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Intros and outros in YouTube videos and in podcasts is useless and does not serve anything. (lemy.lol)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Intros and outros had a distinct advantage in the television age, but their benefits are not as clear in the context of modern video and audio content consumption.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago

I do see one point specifically for outros and specifically for YouTube. It gives you enough time to click pause before automatically jumping to the next video on the playlist. But that's more due to YouTube's stupid behavior than an actual advantage.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

SponsorBlock is a browser addon with a crowd-sourced database of skippable Youtube video segments (sponsorship, intro/outro, "like and subscribe", etc.), and the ability to auto-skip them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This is a very popular opinion.

The wadsworth constant is entirely from this opinion.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Then why is youtubers still putting it?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

You’ll have to ask YouTubers. That is not something I’m interested in.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Longer watch time is better for the algorithm. It's also beneficial from a branding point of view. Like it or not, branding is good for YouTubers to stand out.

All that said, some blessed soul invented sponsor block and it saves time and sanity.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

crediting artists or other creators who worked on the video
shouting out the roll of patreon subscribers who funded the video
allows the creator to link out to other recommended videos
show a link the sponsor which funded the video

if you pay attention you will notice virtually every video with and outro does at least one of these things.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I'm sorry, I'm going to have to agree with you.