superior format. Sometimes you need a few images or a video clip to supplement it, but I like to ingest information while my ears are otherwise occupied. I keep my phone and computer muted most of the time. I often watch videos with closed captioning enabled on 2x just to scrub through and find the 10 seconds of actual information in the 15 minute video.

isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca on 24 Aug 2024 20:15 collapse

Nah.

Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win on 24 Aug 2024 14:18 next collapse

This article is 40 years late

Midnitte@beehaw.org on 24 Aug 2024 15:33 next collapse

Really sucks for more technical things, and also when you’re in a situation that doesn’t allow for audio (such as those that are deaf, or when viewing articles at work).

Trying to follow a video tutorial for programming when you could have the code in a syntax highlighted code block that is copyable…

Mr_Blott@feddit.uk on 24 Aug 2024 18:51 next collapse

No it fucking isn’t

ReverendIrreverence@lemmy.ml on 24 Aug 2024 19:04 next collapse

I read (and comprehend) far faster than it takes a typical yt video to get past the intro and sponsor crap.

KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml on 24 Aug 2024 19:45 next collapse

I don’t like change. Videos have a higher priority to pad for ads. Text is…not as subject to that since I can search and scroll faster than jog through the timeline

hperrin@lemmy.world on 03 Sep 2024 01:55 collapse

I love that this is an article… a text article.