Am I missing something with this “video”wave? When I click on a link, and a video starts playing, I usually can’t hit Alt-F4 or CTRL-W fast enough. I feel cheated. I wanted to read a reaction, in two seconds, not sit through a preroll ad to see a quick soundbyte. I want to read the quote. The presence of “suprise! video!” diminishes every single thing on the web.
Yet it’s getting to be more. I want to skim 6-12 stories in 2 minutes.
I want to surgically remove the value out of an idea, and then MOVE ON. And I want it as fast as I think. Blip Vert Fast. I don’t want ponderously slow and predictable news coverage.
I want to skim text, and I am in the minority.
It pisses me off to no end that this is the case.
NO, this doesn’t mean I’m anti-video. Video is hugely powerful supporting information. I’m glad for it. It’s just NOT the stuff that’s on the web.
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