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Youtube incentivizes longer videos with more room for ads. That gives creators a reason to stretch two minutes of useful information into a 25-minute video. You get the backstory, the sponsor, and three reminders that the good part is coming. 2LDW gets you to the answer, keeps the useful details, and points out what they’re trying to sell you.