• _NoName_@lemmy.ml
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      The answer is that it doesn’t have to be but it’s simpler that way.

      A transcript has to be written for a YouTube video essay, and there’s not really a major reason you couldn’t turn your transcript and footage into an article with a series of embedded gifs or graphics. It’s just much simpler for creators to dedicate their time to one medium and not worry about losses in translation or similar issues.

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      7 months ago

      What’s the alternative? Honestly, I want to use something other than YT but I don’t know of any with enough content.

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        An article? I can absorb information much faster in text form, and I can more easily go back if I missed something

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          For real. I used to hate articles. Now, I hate YouTube videos.

        • cosmic_cowboy@reddthat.com
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          For so many YouTube videos, I just end up expanding the video description, and that gives me all the information contained in what would otherwise be 15 minutes of my time.

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          I’m at a point where I wish Firefox had the option to automatically load sites in reader mode, when available

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        7 months ago

        Pretty sure the criticisms Was it being any Video as opposed to a writeup.