Why post a 14 minute video for what is probably a 3 minute read?
this post was submitted on 28 May 2025
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Why post a video in the video community?
If you came here to read you're in the wrong place.
For the same reason I'd attend a meeting and complain afterwards that it could've been an email, despite knowing that I was going into a meeting.
I think it's reasonable to expect the video formats to only be used when it's a good medium for communicating whatever it's communicating.
I mean some people prefer watching videos than reading articles, I think it's fair to post a video and it's fair for you to not prefer it as well.
People who post articles provide a summary of the article. So maybe you should post a video summarizing the video you think we should watch?
Is it ok if I post another, shorter video as the summary?
Seems like a good use of a 14min to me. More Perfect wasn’t burying the lead in this video at all.
FYI the phrase is “burying the lede”.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/bury-the-lede-versus-lead
I think I have finally found a generation gap that I think is real; old people like me would rather read than watch. A lot of my students would rather watch than read.
Hi! Welcome to my video. In this video we will talk about what is in the title. Let's talk a bit more about what I'm going to talk about in this video. I've had a long day, so let me sit down and drink a cup of coffee while I talk about what I'm going to talk about in this video. Oh look! My cat. My cat's name is 'succinct'. Get it? 'succinct'. It means getting straight to the point.
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So, just to make sure, we're going to cover....
[transcriptionist begins to doze here]
So anyway, without further ado, let's get right to it... after a word from our sponsor...
[insert 3 minute ad here]
Hey, thanks for watching up to this point. Thanks to my long-time subscribers and my Patreons. You can support me over at Patreon at Patreon.com. To thank my Patreons, I will now read their names...
[whispering in the background]
Huh? Oh, yeah. The title of this video. The title of this video is "What happened in my life today". In reality, not much.
Thanks for watching!
This was basically the length and quality of a 60 Minutes segment. I’m glad someone is doing good video journalism in the US. It’s a format that has been dying over the past few decades, and now the remaining institutions are under attack in the states.
I can appreciate that. But a 60 Minutes segment is about a four minute read.
What's the scoop?
My big takeaway was there have been a lot of changes to medical policy at the cprporate and congressional levels as a result of this case.
Which goes against the main stream narrative
corporate* mainstream*