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SCOUT· 34%1h 00m·2026-08-09·HistoryThe History of Bad Ideas: Short-Form Video
Past Present Future · 316
Today’s bad idea is one with a very recent history but also a long backstory: David talks to author and journalist James Marriott about what happens when the written word gets supplanted by video and when videos get shorter and shorter. Did the rot set in with television, with YouTube or with TikTok? Is short-form…
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