Video has its uses. It is just another pathway into the brain for information. And like most things, video has a duality. One could use it to watch cat videos, but can also use it to watch the linked video below that describes the construction of an 18th century ship of the line.
This is a prime example:
How an 18th Century Sailing Battleship Works
I am reasonably well read on ship construction as the history of naval ship architecture has been a favorite subject of mine for some time.
But in all the books I have read, none of them were able to impart knowledge that I picked up in this one video linked to above. Sure, I knew all the terms, and have seen them to a greater or lesser degree in real life (such as going below decks in a ship like the USS Constitution or seeing the modern construction of smaller vessels) but seeing it visually, presented in 3D imparted knowledge that I could have never fully gained otherwise.
Also, as I have aged, I can no longer read as I once did, and the medical profession has been unable to help me. I simply cannot read more than 10 minutes at a stretch, and this has been a hardship for me. I have taken to audiobooks in the last 20 years, and just began dictating audiobooks last year (This thread introduces a book I have been working on for about a year (prompted and helped by our fellow FReeper ProgressingAmerica) New audiobook release: The Life and Times of Joseph Warren
I have thousands of audiobooks now, and I hoped that listening to enough of them would better enable me to make one that is engaging rather than one that people stop listening to due to the technique of the person dictating, but...I cannot tell for myself. I will have to wait to see what people think.
I know I have belabored the point, and I apologize for that, but I simply believe there is more than one way to get information into the human mind. I miss reading, and most other things are inferior to it, but...they have their place too, IMO.