[throwaway2037]

Another big driver to move from text to video: It is easier to monetise video via YouTube compared to a blog. People with millions of subscriptions on YouTube aren't creating FE learning material out of the goodness of their hearts; it is a big business. Also, video is almost always lower information density compared to text, so it is easier for your net to capture more customers.

[hsuduebc2]

And you can't just search in it. It's truly trashy format for anything other that presentation or lecture. For simple information sharing it's horrible.

[Swizec]

We millenials ruined the doorbell industry by texting “here”. (Always connected)

Gen Z just sends you a picture of your door. (Mobile broadband)

What we perceive as the best way is often just driven by the technology available when we learned how to operate in the world.

[chairmansteve]

I think you nailed it.

Another example of advertising destroying the world.