Quote: (01-16-2019 10:45 PM)Solitaire Wrote:
Quote: (01-16-2019 10:32 PM)RoastBeefCurtains4Me Wrote:
A lot of stuff on Youtube may be bullshit, but when it comes to instructions for home or car repairs, or setting up something computer oriented like a Wordpress plugin, Youtube videos are often the best source of information.
I would go so far as to say that Youtube videos have revolutionized the ability for the average person to get useful and detailed instructions for a wide range of tasks.
Yeah, for real. I started playing bass guitar back in the 80s. Would have killed to have the resources that are out there now. My 15 year-old-daughter is learning bass now, too, and is getting actually not too shabby at it after a little over a year, lots of that thanks to YT bass tab vids.
Totally agree with both these posts. I've used YouTube instructional videos for countless home projects, like fixing a dryer duct, properly hanging up blinds, repairing bifold doors that split, sealing a door frame with weather stripping, getting keys "faceplates" to line up, etc.
Not only didn't I know how to do this stuff, but I didn't even know what half the stuff was called. Had it not been for YouTube, I'd have been out hundreds, if not thousands of dollars.
While doing this, I also stumbled upon videos about clothes dryers, saying what energy hogs they were. So I bought a $10 drying rack, get the clothes about 70-80 percent dry on that, and use the dryer minimally for touch-ups. Saves lots of money and also helps your clothes and towels last longer.
My nephew is a keyboardist but needed to play a clarinet part in the school band. He learned how to play the part in days, even though he'd never touched the instrument before. I asked him if he'd taken lessons. He was like "Lessons? Are you kidding? I just found a YouTube video."
When more educational people catch onto this, maybe we can see the rise of real education, not the SJW crap we get in schools.