I never noticed before, but almost all the channels I follow break the Wadsworth constant. They jump straight into content and leave any ad/patreon reads to the end. I wonder if I subconsciously did that or if its a happy coincidence.
YSK: The Wadsworth Constant of YouTube videos
Submitted 11 months ago by CowsLookLikeMaps@sh.itjust.works to youshouldknow@lemmy.world
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Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
lando55@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Many popular channels revised their content format as a direct consequence of the Wadsworth constant
Kemwer@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yep. Try to apply the Wadsworth constant to Veritassium and you’ll miss almost all the context of the video.
QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Or ProjectFarm. That guy jumps straight in and leaves ZERO room for any BS.
chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
Calebcity and Prozd skits often go straight in also.
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Must be channels that actually have worthwhile content that keeps viewers interested rather than the 90/8/1/1 ratio of most YT videos. 1% intro, 1% finish, 8% actual content, 90% BS, shenanigans, review of previous videos, sponsors, ads, and demands for like and subscribe.
zzzz@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Sponsorblock: For Wadsworth, for what it’s worth.
amio@kbin.social 11 months ago
This. SponsorBlock is indispensable, just like an adblocker Youtube would just not be worth the hassle otherwise.
greenteadrinker@midwest.social 11 months ago
It’s wild how short some videos are with sponsorblock enabled to skip almost everything. I don’t watch LTT for ethical reasons anymore, but damn, did some 10 minute videos go by in like 2 minutes
janAkali@lemmy.one 11 months ago
No way… I remember seeing this comment ~10 years ago. I’ve been trying to search for it occasionally through past 5 years. I didn’t remember the guy’s nickname, only the concept and that it’s Youtube’s ‘constant/rule’. Couldn’t find even a mention anywhere. I legit thought I made it up or it’s the Mandela effect.
Thank you! I can now live in piece.
charles@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Glad I wasn’t the only one in this boat
XbSuper@lemmy.world 11 months ago
This is so out of date. It really should just be deleted.
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Porn is the same, the first third is learning her name and getting her clothes off.
Bakachu@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Same for online recipes. The content you want is never at the top.
Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Paste the stupid blog url in the sites search to remove the useless crap. Works most of the time.
Thassodar@lemm.ee 11 months ago
There’s also the app Paprika 3 that I’ve been using on Android for a few years. You paste the URL in and it’ll separate the ingredients, instructions, and even the fluff, into separate parts automatically.
You can also input your own recipes and, if it’s a food blog that may be taken down in the future, it saves a local copy of the recipe for you.
Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 11 months ago
What we really need is a search engine that dismisses any recipe that uses cups as a measurement!
PoastRotato@lemmy.world 11 months ago
You are a beautiful person. May the wind be ever at your back
ranoss@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Man, online recipe sites have gotten so bad in the last few years.
There’s like a page of text talking about the food while the page is swimming with intrusive ads or promotions. I hate it.
It’s like the worst parts of old school internet pop is ads gained sentience and a love for cooking.
It’s always a game of finding and clicking print recipe as fast as I can. That and immersive reader have helped on mobile.
admiralteal@kbin.social 11 months ago
It's 100% Google's fault.
The recipe sites that would feed you the recipe right at the top are downranked in search because you don't spend as long on them.
PoastRotato@lemmy.world 11 months ago
At this point if I can’t find a “Jump to Recipe” button displayed prominently at the top of the page within three seconds of visiting I just nope out and find a less cancerous site
ares35@kbin.social 11 months ago
'reader mode' in firefox helps on some sites.
QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Honestly, most of them have a jump straight to the recipe link or buttons now. I assume it’s because so many people complained in the comments about how they don’t care about their food story.
ICastFist@programming.dev 11 months ago
Maybe thankfully, most of the stuff I actually care to watch doesn’t suffer too much from that. Other than sponsors somewhere around the 2-5 minute mark, it’s mostly tuning in and watching without interruption.
When I do have to look into stuff I don’t actually follow, like DIY stuff, yeah, it can be the first 30 seconds, sometimes the first 3 fucking minutes, that are completely disposable filler
Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I do this all the time.
I was actually mad at a YouTuber who put something really important in the first minute recently, because I’m so used to skipping to the middle.
Which was really weird since that’s how all videos should be!
Debo@lemmy.world 11 months ago
lol. I’m the one who coined the term after Wadsworth came up with the concept!
RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
And then you applied the concept to your username before registering here? Thats dedication.
jballs@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
This made me laugh way harder than it should have. The mad man actually did!
Debo@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Hah! I didn’t even notice. Debo wasn’t available on Reddit 15+ years ago when I joined so I actually added the “re”. It took the rise of Lemmy for me to use my preferred nick. :)
lurch@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Thanks for your service.
I coined some terms too and it’s always a weird feeling when you encounter them in the wild. Like you’re happy it took off, but it’s a bit sad itks no longer your thing now.
timespace@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Such as?
Debo@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It became the post of the year on Reddit that year. I bump into it from time to time in the interwebz. :)
thefartographer@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Wow, I can’t believe that was only 9 days ago…
thesohoriots@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Your commission, Debo: “about two hundred dollars.”