I just process text information better. Videos are kind of overstimulating and often have unrelated content, and I hate having to rewind back to a part I need while I'm in the middle of something. With LLMs I can get a broad overview of what I'm doing, tell it what materials I already have on hand and get specific ideas for how to practice. Soldering is probably one of the harder ones to learn by text, but the description of the techniques to use were actually really understandable (use flux, be sure the tip is tinned, touch the pad with the tip to warm it up a little, touch again with the iron on one side of the pad and insert the solder in on the other side and it gets drawn in, pull away (timing was trial and error). And then I'd upload a picture of what I did for review and it would point out the ones that had issues and what likely went wrong to cause it (ex: solder sticking to the top of the iron and not the pad), and I would keep practicing and test that it worked and looked like what was described. It may not be the ideal technique or outcome, but it unblocked me relatively quick so I could continue my project.

Being able to ask it stupid questions and edge cases is also something I like with LLMs, like I would propose a design for something (ex: a usb battery pack w/ lifepo4 batts that could charge my phone and be charged by solar at the same time), it would say what it didn't like about my design, counter with its own, then I would try to change aspects of their design to see "what would happen if .." and it would explain why it chose a particular component or design choice and what my change would do and the trade-offs, risks, etc other paths to building it with that, etc. Those types of interactions are probably the best for me actually understanding things, helps me understand limitations and test my assumptions interactively.

> I just process text information better. Videos are kind of overstimulating and often have unrelated content, and I hate having to rewind back to a part I need while I'm in the middle of something.

Rant:

I _hate_ video tutorials. With a passion. If you can't be bothered to show pictures of how to use your product with a labeled diagram/drawing/photo of the buttons or connections, then I either won't buy it or I'll return it. I hate video reviews. I hate video repair instructions. I hate spending 15 minutes jumping back and forth between two segments of a YouTube video, trying to find the exact correct frame each time so I can see what button the person is touching while listening to their blather so I don't miss the keyword I heard last time, just so I can see what two different sections when I could have had two pictures on screen at the same time (if I was on desktop, this would be a trivial fix, but not so much on mobile). I hate having VPNs and other products being advertised at me in ways that actively disrupt my chain of thought (vs static instead that I can ignore/scroll past). I hate not being able to just copy and paste a few simple instructions and an image for procedures that I'll have to repeat weekly. It would have taken you less effort to create, and I'd be more likely to pay you for your time.

YouTube videos are like flash-based banner ads, but worse. Avoid them like the plague.

End rant.