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Re: The YouTube revolution in knowledge transfer (2019)

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Post by exporectomy » Thu, Jul 01, 2021, 9:37 PM UTC

danbruc wrote: post #38

I just tried to figure out what people actually watch on YouTube a couple of days ago without much luck. I came across some numbers but they only divided the videos into very broad categories like music, entertainment, education, and others or something like that. Is anybody aware of a more detailed look at this?

I suspect it's divided into such fine-grained niches that most of what people watch isn't popular. Almost anything popular labelled "education" is likely TV-level education, and really mostly just entertainment with the pleasant feeling of getting a bit of shallow learning on the way.

Re: The YouTube revolution in knowledge transfer (2019)

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Post by grapherEtt » Thu, Jul 01, 2021, 9:44 PM UTC

Workaccount2 wrote: post #37

I am essentially a self-taught EE thanks to the internet. There is no shortage of engineers posting educational content, and no shortage of extremely knowledgeable engineers willing to directly help you with problems. I've done dozens of projects and even brought one to market. I guess the flipside, in my experience it doesn't count as anything in the professional world. Since I back doored engineering, I am currentl…

I am sorry but that is just nonsense.

The world is in short supply of smart people like you. There is no shortage of people with degrees.

There is no doubt you can get a better paying job than $19 an hour doing something you find interesting.

You just need to put some of those learning skills into marketing/branding/networking.

Re: The YouTube revolution in knowledge transfer (2019)

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Post by exporectomy » Thu, Jul 01, 2021, 9:45 PM UTC

PicassoCTs wrote: post #97

Its great at answering the How-To-Questions in small snippets. But when it comes to the in depth questions, the Why Questions, you still have to return to university-lectures, although those are hosted on the platform. Education and Instruction still have the vast time difference in dimension. And its hard to push yourselves through the desert of ignorance to in depth knowledge-which is why online univerty-courses ha…

I agree for university type education. I've tried to slog through that stuff but could never get far due to lack of motivation. But for DIY and hobbies, it's really demolished barriers to entry. I learnt how to cut down trees from the many tree-cutting YouTube channels, how to build a retaining wall, how to plaster your walls, all sorts of little individual skills that are otherwise hard to pick up without making a career out of it or having the right friends.

Re: The YouTube revolution in knowledge transfer (2019)

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Post by michaelt » Thu, Jul 01, 2021, 9:52 PM UTC

ClumsyPilot wrote: post #60

scrollaway wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're using YouTube wrong. I dunno. For me, YouTube serves me up so much educational content i want to watch that there is over 100 hours of content in my Watch Later. And i do very often go through the videos it gives me but it never ends. YouTube is a tool, you have to do a bit of curation so it learns what you like and dislike, and then it just delivers an unending firehose of content matching that. And if what y…

I dunno what i am doing wrong, but my youtube feed is a barrage of things I've already watched, the only way for me to get something new suggested that's not garbade is to spesifically search for it.

The secret to operating youtube is to ignore the homepage and video recommendations and disable autoplay - instead what you want to do is:-

Stage 1: Follow channels you like.

Stage 2: Visit https://www.youtube.com/feed/subscriptions

Re: The YouTube revolution in knowledge transfer (2019)

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Post by ajot » Thu, Jul 01, 2021, 9:53 PM UTC

I liked Cedric Chin's related/citing post (and series about tacit learning) found here: https://commoncog.com/blog/youtube-learn-tacit-knowledge/

Re: The YouTube revolution in knowledge transfer (2019)

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Post by psychomugs » Thu, Jul 01, 2021, 10:06 PM UTC

grawprog wrote: post #83

Maybe I'm just one of those odd ones, as much as I love all the knowledge and learning videos on youtube and I can't deny I've learned a lot from them. But, they seem to have replaced the written tutorial or instructions for a lot of things. I'm one of those people, I learn better through reading. I learn alright through youtube videos, but I find I retain knowledge better through written descriptions and pictures. I…

I used to learn better on YouTube, probably circa 2010. I learned music theory, programming, electronics, photography, and skateboarding, all things that I still use and enjoy today, but this was way before the current eyeball-attention-hogging landscape where videos are replete with ads and sponsorships and regurgitated information that draws videos out twice as long as they really ought to be. I have no doubt that quality educational material is still out there, but the signal-to-noise ratio makes it so hard to sift through that it barely feels worth it.

Re: The YouTube revolution in knowledge transfer (2019)

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Post by psychomugs » Thu, Jul 01, 2021, 10:08 PM UTC

ariwilson wrote: post #81

FlyMoreRockets wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Tetris is another great example of how competitors are using YouTube to rapidly progress in skill. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-revol...

Jonas Neubauer ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Neubauer ), the elder statesman of the sport, openly shared and encouraged this behavior. Really an amazing community.

He seemed like a really genuine guy, there couldn't have been a better representative for the competitive scene.

Re: The YouTube revolution in knowledge transfer (2019)

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Post by aaron695 » Thu, Jul 01, 2021, 10:09 PM UTC

grawprog wrote: post #83

Maybe I'm just one of those odd ones, as much as I love all the knowledge and learning videos on youtube and I can't deny I've learned a lot from them. But, they seem to have replaced the written tutorial or instructions for a lot of things. I'm one of those people, I learn better through reading. I learn alright through youtube videos, but I find I retain knowledge better through written descriptions and pictures. I…

Given a lot of people don't like being in video or public speaking I wouldn't say the world wants YouTube instructional videos, it's just what in practice has worked the best.

Pin down why and make a site that solves the problem and become a unicorn.

Re: The YouTube revolution in knowledge transfer (2019)

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Post by psychomugs » Thu, Jul 01, 2021, 10:13 PM UTC

drumttocs8 wrote: post #95

Workaccount2 wrote: post #37

I am essentially a self-taught EE thanks to the internet. There is no shortage of engineers posting educational content, and no shortage of extremely knowledgeable engineers willing to directly help you with problems. I've done dozens of projects and even brought one to market. I guess the flipside, in my experience it doesn't count as anything in the professional world. Since I back doored engineering, I am currentl…

As a college-educated engineer, I guarantee that you learned much more than I ever did during my formal training. The only useful things I've learned for my job was learned after college, when I actually had to know stuff to be successful! With that said, if you really like engineering, you can eventually get the PE with enough years' experience and get that pay increase. It may be worth it to you.

I've always had a deep sense of respect for the hands-on engineers and technicians, the people that colloquialize an engine as a "motor," know the difference between a heat gun and a drill, and can wrench without needing a course on the Principles of Theoretical and Applied Screwdriver Mechanics.

Re: The YouTube revolution in knowledge transfer (2019)

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Post by testcase_delta » Thu, Jul 01, 2021, 10:18 PM UTC

grawprog wrote: post #83

Maybe I'm just one of those odd ones, as much as I love all the knowledge and learning videos on youtube and I can't deny I've learned a lot from them. But, they seem to have replaced the written tutorial or instructions for a lot of things. I'm one of those people, I learn better through reading. I learn alright through youtube videos, but I find I retain knowledge better through written descriptions and pictures. I…

I learned blender last year to a pretty good level entirely on YouTube. I recommend using the hot keys (arrow keys to skip, shift+carrots to increase playback speed). I also highly recommend using Anki and creating flash cards as you go. Windows 10 is great for pasting in screenshots with a couple hot keys straight on to your flash cards. By reviewing the flash cards you retain what you watch in the videos and greatly speed up your learning time.