[dahauns]

>I wouldn't be so quick to crown teletext as the king of succinct media.

Show me a current example that comes even remotely close (especially one not skimping on the "curated" aspect).

>[..]mostly because you have so much choice in how the page is displayed. Typefaces, colours, whether or not to display pictures - it's all up to you, the reader.

See, that's the crux here - it's not just up to me. It's up to the media producer what kind of content they offer for me to be able choose from.