• ivanafterall ☑️@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    It really depends on the subject matter. For many software tutorials, for example, it’s great to see the clicks/workflow. If it’s a very detail-oriented DIY type project, it’s great to have both as an option.

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      4 days ago

      Yep. Like I said, videos are great and legit. They just can’t replace a book, like today’s trend seems to be.

      Even as far as using an how-to go. Like everybody else I enjoy watching someone doing it while explaining how/why they do it. But I would also rather use a text file when I need to quickly find any specific step of said how-to than using the limited playing control video is giving us. It’s no wonder YT added chapters to videos in order to make the situation somewhat better: chapters are just text ;)