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The same thing for me with YouTube videos. I don’t want to sit through 10 endless minutes of bullshit, self-promotion, and approximately 5931 cuts for that sing

by 9dev 4y ago

The same thing for me with YouTube videos. I don’t want to sit through 10 endless minutes of bullshit, self-promotion, and approximately 5931 cuts for that single answer to my question. Drives me insane that more and more content is provided as videos only, and all the inefficiency that must bring.

chekibreki 4y ago
Check the Sponsorblock extension for Firefox. It not only blocks sponsor segments but also has a „jump to highlight“ function which jumps directly to the answer of the (clickbait) video title.
- soco 4y ago
  That, or simply avoid Youtube search results - like you surely already avoid Pinterest results.
  - BrandoElFollito 4y ago
    Youtube results sometimes make sense. I use them when looking at some electronics setups because it is easier to understand the visual part (locating the connector etc.) than to guess though a written description (the connector is the black square that is next to the ventilator). Sometimes it is useful for coding, where there is some refactoring done that helps you to understand the "why" of some changes. But it clearly depends on the video. Many have the 20 useful seconds burrien in 4 minutes of BS.
busymom0 4y ago
YouTube removing the dislike button counts has made that problem worse for me. Fortunately the chrome extension seems to have brought it back for now.
sidewndr46 4y ago
The rise of YouTube has certainly resulted in some simpler content becoming less usable. While installing a new thermostat, I googled "4 wire thermostat colors" a while back and got an onslaught of videos that were each several minutes in length. It's literally 4 pieces of information, that's it. It's made worse by Google promoting YouTube results, since it probably drives more ad revenue. On the other end of the spectrum, when I look for information about how to assemble a transmission (or similar) I instead find someone who has cut together some short video that doesn't actually contain good shots of the various assembly steps.

by 9dev 4y ago

chekibreki 4y ago

Check the Sponsorblock extension for Firefox. It not only blocks sponsor segments but also has a „jump to highlight“ function which jumps directly to the answer of the (clickbait) video title.

soco 4y ago
That, or simply avoid Youtube search results - like you surely already avoid Pinterest results.
- BrandoElFollito 4y ago
  Youtube results sometimes make sense. I use them when looking at some electronics setups because it is easier to understand the visual part (locating the connector etc.) than to guess though a written description (the connector is the black square that is next to the ventilator). Sometimes it is useful for coding, where there is some refactoring done that helps you to understand the "why" of some changes. But it clearly depends on the video. Many have the 20 useful seconds burrien in 4 minutes of BS.

busymom0 4y ago

YouTube removing the dislike button counts has made that problem worse for me. Fortunately the chrome extension seems to have brought it back for now.

sidewndr46 4y ago

The rise of YouTube has certainly resulted in some simpler content becoming less usable. While installing a new thermostat, I googled "4 wire thermostat colors" a while back and got an onslaught of videos that were each several minutes in length. It's literally 4 pieces of information, that's it. It's made worse by Google promoting YouTube results, since it probably drives more ad revenue. On the other end of the spectrum, when I look for information about how to assemble a transmission (or similar) I instead find someone who has cut together some short video that doesn't actually contain good shots of the various assembly steps.