Eddsworld has Subtiles (aka Closed Captions) on almost every one of its videos. Why don't other YouTubers? Well, it's complicated.

The title is intentionally provocative for reasons I outline in the video I can absolutely forgive most channels for not subtitling their videos. Even for bigger channels like Eddsworld, the cost of subtitling is often too high to justify it above other expenses. I'm very lucky that my workflow lends itself to subtitling, not every channel has that luxury.

That being said there are companies who will subtitle your videos for you. I have no experience with those companies but Tom Scott wrote a handy guide in the description of this video:    • Five Things You Can't Do On British T...  . This was actually the video that convinced me to include captions on all my videos, and I highly reccomend it.

If you run a larger channel who can afford an editor, maybe considering buying some subtitles on your next big video.

Chapters
00:00 Part 0: A Question
01:26 Part 1: Eddsworld (Obviously)
03:43 Part 2: YouTube's Captioning System is Genuinely Incredible
07:23 Part 3: The Hard Truth About Captioning
12:43 Part 4: Everybody Benefits From Subtitles
16:06 Part 5: A Conclusion

Music:
Parasail – Silent Partner (1:22)
No Indication Track Tribe (3:43)
Much Higher Causmic (7:23)
Speak The Truth Go By Ocean (9:43)
Theme of Laura Silent Hill 2 OST (12:43)
Point Being Go By Ocean (16:06)

Sources:
Saying Goodbye to Community Contributions: https://support.google.com/youtube/th...
Elliot Gough subtitling every video https://x.com/Eddsworld/status/567710...
   • YouTube Heroes Explained  
   • community contributions are going awa...  
A billion hours of YouTube were watched daily the year they removed community contributions: https://web.archive.org/web/202007290...
   • YouTube Is Officially Getting Rid Of ...  
   • Accessibility  The Curb Cut Effect ...  
The paper I reference: Reid, B. E. (2022). The CurbCut Effect and the Perils of Accessibility without Disability. Feminist Cyberlaw (Amanda Levendowski and Meg Jones, eds., Forthcoming).
   • How Accessible Were 2021's Games?  
   • Five Things You Can't Do On British T...  
About 60% of Gen Z prefer subtitles: https://www.ypulse.com/article/2022/1...
Gen Z like Subtitles for the immersion: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/how...
   • Why we all need subtitles now  

Three videos that inspired this one:
   • Five Things You Can't Do On British T...  
   • Subtitles  Tom Scott Unlisted  Soob...  
   • YouTube Heroes Explained  

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