I prefer “list” view over grid view. Switching to grid view shows six videos before the break, but significantly less information about the video.

  • at_an_angle
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    81 year ago

    This is not a defense of TikTok style short form content. It’s just that from time to time, I do enjoy the shorter style videos. Like when I have 5 minutes to kill, watch a few short videos and be on my way.

    What I really don’t like is that if you choose the app and the last thing you watched was a short, it opens right back up to to Shorts. Very annoying.

    • @[email protected]
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      191 year ago

      When I have 5 minutes to kill I open Wikipedia and read the article of the day.

      Reading is better for your brain and attention span, and on top of that you learn something new.

      • @JargonWagon
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        71 year ago

        I should do this more often. Thanks for the suggestion!

    • Pastor Haggis
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      51 year ago

      Yeah I occasionally use Instagram and look at reels. Sometimes it’s fun to catch the one snippet from a comedy sketch instead of watching the whole thing.

      That said, I wouldn’t miss anything if I deleted it tomorrow.