I can get way more words per minute in with a book. In a video, I constantly wish theyd just get to the next point faster, but if I watch 2x, then I can't understand them. My brain tunes out half the shit they say, and if I have to rewind, it's a pain.

With a book, I can just skip a bit. Or go bavk easily and read a bit if what I skipped seemed truly important. A bookmark gives me a tangible, physical reminder of where I left off, and a book on the coffee table is a constant reminder of that thing I was in the middle of. Videos get thrown in a huge pile of tabs and eventually Youtube forgets where I was, making it more aggravating.

If I can't finish it in one sitting, I find it hard to come back later. I don't feel that way about books.

95% of longform video essays should just be articles.