I don’t really know what kind of crap people making these memes listen to.
I come across a shit tons of podcast snippet while doomscrolling yt shorts, and a huge load of it is really just that stupid. Of course a dislike and “not interested” will shift the algorithm but from time to time they still pops up.
Darknet used to be good, but there’s been a shift in the content recently in which it feels like Rhysider doesn’t feel like he’s interviewing someone as much as he’s trying to be that annoying guy at the party who keeps butting in to try and tell your story for you.
I can’t quite tell what changed, or when, but I feel like he used to give his subjects a lot more room to breathe instead of imposing his own personality over everything.
His crypto monologue in out of the episodes killed it for me. I didn’t disagree on the ideals, if i remember right, but it was just disconnected from reality. It was a “if he is that willfully ignoring reality because he is passionate, maybe I shouldn’t listen to him when he is talking about something that he is passionate about.”
Podcasts are so SLOW though! I would rather read something for 5-15 minutes then to have it talked at me for an hour, at a pace almost entirely not of my choosing (though if I must listen I will usually increase it to ~2x rate), with no ability to search through it again later to jog my memory.
There is a reason that people consider podcasts as something for bored people to do while driving or being driven somewhere (e.g. riding in a train). Podcasts are done by people who enjoy hearing the sound of their own voices - they have a timeslot to fill (e.g. an hour) and they will fill that space to take exactly that time regardless of whether the content would have been better served by being presented in other means.
i.e. they are for entertainment, not primarily information delivery.
Music is also for entertainment, but unlike podcasts if the music would be better to last let’s say 3 minutes than 5, then it will be adjusted in that manner. By repetitive practice and continual edits, the music will get better and better, whereas a one-off podcast that is pooped out on the spot for the purpose of either capitalistic gain or at least fame for the podcaster can be enjoyable to some, but does not improve. Of course some podcasts are better than some music productions.
Podcasts have their niche, ofc. But a good podcast might succeed almost in spite of the podcast format, rather than because of it?
Just find better podcasts. I don’t really know what kind of crap people making these memes listen to.
You can check out Darknet Diaries as an example of podcast providing something useful/entertaining instead of just some guys talking about nothing.
Democratization of a medium always bring lots of crap into the space.
I love listening to podcasts, but I absolutely hate sifting through the garbage to find something decent.
I come across a shit tons of podcast snippet while doomscrolling yt shorts, and a huge load of it is really just that stupid. Of course a dislike and “not interested” will shift the algorithm but from time to time they still pops up.
Darknet Diaries + the Hackable podcast. When I was in-office and walked to work years ago, I cranked through so many episodes of each.
Darknet used to be good, but there’s been a shift in the content recently in which it feels like Rhysider doesn’t feel like he’s interviewing someone as much as he’s trying to be that annoying guy at the party who keeps butting in to try and tell your story for you.
I can’t quite tell what changed, or when, but I feel like he used to give his subjects a lot more room to breathe instead of imposing his own personality over everything.
His crypto monologue in out of the episodes killed it for me. I didn’t disagree on the ideals, if i remember right, but it was just disconnected from reality. It was a “if he is that willfully ignoring reality because he is passionate, maybe I shouldn’t listen to him when he is talking about something that he is passionate about.”
Podcasts are so SLOW though! I would rather read something for 5-15 minutes then to have it talked at me for an hour, at a pace almost entirely not of my choosing (though if I must listen I will usually increase it to ~2x rate), with no ability to search through it again later to jog my memory.
There is a reason that people consider podcasts as something for bored people to do while driving or being driven somewhere (e.g. riding in a train). Podcasts are done by people who enjoy hearing the sound of their own voices - they have a timeslot to fill (e.g. an hour) and they will fill that space to take exactly that time regardless of whether the content would have been better served by being presented in other means.
i.e. they are for entertainment, not primarily information delivery.
Music is also for entertainment, but unlike podcasts if the music would be better to last let’s say 3 minutes than 5, then it will be adjusted in that manner. By repetitive practice and continual edits, the music will get better and better, whereas a one-off podcast that is pooped out on the spot for the purpose of either capitalistic gain or at least fame for the podcaster can be enjoyable to some, but does not improve. Of course some podcasts are better than some music productions.
Podcasts have their niche, ofc. But a good podcast might succeed almost in spite of the podcast format, rather than because of it?