• davel [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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      5 months ago

      You’re assuming that the 20 minute video isn’t already a short summary of something larger. You can only summarize something so much before reducing it to uselessness.

      • Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        Then how about a synopsis?

        If I know what the contents of the video are going be, then I know if it’s worth watching for some new insight; or if it’s something I’ve heard/read about already.

        • NakamuraEmi_bias@lemmy.world
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          5 months ago

          exactly, not everyone has time to stop everything and watch a random 20 minute video from a thread based on essentially “trust me bro”

          especially with a vague and borderline clickbait title. To prove a point, I’m going to watch it at some point and I can almost guarantee i can either summarise it or provide a synopsis.

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        5 months ago

        It definitely is, the video description mentions a master thesis.

        Every book has a cover text to give the reader some information. Every thesis has an abstract with the key points. But sadly on YouTube, the video description is often pretty useless.

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      4 months ago

      TL;DW : money, and a lack of critical thinking (1 men told “this is the way to build” and all jumped on the train)