Having done it for a couple of months now, I realize why podcasting has exploded: modulo production tech, it's 10x easier for producers, even though it's much unfriendlier content form for consumers.
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not scannable or random access, can't follow hyperlinks while listening etc etc
Audio is not trying to do what hypertext does. What you sacrifice in navigability, you gain in emotion and texture.
It’s best suited for conversation and interview. Monolog is usually better as writing.
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It’s just suited to different content. Maybe it’s less convenient for solo but if it’s interview/conversation based content, random access usually doesn’t make sense because topics often get mixed together and tangents happen.
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These are features, if you think about it. I can barely read one of your blog articles without getting distracted or bored - no offense intended, but that's the effect hypermedia has. Whereas dialog engages in a different way, tapping into social and conversational modes.
You could say that about books and films and honestly any medium for most of their history.
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