The problem I find with a lot of videos is that there is no space to really absorb what is said and think further, no self-discovery. In writing I can read at my own speed, stop and think for a while, ponder and synthesize.
Over the time I have been here I have discovered that the consumers of a lot content often struggle for new ideas. I put this down to lots of eating, not much chewing.
My feeling is, anything over 144 characters is considered long form anymore. :)
Even Twitter doubled it, didn't they? :D
As a society, we're moving farther and farther away from reading and writing into something strictly consumption based where we're largely entertained or otherwise occupied, where we don't have to really think, just feel. Or not even that in some cases. Just sit there.
So, when you say ponder and chew on things, you're among the dwindling few that actually want to engage the mind rather than react with pure emotion, or find some constant escape. Escape is great, but you can't live there and end up with anything meaningful.
re: videos
I agree as far as absorption goes, though someone must be freeze framing them to pick out every single Easter egg that everyone else missed because they watched it only once and then formed their opinion on it based on what little they actually absorbed. :)
re: Twitter
Yeah, and they took some flack for it, too. I've never been a fan of the original, so, they doubled it. Whatever. And people are mad that they don't have to cram as much of an idea into a smaller space anymore. :)
It will be an extreme form of separation, the real haves and havenots. I see it that the children raised as consumers and not with the skills to generate something of value, will be in the havenot group. "Rich dad, poor dad" = "rich content, poor content" ?
Time well spent... Imagine what else someone could have done with their time.
There is some beauty in this, plenty of ugly too. It is a platform of headlines forming "depth" of opinion.