Clive Thompson·Oct 21, 2021At Last, a Way To Watch YouTube at 3x, 4x, or FasterOh my god you people talk so slowly — I love watching instructional videos on YouTube. Last weekend, I used one to figure out how to replace the back tire on my bike. YouTube is fantastic for explainers where you really need to see something, and where a textual explanation isn’t as useful. Indeed, the ease of shooting video…You Tube6 min read
Matt Klein·Mar 31, 2021Member-onlyYour YouTube Playlists Don’t Belong to YouHow I’m dealing with the loss of a playlist I’d been curating for 14 years — I remember the first video I watched on YouTube. It was also the first I saved to my Favorites playlist. “Muffins” is an absurdist ad for a bakery, whose long list of muffin flavors descended into bird, fire, and blood. …Social Media6 min read
