Originally Posted by
Acymetric
Thirded...I feel like at this point we should have a separate thread discussing our preferences with respect to written word, audio/podcasts, and video/youtube.
For me it's a time/pacing thing as much as anything else...something that takes me 2 minutes to read might take ten times as long in video or audio form. Of course I like consuming some things that way, but the trend towards audio/video has taken over news, gaming, DIY instructions, and tons of other things where it is sub-optimal compare to the written version. It's like someone said "hey, people listen to podcasts and watch videos...let's make EVERYTHING a podcast or video!"
And before you all get off my lawn, I'm a "only" 30 years old and a software developer so not exactly anti-tech and I'd like to believe not so old that I just don't "get it".
YES! As soon as I read "18 minutes" I click "next thread". If you can't tell me what you think in under two minutes, then your thought process needs work. (Not calling out anyone in this thread, just saying in general.) I can read anything in under 2 minutes and catch your drift. If I want to listen to a long story that could be compressed in that same amount of time, I'll ask my girlfriend to tell me how her day went. I don't frequent this board to learn how my GF's day went...much to her dismay. "Are you listening to me? You're on that site again, aren't you?!"
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."