Posted by: Anonymous
[ip: 82.192.250.149]
on September 13, 2008 11:21 AM
Here we have quite an interesting talk. The text (maybe 10k) could have been put on a web page, and it would have taken seconds to download it, and a couple of minutes to read.
Instead, we have a 62MB video of Edward Cherlin sitting at a desk and speaking the text and answering questions. Listening to him takes many times longer than reading the text would have taken. Where is the added value in the 62 megabyte video over 10k of text? Is the assumption that most people under the age of 30 can't read?
As far as I am concerned, the video of the talking head is *much* *less* *valuable* than the text (which obviously exists because there is nothing spontaneous about Cherlin's talk) because it would consume much more of my time than reading the text.
So somebody has SUBTRACTED value by presenting a huge video. I don't have time to watch videos.
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Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 82.192.250.149] on September 13, 2008 11:21 AMInstead, we have a 62MB video of Edward Cherlin sitting at a desk and speaking the text and answering questions. Listening to him takes many times longer than reading the text would have taken. Where is the added value in the 62 megabyte video over 10k of text? Is the assumption that most people under the age of 30 can't read?
As far as I am concerned, the video of the talking head is *much* *less* *valuable* than the text (which obviously exists because there is nothing spontaneous about Cherlin's talk) because it would consume much more of my time than reading the text.
So somebody has SUBTRACTED value by presenting a huge video. I don't have time to watch videos.
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