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Re:Why won't some people pay for news? (2022) by WalterBright on Friday August 16, 2024 @11:43AM (#41267375)
> I don't want to watch a video if it could have been an article.

Same for me. I can read a transcript of a talk in 5 minutes, while it would take an hour to listen to the video.

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Re:Why won't some people pay for news? (2022) by Arrath on Friday August 16, 2024 @09:34PM (#41271734)
Not to mention that I often find myself in places where a video might get 5 seconds in and sit buffering forever, but a blob of text would load fine.
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