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Watch YouTube and similar video. If I want to know something, I'd rather read something for 5 minutes than watch something for 15. Throw some illustrations or gifs in there if you need.
If I want to be entertained, I have many games and books. Or Lemmy to fuck around on.
Different people learn in different ways. Video can also convey some things way better than written words. Video recipes are better at conveying colour, sound, texture and technique than written recipes.
Sure, and many some things are more easily conveyed in text.
There's also a mass illiteracy problem. I expect that's part of why youtube et al are so popular - many people can't read well. I think many of them don't even realize they're semi-illiterate, and think reading is just uncomfortable, and they don't know why anyone would do it on purpose.
Rate my weirdness. If I need to change a broken handle on a 2013 f150, (not a mechanic but I'm handy) you tube will be my first check. I can visually get a quick walk through of the task I'm thinking of doing. It is usually the first place I look. YouTube has basically. Turned into 24 7 commercials for products but when understood there is still decent information out there that saves alot of time. As for Entertainment I will still put it on usually somebody building something or cooking something mostly as background. That being said if I had to watch ads all the time there is no way I would watch it.
For very visual things, video can be understandable. "How do you do this jumping sequence in this game?" or "how do you assemble this doohickey?"
I am probably the weirdo but I absolutely do not want video on as "background". I don't dual-screen, either. I'll put music on when cooking sometimes.