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Beside the point, but IMO, all podcasts should have a transcription option as well. I unfortunately just don't have the attention span to listen to hours of peo
by IAmWorried 6y ago
Beside the point, but IMO, all podcasts should have a transcription option as well. I unfortunately just don't have the attention span to listen to hours of people talking, but put it in text format and I have zero issues.
- FpUser 6y agoSame here. When something can be answered in few written words now there is often lengthy video tutorial where most of the time taken by mouse aimlessly jumping all over the screen in search of that magical button. Same with podcasts obviously.
- nonameiguess 6y agoYeah, I was tempted to comment that I guess I'm a Luddite because my reaction to seeing any link to a video or audio file is "please just give me text."
- kradeelav 6y agoAbsolutely. It would also be a net benefit for those who can't hear well and/or also don't have the quietness/tech to listen in peace. Way too many times I've had to pass up on podcasts in general because there isn't a transcript.
- alisonkisk 6y agoStartup / App opportunity? Automated transcripts are pretty good.
- reaperducer 6y agoGoogle's automated transcripts of YouTube videos are pretty terrible for the type of content I watch. If Google's billions can't solve the problem, Rando Startup is going to have to be awful clever.
- azinman2 6y agoWould you have the same demand for video?
- rocqua 6y agoFor me, yes
- inetknght 6y ago> Would you have the same demand for video? Yes. I turn CC on for most videos, even movies or shows watched at home.
- reaperducer 6y agoWould you have the same demand for video? Why not? Not everyone is in a room by themselves and can turn up the volume. Not everyone can wear big gamer headphones at work. Posting a video on the internet and not including a transcript is like posting something on Instagram and no other platform and thinking, "That's good enough." If your goal is to communicate your thoughts, you make them available to as many people as is practical. You don't publish a book and slip it onto one shelf at one local library and then wonder why nobody reads your work.
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- adkadskhj 6y agoI think my issue with audio/video is i often finding myself skimming articles for content i'm interested, before i deep-dive in the content and consume it fully. I don't mind video or audio if i _know_ i want it. But it's obscenely slow to verify if video/audio content is worth my time. So much content on the internet is shallow or misleading. Text is easier to filter for me.
- tartoran 6y agoI often skim video content on youtube and while not as easy as text, it’s still possible. When people talk an idea they usually go on for a bit and that could be enough to sample video. If interested I add it to a playlist and listen when Im in deep mode, usually when painting or doing a creative activity. When my interest peaks I go 100% on the content.
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- skluug 6y agoIn addition, all articles should have an audio option as well. I unfortunately just don't have the attention span to read walls of text, but put in audio format and I have no problem.
- AnimalMuppet 6y agoYou can't control-f video.
- zozbot234 6y ago> I unfortunately just don't have the attention span to listen to hours of people talking, but put it in text format and I have zero issues. Spoken like a true luddite! XD
- jcpham2 6y agoI watch only video with text in my house, no subtitles and I’m skipping the video or moving on.
- antod 6y agoI didn't realise there was content beyond the link to the book. Looking closer my privacy plugins had blocked the content (I'm such a luddite).
- barefootcoder 6y agoI get a bit frustrated whenever a Google search for some how-to item leads to a YouTube video leaving me thinking "this should have just been text with some pictures", but I've come to the conclusion that it's all about the money -- content creators get paid more for video content, even if it's 80% "like and subscribe and listen to me ramble" overhead, and there just isn't a good place to host well-written howto content.
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- irakojf 6y agoDisclaimer: I am building an app in this space. https://audiograph.io https://audiograph.io For me, this is pretty contextual. Sometimes I want to listen to audio when I'm on a walk or doing dishes. Other times I want text so I can skip the audio and save time. The more mediums, the better, personally speaking.
- antonvs 6y agoIt's not just attention span, but time. It's hugely inefficient, and there are usually better things to devote one's time to.