Video Watching Aversion

Commenters express strong reluctance or disinterest in watching videos, recommended content, or TV, often preferring to skip them for better alternatives or due to general aversion.

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Activity Over Time

2007
12
2008
19
2009
45
2010
64
2011
69
2012
108
2013
112
2014
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2015
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2016
118
2017
127
2018
170
2019
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2020
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2022
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2023
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2024
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Keywords

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Sample Comments

striking Jan 14, 2025 View on HN

I'm not much of a video watcher, my bad

princekolt Aug 2, 2020 View on HN

Have you considered the possibility of not watching it?

ruined Feb 11, 2023 View on HN

maybe you don't want to watch tv

Gud Sep 30, 2025 View on HN

Why would I want to watch any of this?

vidarh Nov 30, 2021 View on HN

If it's a video, it does noe exist for me. I could watch them, but I have better things to watch if I want to watch something. So I move on to something else.

qmr Jun 6, 2016 View on HN

I've watched clips. Just doesn't do it for me.

StellarTabi Jan 14, 2020 View on HN

I just mute until I've found what I want to watch :(

RoxGutsyWonder Feb 5, 2024 View on HN

Nowadays they'd have to pay me to watch their stuff

Beltalowda Sep 12, 2022 View on HN

You don't have to watch it. And clearly many people do want to, so...

absconditus Aug 22, 2011 View on HN

Viewing videos is not a necessity. It is possible not to watch something at all.