JKwaffle posted...
How so?
Frankly, the average person isnt reading research papers on the reg. People want their work seen by others. Its pretty straight forward my guy.
That's why it's ridiculous. Nobody reads research papers. Hell, i'm an actual researcher and I probably end up watching, on average, more youtube videos than reading research articles. But that's because your average youtube video takes about a minute to consume while I allocate a minimum of an hour to read through a research article in my field of expertise.
But that's because the information is fundamentally different. The goals are different. Watching a youtube video on an academic subject is not comparable to attending an undergrad class on the subiect, nevermind reading research articles.