[GTALUG] Old and New Habits...

[o1bigtenor]

On Sun, Aug 11, 2024 at 8:23 AM Steve Petrie via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
wrote:

> *o1bigrenor* is *absolutely correct* with his observation: "when I'm
> supposed to spend an hour of my time watching something that I could have
> read through in likely under 5 minutes - - - they're a waste of my time."
>
> A few paragraphs of well-crafted textual prose can be read and absorbed
> more quickly than the time it would take to watch a video conveying the
> same ideas. I often avoid watching lengthy videos, because the time
> investment is likely not justified by the video's information content.
>
> This being said, videos do have an important role to play on the Internet.
> For example, when a journalist interviews a prominent public figure, their
> conversation can range dynamically and spontaneously over subject matter.
> Tone of voice and facial expressions also convey information. The
> interviewer can confront the interviewee with difficult observations and
> questions. How the interviewee handles these challenges, will inform the
> audience about the character of the interviewee.
>
> Consider the urban riots in the United Kingdom. A video of a streetscape
> engulfed in rioting, has a more dramatic impact then the simple word
> "riot". And a video of UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer, conveys more
> powerfully, subtle aspects of his demenour and attitude, than would a
> written report. A written report could carry biased implications, whereas
> the video of Starmer is unvarnished uninterpreted Starmer.
>
> I wasn't trying to suggest that videos had no place just that its become
the ubiquitous
constant because the presenters are lazy (and imo likely not deserving of
their Ph.D!).

Regards
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