Rant: I had to pick between a free online course and a paid one for learning basic video editing

Last Tuesday, I found two options: a free 10-hour YouTube playlist or a $45 course on a learning site. I went with the free one because, well, free! The first lesson was fine, but by video three, the guy started explaining things with a puppet named 'Clipboard Carl' for 20 minutes. I learned nothing about editing, but now I know a puppet's backstory. Has anyone else picked the 'free' option and gotten a totally weird surprise instead of the actual skill?

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miab872d ago

Used to always grab the free stuff, no question. Your puppet story just convinced me to check reviews first. Sometimes paying a little saves you from a total time-waster. That sounds so frustrating.

the_emery2d ago

Last year I tried a free coding tutorial where the guy spent 45 minutes showing us his cat's Instagram. I learned more about feline photography than Python. My own fault for thinking "free" meant "focused." Now I just assume any free course might have a hidden puppet or a pet influencer.