7 ms·
I don't think it's any worse than any other form of media (like reading comments on hacker news instead of reading the article)
by yosame 2y ago
I don't think it's any worse than any other form of media (like reading comments on hacker news instead of reading the article)
- zht 2y agoIt is much worse lol Videos cram so much stimulation over such a short period of time Text you still have to read
- ethbr1 2y agoOr, to spin it around -- given a standard, naive population, why are video platforms so much more successful than text ones? Hypothesis: video is more addiction, regardless of content
- JohnMakin 2y agoExcept I can read much faster than a video can convey information to me, almost always - I suspect the popularity of video to deliver information at least in some part stems from declining literacy. Whenever I have to watch a poor reader read something, I am honestly amazed they can function at all.
- tartuffe78 2y agoHave you used it?
- sebastiennight 2y agoWe might not use HN the same way then... I frequently give up on reading a thread midway down the page because it's requiring *too much focus*, and, get this, I might even interrupt my break and just go back to work early instead! I don't think that would ever happen on a neverending infinite scroll of hyperengaging video.