I think if you’re just looking for quick news breaks then it can be useful but if you’re looking for detailed content or lengthy movies, or skits. Something like Youtube would be more preferred. I think for me it depends on the content.
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Soapbox1858@lemm.ee 5 months ago
My problem with tiktok/reels/shorts is not that they aren’t federated. It’s the entire format/concept I hate.
Rob200@lemmings.world 5 months ago
Soapbox1858@lemm.ee 5 months ago
I watch a ton of YouTube. I love it for entertainment and some news. I absolutely hate YouTube for tutorials or guides though. If I’m trying to figure out how to fix a computer issue, I just want to read about it and have screenshots I can look at. I don’t want to have to constantly pause a damn video or scroll back and forth to find info.
As far as tiktok style videos go I just hate everything about them. I hate the auto play, I hate the vertical aspect ratio, I hate the stupid auto voiceovers, I hate the dumb floating captions and comments overlay, I hate the lack of volume adjustment or the ability to pause and rewind or seek. I hate the types of brainrot content that people make to work the algorithm. I hate that the format has infested YouTube and IG with no real way to be rid of it.
catloaf@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Agreed, except youtube is great for any guides on stuff like vehicle maintenance. Want to know how to do something on your car? It’s almost guaranteed there’s a youtube video walking you through the whole process.
Soapbox1858@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Agreed. Automotive repair is a big exception to my video tutorial hatred. It just makes more sense as it’s something being worked on in 3 dimensions. It would probably work well for home improvement stuff as well.
Rob200@lemmings.world 5 months ago
If you hate the content, find out other types of content that does work with the short videos. Surely you could find some kind of use from it? From the videos being short it has time saving potential particularly I can see that atleast.
Telorand@reddthat.com 5 months ago
I think if you’re just looking for quick news breaks then it can be useful…
No, even then, that format is even worse. Good journalism often has a nuance and detail to it. The short-format video nonsense barely has enough time to get through a headline and a broad summary.
The 24h news cycle is bad enough without trying to shorten it further to 90sec ragebait clips.
Rob200@lemmings.world 5 months ago
I addressed that actually. I said if you wanted more detail then youtube or peertube might be better.
But if you just want a quick glance, then that’s why I said then maybe the short form content might be preferred.
zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
I think I might like them better if they didn’t auto-play. I hate anything that auto-plays.
Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
Let’s take it a step further, a tile based feed where you can pick yourself what would you like to watch, wait…
Arcka@midwest.social 5 months ago
Don’t all modern browsers allow you to disable auto-playing of video, even per-site if desired?