Camille DesmoulinsJan 11
Kaliah
Because I'm curious, have a random poll. If someone posts or sends you a link to a video or song, do you click it/look at it? Feel free to boost this if you feel like it. Apologies for the limited choices, my clients won't let me go above 5. Last edit I promise, the duration was messed up. Sorry for anyone who previously voted
I regularly click video or song links
10.3%
Only if the person indicated what the link was
41.2%
Only if it's from specific people
22.7%
I rarely or never click video or song links
21.6%
Something else, put in replies
4.1%
Poll ended at .
Jan 11 at 5:23amWeb
Show threadRich W. BeardsleyJan 11
@Kaliah It depends on if it's something I'm remotely interested in from the title.
Show threadKaliahJan 11
@Rich That makes sense. If I'm going to click one I need to be able to see what it is first, otherwise I'll just scroll by without clicking
Show threadMaude NificentJan 11

@Kaliah

i tend to avoid links that go to youtube (don’t like the ads) and rarely listen to podcasts or talking (i can hear, but struggle to focus on spoken words)

when someone shares a music video, i usually try to find it on my subscription service (apple music), where i can download it for listening to when i’m not alone or in the mood

Show threadKarisJan 11

@Kaliah

if it's a direct send then always yes, if it's on the normal feed, mmmhh maybe.. 😅

Show threadJennifer Moore 😷Jan 11

@Kaliah

It depends on
- how they describe it
- whether I'm in the mood to stop reading and start watching/listening
- what I'm doing at the time, versus how long is the video or recording.

As for who the person is: the chances might get a boost if I particularly trust their taste, but if I don't know them at all, I still might click, just based on an interesting description.

Show threadRoknrol like the slurJan 11

@Kaliah Almost always, depending on what it is.

I *do* appreciate people labeling it with what it is because it saves time.

Some folks post almost exclusively music, and those I almost always will open to see what they are.

Others will post media trash and those I almost never click on. The people making *those* videos inevitably have an agenda that isn't merely "information"...they're more into "manipulation" or even just "regurgitation". I don't need any of that.

(this is assuming YouTube links - yes, YouTube is awful, but places like Spotify are worse)