Technology

Sorry I was trying to match the level of insulting tone of your reply, I guess I went too mean.

Eh, I'd be a hypocrite to point fingers for that. All good.

Technology Connections actually has great CC and Transcripts as I believe Alec adds them directly after proofing an as aired script after his final edit.

I don't know this specific creator, or many YT tech creators really, since YT isn't really my main haunt (I've tried to explaing that elsewhere, but it boils down to "I rarely have the mental ability to sit and watch them") and I genuinely prefer articles.

The video having good CC doesn't solve most of my problems, unfortunately. It's a good thing to have, don't get me wrong, just doesn't help me a whole lot.

it’s about a crappy ‘news’ site generating a two paragraph summary of a YouTube video and screencaping images from said video in order to generate ad revenue with minimal effort and dubious ethics

I'll grant the dubious ethics point. That subtext didn't parse for me. My focus was on the fact that the article, being a textual medium, is more useful to me.

I'm mostly upset at the prevalence of video content and the tendency to push people away from text, like "This guy has a great video" is a useful response to "I'm looking for an article". This topic set me off, but my frustration is independent of the specific context. I've had it happen often enough to make it a sore spot, but that isn't strictly the original comment's fault.

If you’re so interested in the subject and want to learn more about the subject why not look for one, or even just ask?

It's not a deep interest so much as a passing "stumble across something interesting", so I wouldn't necessarily seek out content on the topic. But if I were offered an essily digestible format, I'd be curious enough to consume it.

I agree that it would be better not to post cheap ripoffs, but they fill a market gap that I'm the audience for. The solution isn't to complain about the moochers filling the gap, but to fill the gap yourself. I'm not defending sloppy AI text specifically, but the concept of converting content to a different medium.

If the content creators don't want to cater to those who prefer that other medium - perfectly fine, that's their prerogative. But to then complain if someone else adapts your content to a medium you didn't want to, that's what rubs me the wrong way.

Also, you’re a dingus.

Fair enough. My phrasing was harsh and born of a frustration that I didn't really convey.