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Has anyone else been reading linked articles more often on Lemmy? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/main

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When mindlessly browsing Reddit, I found that I usually just jump directly to the comments, read a couple, and continue. Lemmy seems a bit more curated (read: smaller), and therefore it's easier to actually engage in discussions, which leads me to read the article, think critically about it, and respond (if I have something to say) in the comments--bigger is not always better!

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Yes—and there seem to be more linked articles, compared to linked YouTube posts. I prefer to read, rather than wait through ads and a blah-blah-blah intro explaining why I should want the content about to be revealed by the loquacious host.

Reading is a highy efficient way of transmitting information. It feels like a giant step backward in cultural evolution to force information into an aural format with visual candy-coating as enticement.

[–] anguo 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm with you on the YouTube thing, but you seriously should consider investing some time on getting those ads blocked.

[–] CountVon 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also SponsorBlock! Watching a video on Youtube is much nicer when you don't have to manually scrub through the interminable VPN sales pitch.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you; is there a way to get this to work on the Android Toob app?

[–] CountVon 2 points 1 year ago

You mean the official Youtube app? Almost certainly not, Google isn't going to add that kind of functionality since it would give users a way to avoid ads as well. The SponsorBlock Firefox addon also doesn't natively support Firefox mobile unfortunately. You might able to combine Firefox mobile, the Tampermonkey addon (which does support Firefox mobile) and a userscript sponsor blocker to get the same effect. I tested this briefly just now and it does seem to work, but it's not something I use every because most of my video watching is on desktop.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah; I could cut and paste the url into NewPipe. But links seem to default to the Toob, and if I just want to get a quick glimpse to see if the material is worth my time, I can't be bothered.

[–] anguo 2 points 1 year ago

I'm fairly certain you can set NewPipe as the default app for YouTube links, I think I've done it in the past. I'm just using Firefox now though, not too big into YouTube videos.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

@108beads Read the transcript, if it's available

@TeaEarlGrayHot

[–] falkerie71 2 points 1 year ago

I'm half and half on this. I agree that reading is more efficient, but I also tend to skim through the article on first read then sometimes would have to read it again if I missed some information.

Listening to it in video or podcast format forces me to absorb the entire information from start to finish, thus I don't really need to listen to it again. Added benefit of podcasts for me is that I could listen to it while driving, and it helps me not to fall asleep on the highway 😂

[–] Bubble4780 2 points 1 year ago

I very much agree, all the youtube videos that could have better been an article.