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My contribution for "I can't believe people do this" is that I found out that people listen to audio books sped up

Posted by Reagen Jul 12 '23, 11:17

I just tried it (because I wasn't going to finish a loan in time for it to go back to Libby) and it's hideous.

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Yesterday I had NPR and YouTube running at the same time until one of them said something interesting. -- nm - Max Jul 12, 11:49
I listen to Streaming Into the Void that way. It’s a must for The Daily. -- nm - Qale Jul 12, 11:47 1
- If I could play Streaming at 3x speed, I might give it a chance. -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 13:08
1.2 or 1.4 is standard for me. I listen to all audio sped up and it feels like it drags if 1.0. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 12, 11:42
Oh, no. Can't do it with books (and I don't really like listening to books anyway - too easily distracted). - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jul 12, 11:28 1
- Highway driving is the only time I enjoy them. -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 11:34
I think I mentioned my wife listens at 1.5x (at least). It all sounds like chipmunks to me. -- nm - spamlet Jul 12, 11:26
x1.2 is perfect. My podcast listener has "smart speed" or something which balances compressing dead air and faster speech. I listen to SITV this way -- nm* - oblique Jul 12, 11:21 5
- I do 1.1 plus dead air adjustment which gets me to effectively to 1.25x most of the time. - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jul 12, 11:52
- Overcast has this. Yes. -- nm - Qale Jul 12, 11:48
- I tried getting rid of the dead air but didn't like that either. 🤷🏽‍♂️ -- nm - Krusty Jul 12, 11:28
- Oh I probably sound even weirder. -- nm - Tim Jul 12, 11:25 1
  - Only the theme and Kim’s giggling really sounds off. -- nm - Qale Jul 12, 11:48
I can't do it, not a fan. I did hear a podcast where they aired how blind people listen to books and such and it's insanely fast. Faster than people - Krusty Jul 12, 11:21 1
- It's a big disservice to the readers who really act out the books, make characters, etc. -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 11:22
Yeah, I tried it once while driving to finish one by the end of my commute on Friday. It made me want to drive even faster, which defeated the purpose -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 11:19

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My contribution for "I can't believe people do this" is that I found out that people listen to audio books sped up

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