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People will search on Tiktok for things like "how to get game working on linux" or "how to fix a computer" or whatever. They wont bother with Google and go stra

People will search on Tiktok for things like "how to get game working on linux" or "how to fix a computer" or whatever. They wont bother with Google and go straight to tiktok.

PaulDavisThe1st 3y ago
Right, a sort of generational divide. Old people (like me) looking for how-to information go to youtube; young(er) people go to tiktok. Tiktok is 100% blocked from my system but from what i've seen leak into twitter, it's hard for me (an old person) to imagine how it could compete with youtube for how-to. But then maybe that's just growing old.
- JohnFen 3y ago
  > Old people (like me) looking for how-to information go to youtube I'm old, but I would never search YouTube for how-to information. Videos are too light on solid information and are too hard to use as references. Tiktok is worse, though, having even less information.
  - PaulDavisThe1st 3y ago
    I have found youtube videos that are simply superb for tasks as diverse as: * replacing the steering rods on my Sprinter van * restoring factory state on an ancient Garmin watch * mixing adobe plaster * tying a prince of wales knot in a necktie and lots, lots more.
    - JohnFen 3y ago
      Different people are different, of course. Video doesn't work well for me if I'm trying to learn something new. I was only pushing back on the notion that there's an age connection to this.
  - worrycue 3y ago
    > Videos are too light on solid information and are too hard to use as references. Depends on the video. I rarely use videos for how-to though. The written word is more convenient as it allows me to skim it and it’s easier to skip ahead. Video is good for demonstrating things where motion information is useful though.
standardUser 3y ago
Reminds me of how often I add "reddit" to the end of Google searches because I know the base results will be useless for a whole range of topics without it. This is doubly true for any even slightly risque or illegal topics.
- ian0 3y ago
  Or anything where you want an actual honest opinion. "Best tool for x", "book recommendations" etc etc Its such a shame the genuine good information is so hard to find and where you do its in some walled garden.

People will search on Tiktok for things like "how to get game working on linux" or "how to fix a computer" or whatever. They wont bother with Google and go straight to tiktok.

PaulDavisThe1st 3y ago

Right, a sort of generational divide. Old people (like me) looking for how-to information go to youtube; young(er) people go to tiktok. Tiktok is 100% blocked from my system but from what i've seen leak into twitter, it's hard for me (an old person) to imagine how it could compete with youtube for how-to. But then maybe that's just growing old.

JohnFen 3y ago
> Old people (like me) looking for how-to information go to youtube I'm old, but I would never search YouTube for how-to information. Videos are too light on solid information and are too hard to use as references. Tiktok is worse, though, having even less information.
- PaulDavisThe1st 3y ago
  I have found youtube videos that are simply superb for tasks as diverse as: * replacing the steering rods on my Sprinter van * restoring factory state on an ancient Garmin watch * mixing adobe plaster * tying a prince of wales knot in a necktie and lots, lots more.
  - JohnFen 3y ago
    Different people are different, of course. Video doesn't work well for me if I'm trying to learn something new. I was only pushing back on the notion that there's an age connection to this.
- worrycue 3y ago
  > Videos are too light on solid information and are too hard to use as references. Depends on the video. I rarely use videos for how-to though. The written word is more convenient as it allows me to skim it and it’s easier to skip ahead. Video is good for demonstrating things where motion information is useful though.

standardUser 3y ago

Reminds me of how often I add "reddit" to the end of Google searches because I know the base results will be useless for a whole range of topics without it. This is doubly true for any even slightly risque or illegal topics.

ian0 3y ago
Or anything where you want an actual honest opinion. "Best tool for x", "book recommendations" etc etc Its such a shame the genuine good information is so hard to find and where you do its in some walled garden.