Intonation, body language, etc... Generally transcripts don't make good reads. Well written articles/stories are a different thing. As for summaries, long form

Intonation, body language, etc... Generally transcripts don't make good reads. Well written articles/stories are a different thing. As for summaries, long form / short form is an endless debate. Some people say summaries are worthless because you don't get the context and nuances. Others say long form articles (and videos) are a waste of time. Most people are somewhere between these two extremes.