It is the same thing with documentaries.
Youtube killed them because it is just a faster delivery of knowledge and information. For super-specific questions chatbots are even faster.
It is the same thing with documentaries.
Youtube killed them because it is just a faster delivery of knowledge and information. For super-specific questions chatbots are even faster.
Idk, the average youtube video repeats the same question five times, dragging shit out with filler as much as possible to reach the required 10 minutes to qualify for two ad runs. It's become a horrible race to the bottom in terms of quality in recent years, though unlike TV documentaries at least it's possible to skip to the conveniently marked highlight these days.
There was this recent Tom Scott interview where he recommends people start their video with quesiton A, ask B before A is resolved, then when that happens, already ask C, etc. and solve C and D at the very end to keep the viewer engaged. Most people seem to just ask A over and over and over with filler in between until the viewer's head explodes.
“And as for B, well, your guess is as good as mine”
It's funny. Back when we had it so good, I absolutely hated that aspect of a Tom Scott video.
To some extent, his awkward personality didn't help matters either, but he was the only one covering a niche topic I didn't know I cared about. So much of his catalog is unimitable.
After his hiatus and return, I must humbly recognize his genius and real passion.
In my opinion documentaries are too short anyway. I greatly prefer "The Great Courses" vs a 1-2 hour documentary.
There I can listen to a 6 hours about the Olmec civilization.
I think you're confusing video-essays with documentaries tbf.
The notion that 'My Octopus Teacher' or 'Boys State' - to name just two award winners of the last decade - could be replaced with some Youtube AI-narrated slop is just disingenuous in the extreme.