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> I searched for a software tutorial on Youtube and 90% of results are talking heads.

What else did you want on a video site? You just think they should not include their faces in the videos?



Yes? Heads add no value to a technical video, they function as a distraction at best.


Nonverbal communication is still valuable, I really don't mind to see who's talking compared to staring at an IDE for 3 minutes before they start.


Having a headshot for the introduction to the concepts is, to me, more useful than narration over a blank IDE.


> Heads add no value to a technical video

Body language. Expression.


None of them is required for this, it just steals valuable time from the actual content.

For example when trying to find physical hardware reviews (basically the only reason I can think of where a video can be more preferable to something written). And yet it is incredible how many reviewers think you'll be happy to stare at their faces for the majority of the "review"; practically all this runtime is them advertising themselves.


I guess not everyone communicates like you do.


Is it the same if you do a video search on Google, DDG, Bing?




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