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Hortensis

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131. What bothers me is ignorant reaction (often outraged!) posted before and instead

Mon Jan 16, 2023, 11:05 AM

Jan 2023

of finding out what's being reacted to. Even in preference to. Embarrassing, as if this was MAGA Underground.

Not all links are created equal, of course, but maybe see offering a link to reliable information as a way of fighting for democracy. In its way, it really is.

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Does anyone else here not care for endless supply of video links posted here?? [View all] Woodswalker Jan 2023 OP

YES! Joe Cool Jan 2023 #1

I agree with you, I DON'T watch the videos posted here. I would rather READ the news. Trueblue1968 Jan 2023 #13

100% agree. pnwmom Jan 2023 #33

+1 OverBurn Jan 2023 #41

agree republianmushroom Jan 2023 #96

I avoid them, esp the ones w all caps & keywords: DESTROYED, MELTS DOWN, HUMILIATED, Hekate Jan 2023 #104

There has been a "trashening" of videos here. I've started just ignoring that section of the screen. erronis Jan 2023 #47

Some posters include transcripts with videos DBoon Jan 2023 #2

What DBoon Said! ProfessorGAC Jan 2023 #10

I agree with that. Transcripts are great. Diamond_Dog Jan 2023 #11

Agree.. and I do watch some Vids.. Cha Jan 2023 #19

THIS n/t malaise Jan 2023 #23

YES! MuseRider Jan 2023 #30

This, I definitely appreciate Genki Hikari Jan 2023 #43

My issue, exactly. ChazInAz Jan 2023 #93

Agreed! Transcripts are HUGELY useful. calimary Jan 2023 #54

+1. . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2023 #87

Some people include the contents of tweets. Many thanks! wryter2000 Jan 2023 #137

If we see a video link with a trandscript or a "tweet" with text DBoon Jan 2023 #139

Good point wryter2000 Jan 2023 #140

Likewise zipplewrath Jan 2023 #3

You can do that? Effete Snob Jan 2023 #72

i dont necessarily mind it if it is informative but unfortunately drray23 Jan 2023 #4

I think this is why we have a separate section for videos. Anyone who doesn't want videos enough Jan 2023 #5

I use the DU Home page for my go-to. Having a large section filled with eye-catching images erronis Jan 2023 #50

Yup. old guy Jan 2023 #75

I like them. barbtries Jan 2023 #6

I like them too. Sometimes in my work I need to listen, not read CharleyDog Jan 2023 #16

Agree! mountain grammy Jan 2023 #95

Yes, I think there is room PatSeg Jan 2023 #101

Exactly. LakeArenal Jan 2023 #106

I care. TheBlackAdder Jan 2023 #123

Especially the ones "BREAKING" that happened days ago. we can do it Jan 2023 #7

If it has a description in the post I might or might not open it... I always have a choice mitch96 Jan 2023 #8

So...don't read them? brooklynite Jan 2023 #9

SOMETIMES you don't know it is a video. people post videos in GD instead of the video section Trueblue1968 Jan 2023 #14

How much does that actually harm you? herding cats Jan 2023 #119

Meh Stinky The Clown Jan 2023 #12

I like them. Emile Jan 2023 #15

Me too. Like almost everything in my life, there are good and bad things. EarnestPutz Jan 2023 #28

Exactly Emile Jan 2023 #125

I don't watch them. I especially don't watch the ones Polly Hennessey Jan 2023 #17

+1000! nt Wicked Blue Jan 2023 #18

I also resolutely avoid the cat updates SCantiGOP Jan 2023 #79

Amen! Wicked Blue Jan 2023 #102

Those generally are in the Lounge, or Pets. niyad Jan 2023 #116

I like some of them in the lounge. Ohiya Jan 2023 #20

Agree 100%! arkielib Jan 2023 #21

I tend to snowybirdie Jan 2023 #22

A good idea. Thanks. lamp_shade Jan 2023 #25

Overall, I like them as it is often something I otherwise wouldn't see. FoxNewsSucks Jan 2023 #24

I take it you don't go into the Music Appreciation group then ornotna Jan 2023 #26

welcome to DU Shellback Squid Jan 2023 #27

I am with you on this but... MuseRider Jan 2023 #29

When they contain no information other than the click bait, KPN Jan 2023 #31

I only watch videos posted in V&M, and then only BWdem4life Jan 2023 #32

They should be banned ..... don't people know this is a social media web site? Botany Jan 2023 #34

can u post a summary please....lol msongs Jan 2023 #55

"can u post a summary please?" sure Botany Jan 2023 #62

HOKY SHIT! Effete Snob Jan 2023 #74

. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2023 #148

It all depends on the video Silent3 Jan 2023 #35

I don't always have time to sit and read. appleannie1 Jan 2023 #36

I honestly don't care what people post, but I don't watch them. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2023 #37

I like the Midas touch videos. pwb Jan 2023 #38

I now access only LBN and GD Genki Hikari Jan 2023 #39

Anti-cop videos seem to set the tone packman Jan 2023 #40

Interesting. That's what I've seen also. I'm guessing interlopers are trying to destroy this forum. erronis Jan 2023 #52

I like them tiredtoo Jan 2023 #42

I like the video links UCmeNdc Jan 2023 #44

How many threads on this topic does it take to make a change? Croney Jan 2023 #45

I use them when I need to be hands free/eyes free Captain Zero Jan 2023 #46

I don't ever open them MichMan Jan 2023 #48

We have a video forum, and I wish all videos had to be posted there, Ocelot II Jan 2023 #49

LOL. I completely hear you on the "DEVASTATED or DESTROYED" clickbate. It's gotten so tiresome. Quixote1818 Jan 2023 #59

Unlike other forums, posters simply enter a link and call it a day. Perhaps if we modified the keopeli Jan 2023 #51

Are you talking about GD or the Video and Multimedia section? Quixote1818 Jan 2023 #53

I prefer original opinions and will read them. GreenWave Jan 2023 #56

I rarely open them, but I don't mind them at all. nt LAS14 Jan 2023 #57

I don't like liver and don't eat it. Duppers Jan 2023 #58

Who else remembers the long ago (it seems) days of the "Meta-discussion" files? littlemissmartypants Jan 2023 #60

I agree Sessuch Jan 2023 #61

welcome to DU gopiscrap Jan 2023 #144

Block videos. n/t Hope22 Jan 2023 #63

I'm generally annoyed by Twitter links Warpy Jan 2023 #64

I like them a lot but not a few shows that repackage news w their opinion mahina Jan 2023 #65

For sure Prendy Jan 2023 #66

I like them karin_sj Jan 2023 #67

I couldn't agree with you more, comrade. WheelWalker Jan 2023 #68

Yup! Don't mind transcripts, those are okay. TygrBright Jan 2023 #69

Poster on DU DESTROYS video posts Effete Snob Jan 2023 #70

I see what you did there flying rabbit Jan 2023 #84

There are a few posters who are kind enough to fully describe what is presented hlthe2b Jan 2023 #71

If you don't want to watch them, don't click on them. Problem solved! 😉 ShazzieB Jan 2023 #73

Thanks, ShazzieB cilla4progress Jan 2023 #97

10 votes Yes SCantiGOP Jan 2023 #76

I come here to read. If I wanted video news, I'd go to YouTube or some video news aggregate site. NullTuples Jan 2023 #77

I listen to them all the time. Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #78

at times video helps but don't we have bigger fish to fry? dembotoz Jan 2023 #80

It varies Wah_Guy Jan 2023 #81

Oh no, YAFMTWTTUHTUDU 48656c6c6f20 Jan 2023 #82

lol -- what the heck is that? "YAFMTW" etc. ?? orleans Jan 2023 #91

I want MORE videos BadGimp Jan 2023 #83

😉 LakeArenal Jan 2023 #107

I agree, but the devil is in the details. old as dirt Jan 2023 #146

I'm grateful for the people who take the time to post videos. femmedem Jan 2023 #85

Videos are highly inefficient medium for political analysis Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2023 #86

Age disparity showing Arthur_Frain Jan 2023 #88

Lately I don't often find videos here that I like unless it's someone posting in reply betsuni Jan 2023 #89

DON'T LOOK AT THEM! I don't mind at all. I like them! TeamProg Jan 2023 #90

✔️ live love laugh Jan 2023 #114

Yes. LisaM Jan 2023 #92

I'm a really shallow person so I like them. I also like things that make me giggle. Tom Yossarian Joad Jan 2023 #94

When I post s video, mostly from PBS NewsHour, I also include transcript question everything Jan 2023 #98

Are you on a dial-up internet connection? Emile Jan 2023 #99

Lol Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2023 #109

I DO NOT read posts with Twitter links any more... JCMach1 Jan 2023 #100

Is someone forcing you to watch them? Rob H. Jan 2023 #103

I much prefer text, in most contexts petronius Jan 2023 #105

It's the evolution of things. herding cats Jan 2023 #108

Doesn't bother me. electric_blue68 Jan 2023 #110

There is a forum dedicated to Videos. PufPuf23 Jan 2023 #111

What if the video forum is gone in the next generation of DU? herding cats Jan 2023 #118

The different forums at DU basically are just a first step sort. PufPuf23 Jan 2023 #121

I agree, i very rarely open them. I prefer to read Raine Jan 2023 #112

I just appreciate the opportunity to choose. "To each his own." Samrob Jan 2023 #113

I bookmark for later watching unless its a short one I can watch immediately BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2023 #115

Doesn't bother me. Many are quite informative. And one CAN simply ignore them. niyad Jan 2023 #117

There is a separate forum here exclusively for videos, that's what the V&M Forum is for - videos. Rhiannon12866 Jan 2023 #120

Depends on the day and if I have time. TigressDem Jan 2023 #122

Today's video will be an Indiana toddler with a loaded handgun Emile Jan 2023 #124

'Aint nobody got time for that Generic Brad Jan 2023 #126

Graduate of Evelyn Wood Speed Reading no doubt. NT Hotler Jan 2023 #127

Ha ha ha! TeamProg Jan 2023 #133

Same here Progressive dog Jan 2023 #128

Not everyone has time to watch videos dlk Jan 2023 #129

I just scroll past them to the next OP... Spazito Jan 2023 #130

What bothers me is ignorant reaction (often outraged!) posted before and instead Hortensis Jan 2023 #131

They're fine but should include a text summary. themaguffin Jan 2023 #132

And almost all the videos have them, I don't know why so few take the time to include them Rhiannon12866 Jan 2023 #141

When too many clog your feed intrepidity Jan 2023 #134

As Sara Lee once said "Everybody doesn't like something... but nobody doesn't like Sara Lee" IcyPeas Jan 2023 #135

I only dislike them when the headline is misleading wryter2000 Jan 2023 #136

I like them. I can ignore them or watch. I very much appreciate when a poster ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2023 #138

To each their own..... Chakaconcarne Jan 2023 #142

Video posts, tweet posts, acronyms, posts without enough info tishaLA Jan 2023 #143

I rarely watch them iemanja Jan 2023 #145

I usually read DU in my phone before bed so skip them. But they don't bother me. Some people prefer Iris Jan 2023 #147

Maybe you shouldn't watch them. Swede Jan 2023 #149

I don't care. I prefer transcripts, but dmr Jan 2023 #150