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YouTube took over that niche. What used to be a blog post is now a 10 minute video.
by hkon 4y ago
YouTube took over that niche. What used to be a blog post is now a 10 minute video.
- krageon 4y agoIt didn't, because there is barely anything of any substance on YouTube. If there is, it's by someone with a production team - which is very far removed from the use-case of a blog.
- eropple 4y agoI think that's a really dismissive claim. I'm literally browsing HN coming off of this video by toldinstone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDeQkttORoc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDeQkttORoc Substantial, I think. I've been there and I learned stuff from this video. And he does not have "a production team". I kinda find that YouTube feeds you what you want to find, once it knows a little about you. If you want insubstantial content, it's absolutely there, but you can tell it not to serve you slop in an instant.
- Kaze404 4y agoI’m currently watching a 6-part series documentary on a group of people who spent years of their lives attempting to complete Mario 64 in as few presses of the A button (which is the jump button, probably the most important action in the game) as possible. It’s around 4 hours long (so far), made by a single person and goes extremely in-depth not only on the timeline that tricks were discovered, but also on the game’s mechanics and how the absurd glitches used by the runners work under the hood. To say productions like these aren’t of substance is just ignorant at best.
- hkon 4y agoLot of mechanics, carpenters and other tradesmen showing you how to do a lot of practical stuff. What are you missing there? However with all such things, there is finite amount of knowledge. We are now getting to the end of one generations outpour of knowledge and the cycle is repeated with next-gen.
- marssaxman 4y agoA ten minute video containing two minutes of useful information I could read in thirty seconds...
- idontpost 4y agoI despise this pattern SO MUCH. No, I don't want to watch 30 seconds of ads, then five minutes of bullshit exposition, to get to the 30 seconds I care about. At least with written material I can scan through it quickly to find what I want. With video? I'm fucked.
- flir 4y agoHah. Now I know what I can plagiarize for writing blog posts...
- thih9 4y agoThis is surprising to me, I’d say YouTube videos are harder to produce (and arguably consume) than blog posts. Does anyone know why are we seeing this trend? Is it because of monetization / easier to reach audience / something else?
- Youden 4y agoKeep in mind there are a lot of people who don't use a computer outside of work/school. For many people it might be a lot easier to lean their phone against something and hit record in the YouTube app than to type out a blog post
- 1auralynn 4y agoLots of people just don't like (or aren't that great at) reading, unfortunately.
- idontpost 4y agoMost people are functionally illiterate.
- MrKristopher 4y agoOn monetization it's not even close afaik. Some YouTubers make seven figures, and I don't know that blogging can get there. Although if some bloggers are making seven figures I'd be intrigued. Several YouTubers voluntarily discuss their numbers.