o1bigrenor is absolutely correct with his observation: "when I'm supposed to spend an hour of my time watching something that I could have read through in likely under 5 minutes - - - they're a waste of my time."

A few paragraphs of well-crafted textual prose can be read and absorbed more quickly than the time it would take to watch a video conveying the same ideas. I often avoid watching lengthy videos, because the time investment is likely not justified by the video's information content.

This being said, videos do have an important role to play on the Internet. For example, when a journalist interviews a prominent public figure, their conversation can range dynamically and spontaneously over subject matter. Tone of voice and facial expressions also convey information. The interviewer can confront the interviewee with difficult observations and questions. How the interviewee handles these challenges, will inform the audience about the character of the interviewee.

Consider the urban riots in the United Kingdom. A video of a streetscape engulfed in rioting, has a more dramatic impact then the simple word "riot". And a video of UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer, conveys more powerfully, subtle aspects of his demenour and attitude, than would a written report. A written report could carry biased implications, whereas the video of Starmer is unvarnished uninterpreted Starmer.

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