It just makes me sad, because there's no way around the fact it just takes _longer_ on a time-per-idea basis to consume content this way, no matter what I do, whether I use the AI generated transcript, use the speed up fourier transform feature at 2x, skim it with scrobbing time jumps, or whatnot.
PS: Blog posts support photographs. A slide show did not need to be a video. I'm OK with videos that really make use of the video medium -- this is not one of those.
I think the kind of content you’re looking for is probably on Substack and its competitors, but the major benefit to consumers and competitive advantage of YouTube is the recommendation algorithm and built-in user base of people with a Google/ YouTube account.
I kinda thought the whole point of HN was not to give in to the superficial wave, and focus on more information dense, less superficial, technically or intellectually interesting content. Again, I don't have an issue with video as a form, but with low info density high entertainment density video. It's like a fast food version of what I want. HN is for steak content not McDonald's content
On balance, the video did make extremely excessive use of jump cuts, but I couldn’t really fault the video much beyond that. I thought it was cute how the video creator’s dad called her YouTube channel “her show,” it was just so quaint and wholesome.
Video literacy is a form of literacy too. Somehow I doubt that a person of any age who would watch this video for entertainment purposes has poor literacy.
There are services you can use to download the captions from YouTube videos, by the way.
I guess I disagreed with your original comment and I disagree with this response even more. Some things are just a matter of taste or preference, but other things you’re meaningfully incorrect about. On the whole, I think you’re just not a fan of YouTube videos that other folks enjoy but I don’t think it’s fair to dismiss the content in this manner. If you don’t like the video, ignore it, and hide the post if you must. I don’t think you could intellectually justify flagging the post, but do that if you think it’s against the guidelines. The guidelines make specific statements about complaining about votes or posts, which you’re kind of doing here so I don’t know what else to say while being constructive.