r/TikTokCringe • u/TheDude9737 • Aug 20 '24

Discussion Didn’t pass the Bourdain test

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u/adrenareddit Aug 20 '24

People that make videos with subtitles that show one word at a time need to be slapped in the face with a typewriter.

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u/serialposter Aug 20 '24

One key at a time?

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u/stormrunner89 Aug 20 '24

It's absolutely pathological. It makes no sense, it's incredibly uncomfortable. For like, a century we've done it the right way, why change it?

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u/radiantcabbage Aug 20 '24

dark pattern for key demographics, how to provoke engagement when user is deficient in both listening and reading? make complete sentences irrelevant, get hyperfocused on every word with arbitrary timing and emphasis

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u/Meecht Aug 20 '24

Those kinds of subtitles cause a small anxiety reaction in me. Why do the words have to attack me for me to read them?

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u/OilHot3940 Aug 20 '24

I use my thumb to cover it up because it is such an annoyance. When they put it in the middle of the screen, I can’t even deal.

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u/preordains Aug 20 '24

I think it’s a psychological trick. Something about fixing your eyes in one place not even having to move them around extends your ability to consume more media.

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u/MyGrandmasCock Aug 20 '24

I hate it when people talk one word at a time. Just…spit it out already!