• 👍Maximum Derek👍@discuss.tchncs.de
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    11 months ago

    I never noticed before, but almost all the channels I follow break the Wadsworth constant. They jump straight into content and leave any ad/patreon reads to the end. I wonder if I subconsciously did that or if its a happy coincidence.

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      11 months ago

      Many popular channels revised their content format as a direct consequence of the Wadsworth constant

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      11 months ago

      Yep. Try to apply the Wadsworth constant to Veritassium and you’ll miss almost all the context of the video.

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          11 months ago

          If he’s testing ten things you’d skip him naming them all and mentioning price and commenting on (usually) unimportant things.

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            11 months ago

            I’d say that’s context. Why would I watch the video without knowing what he’s testing? The constant can’t definitely be taken too far.

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              11 months ago

              It’s when he’s got a lot of items that it drives me nuts. I want to get to the testing so I can criticize his methodology to myself.

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      11 months ago

      Must be channels that actually have worthwhile content that keeps viewers interested rather than the 90/8/1/1 ratio of most YT videos. 1% intro, 1% finish, 8% actual content, 90% BS, shenanigans, review of previous videos, sponsors, ads, and demands for like and subscribe.