One hour is typically my upper limit on long-form video essays, unless it’s a complicated topic I’m interested in, or it’s from a reputable source that I really really know is going to keep me entertained. For example, Folding Ideas’ NFT video really did need the two hours to explain it in depth, and he does a really good job at long-form essays, anyway.
But, I really don’t understand why some of these put out the 3-, 4-, 6-hour essays. To me, they just don’t know how to edit down their material, because no topic needs to take that long to explain.
It was actually a fascinating and well written, well delivered contextual analysis of a game called Smuta. It discusses historical events and current Russian politics in a witty and online manner
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I’m not watching a 38 minute long video, what’s the game?
38 minutes for a video essay is light.
If you really want to not watch a video, here is an eight hour video essay on Morrowind which you can avoid.
One hour is typically my upper limit on long-form video essays, unless it’s a complicated topic I’m interested in, or it’s from a reputable source that I really really know is going to keep me entertained. For example, Folding Ideas’ NFT video really did need the two hours to explain it in depth, and he does a really good job at long-form essays, anyway.
But, I really don’t understand why some of these put out the 3-, 4-, 6-hour essays. To me, they just don’t know how to edit down their material, because no topic needs to take that long to explain.
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Folding Ideas’ NFT video
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Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
eight hour video essay on Morrowind
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.
“Oh, fuck, I might get entertained for 38 whole minutes. Can’t we just cut this down to 60 seconds, so that I can watch it on TikTok?”
They could also use written words so it’s a much faster read. With modern html, you can even embed images if you need an illustration.
It was actually a fascinating and well written, well delivered contextual analysis of a game called Smuta. It discusses historical events and current Russian politics in a witty and online manner
I normally don’t watch youtube videos that long, but this one I watched in full because it was hilarious. Watch just the first couple of minutes.