In my case I think I avoid HN video links because I know in advance that they will ask me to commit an exact amount of time to it without knowing whether it wil

In my case I think I avoid HN video links because I know in advance that they will ask me to commit an exact amount of time to it without knowing whether it will be worth it in the end. With text on the other hand, I can easily start to read an article and begin to skim it once I see that it isn't as interesting as I thought it'd be.