Besides lack of time, a TL;DW is also neat for people who are proficient only in the written language, but not the spoken one.

I don’t usually watch videos because when I use Lemmy I’m in my phone and listening to the music.

I don’t want my music to stop so I can watch a video of 10 minutes with a list of Patreons, a paid sponsor, links to other videos of the channel and an actual minute with worthy information.

I often use online media at a time when using headphones isn’t an option and I depend on subtitles it TLDW.

Frustrates the hell out of me whenever someone posts a video and with a title like “Here’s what I think to solve technical debt” or some other thought piece it’s like 45 minutes long.

Zero respect for the audience. We’re a bunch who can zoom through 100+ social media posts in a few minutes, and you expect us to watch your 45 min ramble?

I usually don’t have headphones handy and don’t want the noise (or already am watching something else passively)

I pretty much bounce off any video link so a dinner is a big help (and may even get me to take the effort to watch the video)

“To be honest, I don’t like all this complaining. It is kind of annoying.”
TLDR
why post to YT at all

I’m gunna say fuck that, you don’t need to form an opinion on every piece of content you come across. If you don’t have time to watch a video past the TLDW, read an article past the headline, or confirm sources in general just go ahead and disregard the content in the first place.

I think it is a good idea to add some text to a link, with own opinion etc. This will make clear what the video is about and if it worth watching.

Also you can’t always easily watch videos at work