Every time I google a solution for a simple problem (like where to find a feature of a software in its menus or how to calculate something) I always have to navigate past the dozen youtube links to find the article or manual that tells me the solution in 10 lines of text.
If your tutorial could be a webpage then you shouldn’t do it.

Edit: to all the people that suggest to make a specific query in the search, that’s just a partial solution because there are times I don’t know the entity of the solution and youtube could be a good place to look for.

  • Ertebolle
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    172 years ago

    I think a lot of it has to do with monetization - YouTube pays much better than text. (also has less embarrassing ads than all the gut doctor / weight loss / toenail fungus / 15 Celebrity Wardrobe Fails crap that text sites seem to all be using these days)

    • @[email protected]
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      132 years ago

      You can even create a filter in uBlock Origin to remove domains from search results. I did it for Pinterest, as it always clogged my search results.

    • @[email protected]
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      42 years ago

      Doesn’t help when you’re question has a one word answer, but there are a dozen 20 minute videos on YouTube to answer your question.

      • defunct_punk
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        2 years ago

        Yes it does. “-Youtube” excludes all youtube videos from being displayed in the search results.

        • @[email protected]
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          32 years ago

          I think they’re saying there could be 30 second video with the answer, but most of them aren’t

  • @[email protected]
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    62 years ago

    If your tutorial could be a webpage then you shouldn’t do it.

    On the other hand, if your tutorial could also be a webpage, well you just made another income stream, so why not both?

  • @[email protected]
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    242 years ago

    When I’m playing a new video game and I google “how to jump” or something simple, I have to sift through entire articles and 10 minutes tutorials, just so I can find a page that will say “press the R3 BUTTON”. it’s super frustrating, not everything needs a video tutorial

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        42 years ago

        But that why we have search engines, so we can find the information quickly instead of having to manually sift through the menus

        • @[email protected]
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          62 years ago

          But that’s why we have menus, so we can find the information quickly instead of having to manually sift through search results.

          • no surprises
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            22 years ago

            In this simplified case, yes. But sometimes you might need to find an answer to a less trivial question and the described problem still would there. There’s a lot of seo-optimized, but useless content. It’s frustrating.

            • @[email protected]
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              22 years ago

              When you seek out the services tailored to the ignorant masses, you receive the results intended for the ignorant masses. The days of Google being the best resource have been gone since the 2016 US election at least.

  • Pons_Aelius
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    Sorry but that sounds like you can’t craft a decent search query.

    Try excluding youtube from the results.

    • stebo
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      or just, you know, scroll past it

      google often groups youtube results at the top and then shows other websites below it, so I don’t see the issue

  • no banana
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    82 years ago

    No, people should stop making complicated video tutorials for simple problems.

  • @[email protected]
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    72 years ago

    -youtube is something I’ll use more often I think.

    It really is amazing how many tutorials there are for something as simple as “what is the hotkey for x”.

    It is annoying. Not gonna lie.

    • @[email protected]
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      22 years ago

      The problem is now is that there’s been a massive uptick in AI generated nonsense on the text side of things. I’ve seen it predominantly in gaming articles but I’m sure it’s getting everywhere.

      The real frustrating part is half the time it’s just made up, or offering real solutions to game world problems which has just been a bizzare and confusing read

  • @[email protected]
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    112 years ago

    I also find this annoying but that’s because I more easily grasp written instructions than I do a video tutorial. It’s the way my brain is wired. Just give me the bloody instructions. Others need the video. I hate them. But since the internet is like, a resource for everyone, not just me, I try not to take it so personally.

  • @[email protected]
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    202 years ago

    If you have a simple tutorial to share, step 1 is to buy a domain and hosting. Step 2 is to learn how to create a website and step 3 is learning SEO so your tutorial can be found.

    I can make a video on it if you’d like

  • Dettweiler
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    I think the issue is more that many people make bad tutorials. They spend way too much time giving irrelevant information when we’re only interested in the specific steps for the thing we need. Searching for recipes falls under this category, too.

    I don’t care what your friend’s aunt said about the one time you made this recipe. I just want the ingredients, temperature, and cooking time. Your life story surrounding this pancake recipe can fuck right off.

    • @[email protected]
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      12 years ago

      Or it’s a kid that made the video. They can actually be better sometimes for brevity because some kids will get right to the point, but some kids have the most annoying voices, especially males right around early puberty. I feel bad because I think it’s a good thing that they are trying and I don’t want to discourage them, but maybe the minimum age to post videos on the internet should be after the adult voice has developed.

  • I hate having to scroll through 15-30 minute long videos to find the simple 3 step instructions in text.

    The content clutter is fucking insane and I hate it. Too many uninteresting people trying to be relevant as entertainers when the only skill they seem to have is shady marketing.