• Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca
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    7 months ago

    You certainly can, it may get seen eventually. But I’m not going to sit through an hour of someone else’s content to figure out what point your trying to make.

    If you won’t even put some effort in and write your own thoughts out, why should I spend my time researching what you think?

    It’s the lack of effort that bothers me. Especially when my time is limited.

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      7 months ago

      If you won’t even put some effort in

      Finding and putting in those links took effort, and they’re germane to the conversation being had.

      Perhaps you’re not judging ‘effort’ fairly?

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        7 months ago

        Sure, but it also created a research project for me, instead of just speaking their mind for me to then respond to.

        It just kills the conversation.

        If you’ve got an opinion, voice your opinion. Why do you need someone else to speak for you?

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          7 months ago

          If you’ve got an opinion, voice your opinion. Why do you need someone else to speak for you?

          Sometimes someone says it better than you, so its easier to just point to that person, than to try to say it yourself.

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            7 months ago

            If you won’t even put some effort in and write your own thoughts out, why should I spend my time researching what you think?

            Pointing to someone else as a reference is one thing; but the completely no effort “here’s some links, you do all the work” is almost insulting.

            Imagine if Wikipedia removed all the actual info and just kept the reference links. I’m here for the actual info, I didn’t visit to be told where I can go to find it. I’ll look at the references if I need further clarification, and have the time/energy/desire to do so.

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          7 months ago

          but it also created a research project for me

          Just clicking on the first link and watching the video is a “research project” for you? Do you have to do prep work before you watch any video?

          • Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca
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            7 months ago

            Yes, it is a project.

            They could have summarized the point in a couple paragraphs instead of demanding I waste an hour of my time to be able to respond at all. First I’d have to actually have that much free time; which I haven’t had today until just now.

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            7 months ago

            Video is the least convenient way to share information. For example, it’s impossible to skim a video to see if it’s something you’re interested in or to find the information you’re looking for. With text it’s easy to do a quick skim to see if it’s something worth your time.

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              7 months ago

              Well, you’re basically describing a summary, versus a detail, response.

              The person posting the video links was giving a detail response, and not a summary response.

              Instead of repeating everything in detail in text of what the videos state (which would be time intensive and duplication of effort) just see the videos instead.

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                7 months ago

                Even a sentence or two would help me judge if it’s worth my time. If I’m in public and don’t have headphones I’m not watching a video, especially if I have no idea what it is. If you tell me why I should care about the video I might make a note to watch it when I get home.

                Secondly, I’m not just going to click a random link. I have no idea if it’s even relevant or a bot or a troll who just puts the links in every thread they come across.

                which would be time intensive

                The 5 minutes it would take them to type a quick summary is much less time intensive than the hour it would take everyone who sees the post to watch the videos and see if they care.

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                  7 months ago

                  I’m not just going to click a random link.

                  Its YouTube links, backed by a Piped link.

                  Do you really live in constant fear of being Rickrolled?

                  Whatever, you do you.