Comment on YSK : Dark patterns among large companies are becoming more mainstream

• Socsa@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  This is how the internet used to be and it was wonderful.

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  • Misk@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Lynx Master Race, Rise!

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• Carighan@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Plus it’s always a video, but never actually uses the medium. It’s just shots of the host talking to the camera. Very very rarely showing clips or screenshots that could even better be embedded in an article.

  Can you do a lot with a video, if done well and for the right subject? Of course, and for those it’d absolutely be the correct choice. But people like the guy linked in the OP are neither capable of nor interested in doing that, as it’s just a business to them. It increases income, so long youtube videos it is. That’s one big takeaway anyways: Content creators talk about this shit not because they care, but because it gives them money. It’s a business, not a passion.

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  • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Making a proper video takes a lot of time. Just recording yourself reading a text while taking cool poses, not so much.

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• ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Install Blocktube or another extension that stops videos from starting when you open the link, and read the transcript. It used to be at the top, just under the video itself, but now they’ve moved it to the bottom of the video description so you have to go through all the affiliate links just to get to the fucking transcript button.

  But once you’ve found it, transcriptions are your best friend: skim it to see if there’s any real reason to watch (usually not) and enjoy that portion of your life that you just saved for things that YOU want and not what Google and that content creator want. The transcript will also tell you what portion of the video you need to watch, if actually watching it suits your needs.

  I also regularly speed up videos; 1.25 is great under most circumstances, 1.5 if they’re really trying to draaaag shit out. You can always slow it down again, but it’s great for getting through the fluff if you need to hear it all (like repair videos for something you’ve never done yourself).

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