Meh, everyone has different preferences, I'm firmly on the side of the written word myself, but I don't mind the occasional video presentation of something lol

[–] some_guy 2 points 1 month ago

I don't mind a video for a review. But for instructions, I want to be able to easily skim and skip over things that I already know or that don't apply to me.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Agreed. I just do not have the attention span for people who either do not talk, do not talk well, or especially those who do not talk faster than those IVR "press ... One ...for ........more ......options" things.

(present presenter is doing well, FWIW, so don't take this like that)

If I must wait for it to be read, be clear, be proper, be as fast as you can be while still being clear; you need to be so good that we forget we can't refer back to something else you said unless we can find it somewhere on the recording, which is a lot of rage to avoid. If we can understand an auctioneer, we can understand someone slower.

Otherwise, let me set the pace by using printed words. It's just better for everyone.

[–] some_guy 1 points 1 month ago

you need to be so good that we forget we can’t refer back to something else you said unless we can find it somewhere on the recording

This. If I could ctl-f / cmd-f the video, it'd be less objectionable.

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why not just... not watch?

Why tell everyone that you don't like videos or what this person on YouTube is doing with their time?

[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 month ago

To inform people that their reach decreases when they don’t provide their ideas in text. I mean, they already have the script. All they need to do is upload it somewhere.