Isn't the point of 3-hour podcasts that you listen to them to reduce the tedium of sitting in traffic or doing the dishes or whatever? If it takes "serious focus and effort to sit through one," why would people do that rather than just reading a transcript?
Maybe. I still think it requires focus, even if you're doing the dishes while you're listening. And reading the transcript would definitely require focus. It's very different from 20 second tiktoks.
That defense of the "whiskers" interpretation works for me! Good points and generous.
Isn't the point of 3-hour podcasts that you listen to them to reduce the tedium of sitting in traffic or doing the dishes or whatever? If it takes "serious focus and effort to sit through one," why would people do that rather than just reading a transcript?
Maybe. I still think it requires focus, even if you're doing the dishes while you're listening. And reading the transcript would definitely require focus. It's very different from 20 second tiktoks.
Humans are gonna human in whatever world they are born into.