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I used to feel the same way until I realised listening to podcasts was more a passive activity. Reading is active - as in you have to take time away from other
by corobo 11y ago
I used to feel the same way until I realised listening to podcasts was more a passive activity. Reading is active - as in you have to take time away from other things to do it - listening to podcasts is more akin to listening to music.
It's possible to do actively of course, I know there are people out there that listen to music without any interruptions. The primary market for podcasts however are likely to be people who are doing something else and passively listening to them. They may focus in on a subject as it's talked about but a lot of the podcast will only be taken in as a distraction from background noise or silence.
Of course this is all guesswork based on my own opinion and use case, a little of how other podcast listeners I know ingest podcasts too
- marcosdumay 11y agoI have the same "problem" as the GP. If I just let a podcast play on the backgrond, I'll certainly learn nothing at all from it.
- corobo 11y agoI guess our differences there come down to the types of podcast we're looking for then. I lean more towards the comedy side of the podcast universe - as in I'm looking for entertainment rather than knowledge. Not a bad thing on either side of course, just differing use cases.
- unprepare 11y ago>I'll certainly learn nothing at all from it. You can surely learn more by reading lyrics to a song than by listening to it - does that make music a lesser medium than writing?
- ultramancool 11y agoYup, podcasts are great when you're grabbing lunch, taking a walk or doing chores. Part of it is also just an addiction factor, I basically can't walk at this point without putting something in my ears.