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Writing is premature optimization. YouTube is the most important asset on the web. In fact, we’d be better off if most “thoughts” weren’t committed to virtual
by aantix 6y ago
Writing is premature optimization.
YouTube is the most important asset on the web.
In fact, we’d be better off if most “thoughts” weren’t committed to virtual paper.
In the beginning you want a medium that malleable, nuanced, high bandwidth. Speech. Visual emotion. Voice inflection. How we’ve evolved.
It’s in those moments where ideas are challenged sbd change form quickly.
Then once they’re a bit more solidified, take a pass at writing. Which adds further clarity.
I think eventually we find a place again for voice and video for remote work. Something that isn’t a huge production but still async.
Yac or Loom look really promising in this area.
- simonw 6y agoDifferent people have different learning and communication styles. Some people learn best from video content. Others (like myself) would MUCH rather scan through a written tutorial than sit through a 15 minute video (though thankfully I can watch YouTube at 2x speed). Some people really benefit from interactive exercises. Others find them to be a waste of time. A big challenge in creating a good internal learning culture at a company is working out how to best address those different learning styles.
- rimliu 6y agoone may argue that civilization really took off with the invention of writing. "How we've evolved" is a really poor argument.