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Termyn8or -> Will you stop with the videos ? (3/20/2010 3:16:53 AM)

Look, this is my busines PC. if I want to view a video I either have to install this and that, clinb down and find the speakers and whatever. Or I could go to another PC an view it but I don't want to. Why does everything start with a video ? Have we not the ability to type our assertions ?

Is this to become a forum of video exchange from youtube ? Half the time there is no opinion after in a post. Half of what's left does not matter. Half of what remains is junk, and who knows what happens then. I am almost thinking that there should be some sort of flag, to tell us old folks, those who use words that is, to just forget it.

You can describe a football game on the radio quite well, why not here ? In fact when I was into it back in the early 1990s I had a five foot TV and a surround system that was pretty good, and we listened to the games off the radio while it showed on the screen from the local TV station.

The day came when I remembered how to read. As I said I can't read or write, gut that means I can't read cursive writing. And my penmanship is poor unless I take great care doing it. To others it comes easy. It is a shortcoming and I recognize it completely. I can deal with text, like on a PC screen, but not handwriting. I can't even read what I myself wrote half the time.

But text is a different thing. Although it agitates my eyes, irritates and all, it is worth it. So why all the videos ?

Lazy. Can't even write a report on it. I could read the narrator's words in fifteen seconds but I have to watch a a half hour video. Get off that shit people. I just don't have the time.

Bring me in some fresh meat. No fucking links, videos, nothing. Tell me things in your own words. If I wanted to hear what they have to say I would be there. I am here because I want to hear what you have to say. Not Alex Jones or Alex Harvey, not ZZ Top or Zimbabwe, Not Queen or the Queen. What do YOU have to say.

Yes, threads that open with a video should be marked so that I don't waste my time.

You ever notice how when I admit I am wrong on here that it was when someone wrote it out, not linked to some shit ? Even Ken, who sees the world from a totally different aperature than me, is the most powerful when he uses his own words. Not from a link or anything like that. Sometimes I openly capitulate if he is right, other times I don't. For example I totally agree that people who go to tax court with sixteenth amendment issues are out of their mind. Anyone who keeps up on this knows that is no good. There is only one way to beat them, and I ain't tellin'. Most don't want to hear it anyway. So much for that.

As much as those who hate me here hate me, I speak my mind. The main things I have ever posted in the way of media were hosted my moi. A few links here and there. You see I try to make sense out of the nonsense. It can be done. I was this way even before my internet years when I was studying what I guess you could call law.

Now I could just as easily upload a video to youtube as the Persident. I could say all my shit and if you look at it, what it took me twenty minutes to say could have been read in five.

The true escape from reality is watching videos and otherwise engaging in other media. For some of course it might be drugs but that is not for me. Actually I think I should stay in reality, not some quasi-reality created for me by some spinster.

Those who wish to invoke me, use words, I will not generally watch videos. Tomorrow I might catch a couple on my other PC, but now is not the time. My buddy Ed, the PC guru who could damnear build a site like this, I don't want him to call me on the phone. Email is fine. Take your time, and I'll take mine. To have a video is to control the rate of propogation as well as the rest of it. Streaming anything, that you can't save, TV, phones, all that is an intrusion into my precious time, and I will not have it. Sorry. Years ago people used to have pen pals for a reason.

I have limited time, and I think I might be going blind. I am not going to waste this time watching some fuckhead at a podium telling me shit I've known for twenty fucking years. Would you ? It hurts my eyes just to look at the screen, but I do make an exception for George Carlin. But don't throw any in here, I will not watch it.

I came here for your opinion, not youtube's.

T




subfever -> RE: Will you stop with the videos ? (3/20/2010 9:19:56 AM)

In my opinion, most people want something short and sweet, whether it be in video or text format... so they can run it quickly through their filters and pass quick judgement upon it. The more time one must invest in a post, the less likely it will hold their interest. The more emotion or entertainment value the topic provides, the more likely a response will be. It boils down to instant gratification value, in most cases.

Take a look at the threads with the highest numbers of views and responses. They're either topics that appeal to emotional or entertainment value. And we wonder why it's so easy for the PTB to control our behavior... lol

I do agree with you that it's tiring to see links to videos (or especially links to current news articles) without even an opinion from the poster.

Here's some good reading material when you have some time on your hands...




Moonhead -> RE: Will you stop with the videos ? (3/20/2010 9:21:30 AM)


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ORIGINAL: subfever

In my opinion, most people want something short and sweet, whether it be in video or text format... so they can run it quickly through their filters and pass quick judgement upon it. The more time one must invest in a post, the less likely it will hold their interest. The more emotion or entertainment value the topic provides, the more likely a response will be. It boils down to instant gratification value, in most cases.

Sounds about right. That's how what passes for debate in the American political process seems to work, so there's no reason why the politics forum in a pervy website should work any differently.




littlewonder -> RE: Will you stop with the videos ? (3/20/2010 9:25:17 AM)

My question is why are you viewing c.com at work anyway?

And it's not like anyone is forcing you to click on the link to the video or to even read that forum post with the link.

Personally it has never even bothered me one way or the other.




barelynangel -> RE: Will you stop with the videos ? (3/20/2010 9:28:22 AM)

I personally don't pay attention to those threads where the OP only posts a link with no explanation or anything but the title.

I don't have time to bring up videos because i read much faster than i watch things. I am using the new Windows at work which has the new word 7 i think it is. Anyway, it drives me nuts because it is very ICON/Picture based unstead of word based. Everything are bloody icons instead of the list of words like the old word -- you hit edit and you get a list of what you can do. Instead this new one has all these stupid icons.

So to me, i would rather if people post a video, they also post what the hell its about lol. If they don't, i don't waste my time on it usually.

Sighs what ever happened to lovely reading.

angel




Moonhead -> RE: Will you stop with the videos ? (3/20/2010 9:36:53 AM)

Still, it could be worse: I'm sure there's people on the forum who are on dial up rather than a broadband connection.




thornhappy -> RE: Will you stop with the videos ? (3/20/2010 9:41:45 AM)

I'm a cantankerous sort that won't watch Youtube videos.  Give me a transcript where I can wrap it up in a few minutes.




Lockit -> RE: Will you stop with the videos ? (3/20/2010 9:45:30 AM)

You choose to read, watch, take part in or not take part in whatever, wherever you are. You can't expect people to change things around or do things as you do or change to suit you. There may be very good reasons to do things differently, you just might not see it that way.

I wish the world ran according to Lockit too... but it just doesn't work that way! lol




Moonhead -> RE: Will you stop with the videos ? (3/20/2010 9:45:33 AM)

I hear you. I didn't say I disagreed with Termy, either.




pahunkboy -> RE: Will you stop with the videos ? (3/20/2010 9:55:01 AM)

Lets suppose one achieves the perfect post.

poof.  gone- deleted- moved- or any number of annoyances.

The bulk of the group celebrates the status quo.   --  which you could denote as the punchline.




Lockit -> RE: Will you stop with the videos ? (3/20/2010 10:03:30 AM)

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ORIGINAL: pahunkboy

Lets suppose one achieves the perfect post.

poof.  gone- deleted- moved- or any number of annoyances.

The bulk of the group celebrates the status quo.   --  which you could denote as the punchline.



Yeah! Like those irritating responses! What's the use? hehe




MichiganHeadmast -> RE: Will you stop with the videos ? (3/20/2010 11:41:32 AM)

Wait, I thought that was the formula here.

Basically, two formats:

1.  "Capitalism sucks.  Here is a video from alternet.com."

or

2.  "The Bilderbergers suck.  Here is a video from alexjones.com."

And I was just getting the hang of it!  [:D]




pahunkboy -> RE: Will you stop with the videos ? (3/20/2010 12:40:40 PM)

I vote for #2.

applauds.................




intenze -> RE: Will you stop with the videos ? (3/20/2010 12:49:07 PM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Lockit

Yeah! Like those irritating responses! What's the use? hehe


LOLOLOLOLOL!





TheHeretic -> RE: Will you stop with the videos ? (3/20/2010 4:25:58 PM)

It depends.  What is the credibility of the person posting the link?  What is the site?  I can eliminate a lot of crap just by answering those two questions.  How do you condense an SNL sketch to a transcript though?  An Onion video?  A song that just seems like it needs to be the soundtrack to a thread? One of my favorite video snips recently is the shopping cart adventure.  Words don't do it justice.  Click the link or don't, but when a poster who typically presents a wall of rambling text starts whining about different styles of annoying OP, I do develop a tendency to roll my eyes.




ShaharThorne -> RE: Will you stop with the videos ? (3/20/2010 4:45:33 PM)

Come on...I have Alex Jones bookmarked on 2 computers.  Before November, I was on dialup.  Now I can view videos if someone will put a wee description in the body of the post.  Just asking for clarification...

Also, don't make me spew my soda while I am reading a post...I have to sponge clean the monitor and keyboard.




TheHeretic -> RE: Will you stop with the videos ? (3/20/2010 4:48:20 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: ShaharThorne

Also, don't make me spew my soda while I am reading a post...I have to sponge clean the monitor and keyboard.




Spoilsport [:D]




Sanity -> RE: Will you stop with the videos ? (3/20/2010 4:48:21 PM)


We could always revert to typewriters and snail mail I guess... [8|]




ShaharThorne -> RE: Will you stop with the videos ? (3/20/2010 6:09:57 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Sanity


We could always revert to typewriters and snail mail I guess... [8|]



YEA!!  Make my baby brother the postman work for a living...LOL!

Now..where did I hide the typewriter...




GotSteel -> RE: Will you stop with the videos ? (3/20/2010 8:06:28 PM)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QyYaPWasos




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