video posts without any analysis are low effort

[PoliWrangler]

Probably not gonna change anything but need to speak up. Posts that have video links without any analysis or commentary from OP are worthless. Doesn't matter if they were significant to OP but ya gotta tell me why. Else imo you're just karma farming and I'll skip right over.

[RandySF]

1. You can always just not watch.

[Gore1FL]

11. Well sure.

But if it is worth sharing, it is worth explaining. Why share it if you don't care if people watch?

[Faux pas]

2. I'm with you 💯

on that topic. I hate having to hit a link to get the information, so I don't. They usually leave countless unwanted cookies that I don't want to clean out. To me just a link is just rude.

[SharonAnn]

10. Me too.

[hookaleft]

3. also posts with just a link to a news story

and no snippets.

[Permanut]

4. Resources brought here in any format are not worthless.

[FoxNewsSucks]

9. Maybe, but a summary or other

spelling-out of the point being made is greatly appreciated.

Otherwise, why should I spend my time on it?

[TomSlick]

5. People post what moves them and they want the rest of us to see.

It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. Instead of criticizing the poor light of others, show us your lamp.

[Gore1FL]

13. If I want someone to see something, and they tell me how to convince them to see it, why not just do it?

This is legitimately good constructive criticism. Feedback to a poster to get more responses is a good thing, not something to condemn or argue against.

[Xipe Totec]

6. Suit yourself. You're not obligated to read or view any replies with videos.

Sometimes, the video makes the point all by itself. But to browbeat anyone for not meeting your personal standards, well, that's a bit arrogant.

[FoxNewsSucks]

8. I'm not always at a place where I can watch

a video. I'd like to see a synopsis to know if it's something I want to read more of later.

A link, video or other, with NO description, to me is nothing more than mindless click-bait.

At the very least, there should be a summary of the point being made.

[Gore1FL]

14. Why is constructive feedback to the posters of videos a bad thing?

"Here is how to get more engagement" might be a better subject line, but, in the end, I have a hard time disagreeing that the posts discussed would be improved with the suggestions given.

[Arthur_Frain]

20. Here's a constructive question for you

What length video do you expect me (or anyone around here) to sit in front of the computer and watch?

>5 minutes? Okay, I'm actually cool with that, but not necessarily with content until I've checked it out. There's a ton of garbage content that gets posted on this website. That last sentence applies to every item here.

>10 minutes? Okay, better be concise, no hysterical bullshit, no AI slop, show me something professionally produced with researchable facts with respect to something I really care about.

>15 minutes? It'd better be some sensational but factually backed up shit. In none of these instances do I really want to just sit and watch some schmo commenting on what they think about what I just watched.

30 minutes? Just no. C'mon, I've got a life man. Plus, there's so much fluff in those 30 minute videos, they just piss me off.

I can read in less than 60 seconds, any summary of a 5 minute tiktok video. Give me text, not video.

[Gore1FL]

26. I think you are vehemently agreeing with me.

Any length: Give me one solid reason to spend my time.

[stopdiggin]

21. I'm very rarely going to bother clicking a vid (or link)

without some basic description of content bearing on why I should.

And you can shrug your shoulders ("to each his own&quot - but the comments, not only here but in prior posts on this issue, are telling us that there are quite a number of DU participants that feel the same way. Long and short - if you want to get a point across, or impart some information ... You would be engaging a much greater audience by just investing a little effort. Yeah?

[flvegan]

7. Clout chasers don't care.

It's not just low effort, it's no effort. Not even karma farming, just Rec farming and looking for clicks.

FUCKING LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE, RING THE BELL, LIKE AND SUBSCRIIIIIIIIIIIIBE! MONETIZE THIS IDIOT!! I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE SAYING OR DID SAY, JUST SUBSCRIIIIIIIIIBE, PLEASE??!!!

Idiots.

[niyad]

12. What is "karma farming" , and why should one care?

[orleans]

22. LOL! i was going to ask the same thing! nt

[BannonsLiver]

15. Ugh. Yeah. I hate those too.

[hunter]

16. I don't watch any video news or opinion, not here on DU, not on television.

I watch some videos in the DU Lounge. Elsewhere the little red box marking a YouTube post means "ignore this" to me. It doesn't matter if the poster comments on it or not.

This certainly isn't true for everyone, but it keeps me sane.

[Stacey Grove]

30. Agreed

Cannot stand talkover videos with some idiot babbling over, around, and between a readily accessible news video.

DU is the ONLY internet commentary I can barely tolerate. Sometimes.

[nilram]

17. Even if not your own comment, there is generally descriptions

That goes along with the video. Various posters, who I won't name, can't be bothered to copy that descriptive text. They'll copy the link, they'll copy the title, but not copy the text that might motivate a viewer to watch the video. Shrug

[Arthur_Frain]

18. lol there used to be a "video" forum here

sure wish we had it back.

I'd settle for a "no videos allowed" forum at this point. Think I'd spend more time there than anywhere else.

[Qutzupalotl]

24. Closest thing now is the Liberal YouTubers Forum:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1322&sort=time

[BidenRocks]

19. I choose not to listen to certain voices.

It annoys me.
Like the kars 4 kids song.

[Timewas]

23. YES n/t

[mahina]

25. I can see a little bit of that especially with the way over the top ones

But I am very thankful Duers who often take the time to post. Many of them take a lot of time and share information I would otherwise not see. That last bit is something I need to work on myself.

[mahina]

27. What really gets my goat

Is that trusted media appeared to be sort of vanishing.

And by goat, I mean complacency.

Seriously though for me, it’s challenging when people just pull up down a link with no text or anything to tell me what it is before I click on it. At least YouTube links give you the title picture. So when that happens, I generally ask them if they’d be so kindest to share a few paragraphs about it because I don’t care to quick blindly, understanding the risks.

Also, nobody peels my grapes.

[J_William_Ryan]

28. "Posts that have video links without any analysis or commentary from OP are worthless."

Which is why many of us don’t bother with video posts – it’s faster to read than watch, and much of what’s posted isn’t worthy to watch.

[Stacey Grove]

29. This isn't Reddit

but I agree with you about context-free video posts.