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General Discussion Thread - Juche 114, Week 28 in c/genzedong@lemmygrad.ml
[–] Makan@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 6 days ago

I agree, I just feel that there's a dearth of activism and organizing, that's all

UK: Children given less food at school as government won't pay for them to have adequate portions. in c/worldnews@lemmygrad.ml
[–] Makan@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Famine in capitalist country, what are the odds

General Discussion Thread - Juche 114, Week 28 in c/genzedong@lemmygrad.ml
[–] Makan@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Even so, I don't like podcasters and other influencers generally. The drama they get into and gatekeeping is done.

I also find that they oversimplify things.

This is weird, I suppose, but do people sometimes feel they learn NOTHING from YouTube? in c/soulslike@lemmy.zip
[–] Makan@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 6 days ago

"but I've barely retained anything"

Yeah, and I feel that the impact isn't the same, but maybe I'm just getting old...

General Discussion Thread - Juche 114, Week 28 in c/genzedong@lemmygrad.ml
[–] Makan@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 6 days ago

Just a photo op, eh?

And just talking to the managers, I see...

I need help teaching kids! in c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml
[–] Makan@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Damn, this is a lot to read. You're based in Hungary, right?

Also, as a fellow Autistic, I suggest being careful with how you air your opinions and maybe let the kids decide while presenting them the facts of the matter.

Don't try to browbeat them into the correct opinions or truth; you want to not traumatize anyone accidentally. Definitely clamp down on bullying.

When I was a kid, I was called racist epithets and bullied a lot.

This is weird, I suppose, but do people sometimes feel they learn NOTHING from YouTube? in c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml
[–] Makan@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 6 days ago

Fair, yeah, I think I'm expecting too much.

This is weird, I suppose, but do people sometimes feel they learn NOTHING from YouTube? in c/soulslike@lemmy.zip
[–] Makan@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Fair, fair.

I just feel that sometimes, I learn nothing, and I don't know why.

I get the "What's the point" feeling; maybe I am truly depressed.

General Discussion Thread - Juche 114, Week 28 in c/genzedong@lemmygrad.ml
[–] Makan@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 6 days ago (4 children)

I think they're one way, but they're overused; we have so many at this point and they sometimes just repeat themselves.

I just want better quality, I guess.

This is weird, I suppose, but do people sometimes feel they learn NOTHING from YouTube? in c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml
[–] Makan@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 6 days ago

I get this, I do.

General Discussion Thread - Juche 114, Week 28 in c/genzedong@lemmygrad.ml
[–] Makan@lemmygrad.ml -2 points 6 days ago

I disagree.

General Discussion Thread - Juche 114, Week 28 in c/genzedong@lemmygrad.ml
[–] Makan@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 6 days ago (6 children)

I agree.

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This is weird, I suppose, but do people sometimes feel they learn NOTHING from YouTube? (lemmygrad.ml)
 

So...

I've watched, over the past few months, dozens of YouTube videos a day it seems so that may have something to do with my "YouTube burnout" (if it is one) but it seems as though YouTube videos especially teach you nothing, certainly not compared to written content or articles or even books. I have the videos on in the background when I'm doing something. I have tried to put more focus to actually, well, consuming the content or media in a way that's more mindful and where I am edified. Maybe I'm trying too hard, but a lot of what I'm watching seems a bit superfluous or whatever.

All art or content or products have this problem, to a point, I think, but at times, it seems that videos are either there to sell me something (bad, at least in my case, because I like retail therapy) or maybe "hook me" into something (not necessarily bad, perhaps, as it can be pretty innocuous and even fun, depending on what they're motivating you to get into, such as a hobby).

And I have to say:

I'm starting to see this in documentaries to, to a point.

I feel like visual media has this problem a lot.

And yeah, I know it's a "D'oh!" moment for me because, honestly, of course they're a bit sparse on details or info compared to, say, books and written text.

But...

I feel like I'm not getting stuff out of it? Like, I ask: "What are they hiding? What are they not showing?"

Am I just paranoid? It's one thing to contemplate this sometimes, but every time I watch a video now?

Maybe I am just burnt out on YouTube LMAO!!

(I will say that one thing I miss are videos that are 2 to 5 to 10 to maybe 20 or 30 minutes long instead of these LONG videos that seem, erm, "useless," from my point of view.)

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Remembering Bill Moyers, former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist (OP: Anyone remember Bill Moyers?) (www.youtube.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/8452759

I 'member.

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Remembering Bill Moyers, former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist (OP: Anyone remember Bill Moyers?) (www.youtube.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/8452759

I 'member.

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Remembering Bill Moyers, former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist (OP: Anyone remember Bill Moyers?) (www.youtube.com)
 

I 'member.

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⭕️BREAKING: As Israel evacuates dozens of dead & wounded soldiers, sirens blare in nearby settlements (x.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/8438657

Death

Death

to the IDF

https://x.com/MintPressNews/status/1942337162860429546

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⭕️BREAKING: As Israel evacuates dozens of dead & wounded soldiers, sirens blare in nearby settlements (x.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/8438657

Death

Death

to the IDF

https://x.com/MintPressNews/status/1942337162860429546

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⭕️BREAKING: As Israel evacuates dozens of dead & wounded soldiers, sirens blare in nearby settlements (x.com)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by Makan@lemmygrad.ml to c/palestine@lemmygrad.ml
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Death

Death

to the IDF

https://x.com/MintPressNews/status/1942337162860429546

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When Your Body Attacks Itself – Autoimmune (youtube.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/8433326

Check it out.

Heard of this tangentially.

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When Your Body Attacks Itself – Autoimmune (youtube.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/8433326

Check it out.

Heard of this tangentially.

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When Your Body Attacks Itself – Autoimmune (youtube.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/8433326

Check it out.

Heard of this tangentially.

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When Your Body Attacks Itself – Autoimmune (youtube.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/8433326

Check it out.

Heard of this tangentially.

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a pep talk for writers in the age of AI ❤️ (youtube.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/8423327

I'm thinking of wordsmithing myself. I have an unfinished work that I just want to publish online.

Well, what do you all think of the video?

I agree especially with the point about analog and physical media.

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