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Re: playing video without audio

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From: Barry
Date: Jun 23, 2021 11:09PM

I like to give a little context on why such a thing is a failure. For people with attention issues, a moving image is a distraction that may repeatedly take their attention from the rest of the content. Imagine an annoying co-worker nudging you every few seconds to show you something on their smartphone whilst you're trying to work. They're not saying anything, just nudging you. You want a mechanism to stop them from doing that, or you want them to go away.

Cheers

B