this post was submitted on 19 May 2025
778 points (94.9% liked)
me_irl
6058 readers
1000 users here now
All posts need to have the same title: me_irl it is allowed to use an emoji instead of the underscore _
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
“Elder millennial”/Oregon Trail generation here, and I’d generally rather read it, too. I’ve found it often only takes 5 minutes to read an article where the video would be 20 minutes. Sometimes a video works better for a how-to, but often an article will be a faster choice.
It's also much easier to retain information skimming through text compared to a video of just a person talking.
Holy shit, you're 185 years old? What's the secret?
Surviving dysentery is probably the big one.
It’s better to not diss Terry at all if you can help it
It's so hard. He's got a girl's name.
Bees.
*Jerry Seinfeld enters the chat*
So… underage girls?
I think I’d rather die young.
…huh; I guess that's one way for me to learn about this.