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You need to have a kid to get the answer to this question. My kid doesn't use browser ever - if there isn't an app it doesn't exist. What we "google" she "youtu

You need to have a kid to get the answer to this question. My kid doesn't use browser ever - if there isn't an app it doesn't exist. What we "google" she "youtube's" - who has time to read when you can watch a demo or a presentation...

c22 6y ago
It's funny because I often shirk video content under the assumption that I can skim for and find the information I'm looking for much faster in text and who has time to watch a whole video?
- zapzupnz 6y ago
  Other people, evidently.
- quickthrower2 6y ago
  People who seek entertainment have the reverse problem. They need an efficient way to use up time.
- tomjen3 6y ago
  I scrup youtube videos, because in the wast majority of cases I only need to see a tiny bit of the content. However I have saved endless amounts of time by watching youtube videos to learn a new cooking skill, or another physical skill - videos are so much better than text when it comes to that.
u801e 6y ago
> What we "google" she "youtube's" - who has time to read when you can watch a demo or a presentation... A video will take more time to get through compared to just reading through a tutorial.
- sharmi 6y ago
  I usually feel the same too.. Most of the time, any video has too much info that I already know and finding the bits that I don't is not as easy as skimming the text and reading only the relevant bits. But for a young human, maybe a greater proportion of the content is unknown. In such a case, it becomes reading the whole page vs viewing a whole video and probably the video wins? I am not sure if this is the true reason. It was merely a thought exercise. Or maybe the transition from watching tv to using youtube for info was a more enjoyable one than moving from books to webpages?
mixmastamyk 6y ago
Youtube is dangerous for children, I don't recommend it. They've been found numerous times surveilling kids, showing greatly inappropriate advertisements and content. PBS kids or even Netflix apps are better on multiple fronts.
cblconfederate 6y ago
Kids begin with phones, which are limited, dont even have a keyboard and their screens are suboptimal for reading text. It's not so much a preference than a necessity, they don't know better. Also, how much money is there in targeting kids as an audience? Mobile eyeballs are rare, 97% of the time is spent on the top 10 apps

c22 6y ago

It's funny because I often shirk video content under the assumption that I can skim for and find the information I'm looking for much faster in text and who has time to watch a whole video?

zapzupnz 6y ago
Other people, evidently.
quickthrower2 6y ago
People who seek entertainment have the reverse problem. They need an efficient way to use up time.
tomjen3 6y ago
I scrup youtube videos, because in the wast majority of cases I only need to see a tiny bit of the content. However I have saved endless amounts of time by watching youtube videos to learn a new cooking skill, or another physical skill - videos are so much better than text when it comes to that.

u801e 6y ago

> What we "google" she "youtube's" - who has time to read when you can watch a demo or a presentation... A video will take more time to get through compared to just reading through a tutorial.

sharmi 6y ago
I usually feel the same too.. Most of the time, any video has too much info that I already know and finding the bits that I don't is not as easy as skimming the text and reading only the relevant bits. But for a young human, maybe a greater proportion of the content is unknown. In such a case, it becomes reading the whole page vs viewing a whole video and probably the video wins? I am not sure if this is the true reason. It was merely a thought exercise. Or maybe the transition from watching tv to using youtube for info was a more enjoyable one than moving from books to webpages?

mixmastamyk 6y ago

Youtube is dangerous for children, I don't recommend it. They've been found numerous times surveilling kids, showing greatly inappropriate advertisements and content. PBS kids or even Netflix apps are better on multiple fronts.

cblconfederate 6y ago

Kids begin with phones, which are limited, dont even have a keyboard and their screens are suboptimal for reading text. It's not so much a preference than a necessity, they don't know better. Also, how much money is there in targeting kids as an audience? Mobile eyeballs are rare, 97% of the time is spent on the top 10 apps