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Reading, by far. I'm getting sick of every single thing being videofied. It seems like an "attention hack". Wife has been feeling the same too.
Reading, easily. The way my mind works, when I'm learning something, nothing beats reading about it. Audio and video alone is almost totally worthless to me.
I find that programming made me absorb and create content non-linearly. I write a bit of code here, and then there, and then change a little thing in the first bit...
I read like that. I read the book from start to end but I'm constantly going back to back material. (Or sometimes googling stuff.)
In a video, the "pause-rewind" loop is not so easy.
Also, I can't skim a video.
Reading, easily. The way my mind works, when I'm learning something, nothing beats reading about it. Audio and video alone is almost totally worthless to me.
Same. If you're not learning, say a story. Would you prefer a documentary about it or reading it?
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Same. I'll be surprised if more people prefer video form of content.
> I'll be surprised if more people prefer video form of content. Not so much video as audio. I work for a company that provides digital lending services for libraries. Guess what type of content is by far the most popular? Audiobooks. It's not even close. Most of the "videoification" of blog posts I see on youtube are basically just podcasts with somebody talking into a video camera instead of a microphone.
Videos can help us understand about complex concept like quantum computing, 3D graphics, the social impacts of a tech talk.
Most of the time videos are only people typing on their screen. Reading is more effective in this case, since it is faster and less opiniated.
Video is good for concepts that need visualizations, though a good blog post with animations or illustrations can work too. Video is required hands on demonstrations, like how to fix something on a car. But videos showing somebody write code or commands is infuriating. There's no need for that. A blog post with code examples would be much better.
Other things about people coding, though, in tech talks and conference, I actually enjoy seeing the psychological and social impact of the talk as much as the concept being talked about. They're fun.
Reading, by far. I'm getting sick of every single thing being videofied. It seems like an "attention hack". Wife has been feeling the same too.
Same! Thanks for sharing what your wife feels. I don't know if it'll be weird to say, but this is my favorite part of the thread :p