Is it because they're not really smart and they try to learn things from youtube rather than reading?
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Not a bad guess. The moving picture medium has been around for a while though and complements the written word, rather than supplant it, as a tool for learning.
You want to learn how to get a garbage disposal unstuck?
Watch a YouTube video.
You want to learn to learn about psychological concepts in 25 minutes by watching a video?
Cool, it won't ever work but I respect your wishes.
But no smart person would believe just watching a quick video is actually learning anything more advanced then: there's a place for an Allen key under the disposal
You want to learn to learn about psychological concepts in 25 minutes by watching a video? Cool, it won't ever work but I respect your wishes.
It's an interview with an eminent scientist discussing some key ideas. No, you won't walk away with a comprehensive knowledge of the entire field, the format isn't designed for that.
But no smart person would believe just watching a quick video is actually learning anything more advanced then: there's a place for an Allen key under the disposal
So documentaries are garbage as well then? Anything using video as a medium? Do you attend lectures in person or do wait for the transcript?
Hold still and I'll go make a YouTube video for you.
I don't know why I thought you were going to get anything out of the written word.
Just wait right there and I'll scream some buzzwords into a microphone for you, and tell you that you're smarter than everyone. Because you may be able to remember some of those buzzwords, but not what they actually mean.
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