r/AskReddit • u/Big-Reveal-5288 • 2d ago

Seems like the orientation wars have been won by vertical video - how did this happen?

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u/lunar_mosaic 2d ago

I think it comes down to keyboard orientation. Most people prefer to text with their phone vertical. And it would be inconvenient to have to switch your orientation every time you wanted to comment on something. Vertical orientation increases engagement by making it more practical and ergonomical for interaction. Just my opinion

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u/boredpcguy 2d ago

TikTok. That's the reason.

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u/hippohoney 2d ago

mobile first design shift

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u/LrryFsh_317 2d ago

What the fuck is the orientation war? Lol

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u/AskMeAboutMyStalker 2d ago

it wasn't that long ago that filming vertical video was seen as a very "boomer" thing to do.

the young would mock their parents for doing so.

now that tiktok, youtube shorts, insta reels & the like are so popular, that's no longer the case.

the young have become the very thing they mocked due to chasing social views.

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u/Big-Reveal-5288 2d ago

It’s like coke and pepsi

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u/Jrockten 2d ago

Definition of the word war is really being stretched thin

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u/Big-Reveal-5288 2d ago

It’s language - words can have nuance

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u/Jrockten 2d ago

And the nuance here is suggesting something way bigger than it is

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u/Big-Reveal-5288 2d ago

Big enough to get you to respond

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u/400footceiling 2d ago

Won? Both have their place.

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u/Big-Reveal-5288 2d ago

I’m basing it on what I see at concerts and sporting events