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"Very dramatic shift" - Linus Tech Tips opens up about the channel's declining viewership
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I literally never watch a YouTube videos, as they are just a waste of time. For a given video on a given topic, the same amount of information can be obtained by a decently written blog or article that can be read in a 1/10 of the time it takes to watch q video filled by nonsense blabbering and sponsored segments for revenues. In some extreme cases, if the topic seems really, really , REALLay interesting, I may ask an LLM to summarize the video for me. People should stop linking YouTube videos altogether.
I disagree with you so you should stop posting your opinions altogether.
There's a "block" button somewhere in Lemmy's interface, under my profile. Just use it and go back swallowing crappy YT videos.
Lol they were quoting you bro. Maybe you should stop posting altogether
Thank you, Mr. Obvious. Now you can go back to YT as well.
There's a "block" button somewhere in Lemmy's interface, under my profile. Just use it and go back swallowing.
I feel the same way. I can read really fast and get to the juice of an article faster than it takes for the YouTube video to go through the introduction, sponsors, etc.
Watch veritasium videos, they are well researched and informative. I have sponsor block and ad block so I don't get annoyed
Veritasium is not super high on my trustworthiness list after the self-driving car ad incident
I prefer to read books. Thanks. By the way, the fact that you need adblocker an sponsorblock to enjoy a few videos speaks volumes.
You also need to buy books, or borrow them from someone else who did. YouTube videos are free usually.
There's nothing free in this world. You're paying with your attention and at least metadata, independently on how many blockers you may use.
Yes exactly. They provide a service, you pay for it by watching ads and facilitating personalised advertising.
In comparison, some of the books I’ve bought have cost more per book than a month of YouTube premium, so the value isn’t THAT bad on YouTube.
Only if you don't value your time.
But with those two things I have a good time