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.

  • Dettweiler@lemmy.world
    161·
    10 months ago

    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.

    • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
      1·
      10 months 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.