good god he built this, it's his channel so he can video it however he wants. i dont understand the point of this comment. why are you questioning the video length and supposedly intention behind it? just skip it or don't watch.
The author also has a patreon for any interested
I think it is fair, although personal criticism (I liked this, disliked that). The questioning is also constructive. Just look at the replies. They are interesting, as you can see why people liked or didn't like the "fluff". It also suggests a simple, but not obvious answer to the questioning. Creators do this because people like it.
To answer your question less sarcastically, I watch quite a lot of 'technical' or project Youtube videos - e.g. Stuff Made Here, Superfast Matt, Colin Furze, Aging Wheels, Bad Obsession Motorsports, Matthias Wendel, Peter Sripol, Tom Stanton... and the video style in this case was such an outlier (even considering the trend I've seen in recent years across multiple channels) that it was mildly noteworthy. I can't remember the last time I skipped such large segments of a video from any of the producers I listed above (apart from sponsor segments, natch).
If it's the quirk of the individual producer, then of course it's his prerogative, no question. But if his goal is to grow his channel, such feedback may actually have value, given it might turn some viewers off.
Prevalent or not, the ide gives off creepy vibes to me personally .
Sorry but that's really not it, I just don't watch a video on a topic I'm interested in for 30 seconds of city skyline views with some light music..
My attention span has nothing to do with it, my patience for wasting my time does however.
Edit : Just to reiterate, I liked the video, cool idea.. Just the balance seemed off to me. It's not worth an argument to be honest. Maybe I shouldn't have said anything.
Like your argument boils down to why watch planet earth when you could look at a few photos and read the wiki
It’s not just about conveying information here