Re:How I spend less time on YouTube
by mkaic on Thursday December 09, 2021 @12:16PM
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Gen Z programmer here. Can confirm that video content is by far the best way I learn new information and skills. I think having grown up with the modern internet has shaped my brain in a way that makes it so video feels more natural than it might for folks even 10 years older than me. It's definitely fascinating to look at the effects the internet is having on society over longer time periods.
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Are you sure it's not just that video content "feels" like you are leaerning even when you aren't? This is a documented phenomenon that underlies "infotainment".
I'm sure. The work I do on a daily basis is comprised of at least half skills i learned from videos, and that percentage is even higher for my hobbies.
It just seems so slow to me. Here's another 15 minute video of what could be a three minute blog post. Be sure like comment subscribe!
As always, ‘it depends’. I know he’s not YT strictly speaking but I love learning from Wes Bos. But the first time I watched him I was like holy shit boy, slow down! I thought it was terrible.
Then I learned some more, which got me to the stage where I knew what the hell he was on about, and now I love him. Information at its maximum density.
It's always better if they speak a bit too fast, since you can pause at any time to digest what was said.
I watch most videos at triple speed or above. Takes some getting used to, but my brain got accustomed to it over time and now I can watch 3-4 times more youtube than everyone else in the same amount of time!