From: petertrei@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/7/2025 5:06 AM, Gary McGath wrote:   
   > On 2/5/25 1:09 PM, Keith F. Lynch wrote:   
   >> Gary McGath  wrote:   
   >>> Cryptoengineer wrote:   
   >>>> No wonder I watch it at 1.5x to 1.75x speed, and still feel he's   
   >>>> wasting my time.   
   >>   
   >> I always watch it at 2x speed, since he speaks clearly and has good   
   >> microphones.  I'd try for 3x if my computer let me.   
   >>   
   >>> I watched a Lehto's Law video with a friend yesterday, about the   
   >>> challenge to a Louisiana law that says cops can order people to stay   
   >>> 25 feet away from them.  I'd already known a lot of what was in it.   
   >>> The main benefit was that I got my friend to see it.   
   >>   
   >> As I implied, I often watch them with my brother.   
   >>   
   >> Watching videos is often a social event.  Reading is almost always a   
   >> solo event.  There is room for both.   
   >>   
   >   
   > A big problem with videos as opposed to text is that it's harder to   
   > watch critically than to read critically. When you read something, you   
   > can slow down for key points and leave the text to check it for   
   > something else. With video, it's easier to passively absorb what the   
   > speaker is saying without giving it careful attention. Often videos add   
   > images to strengthen their points, but the images may not be   
   > photographic evidence of what actually happened, or they may be   
   > carefully cut to give a desired impression. I think dependence on videos   
   > is a major cause of tribalist thinking.   
      
   Absolutely agree. A video making dubious claims is a 'Gish Gallop'   
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_gallop   
   How can you make a critique when new BS is served every five seconds?   
      
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