Comment by eru

> "[I]n fact it feels like a lot of tech YouTube talks like they've had a bit too much adderall, [...]"

Funnily enough, if you actually have ADHD, then stimulants like adderall or even nicotine, will calm you down.

> Naturally people may choose to slow down tutorials, [...]

For me it also depends on what mood I'm in and whether I'm doing anything else at the same time. If I'm fully concentrating on a video, 2x is often fine. If I'm doing some physical task at the same time, I need it slower than that.

If I'm doing a mental task at the same, I can forget about getting anything out of the video. At least, if the mental task involves any words. So eg I could probably still follow along a technical discussion at roughly 1x speed while playing Tetris, but not while coding.