Especially most casual linux/programming tech videos are horrible: I do not even understand how someone watches those. You need to know how to sort files for latest entries (ls -lat) and instead of 7 chats you get a 15 minute video. How does that make sense? Not only that, you have to type the commands yourself instead of copy/paste. Very weird with larger programming explanations IMHO. Reading is vastly more efficient for me: I also absorb it better that way.

But yes, people are lazy readers it seems, so these things work for most I guess. And everything is optimized for revenue which makes stuff even more unwatchable.

I’d be very surprised if an Indie creator would create a 1-2 minute read about bikes that 500k people would find worthwhile to read.

Video is offen a compelling medium— especially if you can’t write for a major publication