Well, the amount of contrasting opinions in the comments here and [1] and [2] are enough of a proof, to me, that written words and video/audio are equivalent, w

Well, the amount of contrasting opinions in the comments here and [1] and [2] are enough of a proof, to me, that written words and video/audio are equivalent, with the latter having the potential of being much more engaging, especially in our current "low attention span" society. I gathered arguments in favor and against books in a recent /r/changemyview [3] [1] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959475211000247 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S095947521... [2] https://mitili.mit.edu/news/compared-reading-how-much-does-video-improve-learning-outcomes https://mitili.mit.edu/news/compared-reading-how-much-does-v... [3] https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/beiywx/cmv_videos_and_audiobooks_are_better_than_printed/ https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/beiywx/cmv_vi...