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Just clicking on the first link and watching the video is a "research project" for you? Do you have to do prep work before you watch any video?
Yes, it is a project.
They could have summarized the point in a couple paragraphs instead of demanding I waste an hour of my time to be able to respond at all. First I'd have to actually have that much free time; which I haven't had today until just now.
Video is the least convenient way to share information. For example, it's impossible to skim a video to see if it's something you're interested in or to find the information you're looking for. With text it's easy to do a quick skim to see if it's something worth your time.
Well, you're basically describing a summary, versus a detail, response.
The person posting the video links was giving a detail response, and not a summary response.
Instead of repeating everything in detail in text of what the videos state (which would be time intensive and duplication of effort) just see the videos instead.
Even a sentence or two would help me judge if it's worth my time. If I'm in public and don't have headphones I'm not watching a video, especially if I have no idea what it is. If you tell me why I should care about the video I might make a note to watch it when I get home.
Secondly, I'm not just going to click a random link. I have no idea if it's even relevant or a bot or a troll who just puts the links in every thread they come across.
The 5 minutes it would take them to type a quick summary is much less time intensive than the hour it would take everyone who sees the post to watch the videos and see if they care.
Its YouTube links, backed by a Piped link.
Do you really live in constant fear of being Rickrolled?
Whatever, you do you.