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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2007
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2008
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2017
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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.