Exactly why I literally never use videos for 'how to do [x]', when 'x' can be expected to be fairly straight forward, anymore.

- 10 seconds intro

- 10 seconds yoooo guys wassss up

- 30 seconds build up

- 30 seconds showing what the answer will do

- 30 seconds encouraging you to post comments to the video

- 2 seconds to explain the answer

- 20 seconds yooo don't forget to pound that like and subscribe

If this is really what's optimal for the sacred algorithm, then that algorithm needs a serious tune up.

What we need is an AI agent who can parse through 10 minute videos, and then extract out and summarize in text format only the important 2 seconds.

If it's a somewhat-successful YouTuber, then you missed the 60-second shout-out to their sponsor.

Plus 30 seconds to 2 minutes of Patreon segment, depending on whether they're reciting the list of newest/bestest patrons, and then 30 seconds of outro in the end, creating a frame for YouTube to stuff recommended videos of the creator in.

I've seen examples where seeing someone make e.g. some repair really benefits from video. But I certainly won't argue in general.

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