Heavily depends on who's doing it, but at times, yes.
I prefer articles if I just want to read and get the point quickly, but a good video essay will have a lot of examples and not ramble, and use imagery in the background to make the points and connect them more to the media
For those who prefer video essays:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DikRKV_7zuE
Does ANYONE prefer video "essays" to an actual written article?
15 minutes of unskimmable rambling with ads vs the same amount of information in text, give me the text every time.
Yes, someone, somewhere on the Internet prefers one over the other. I was trying to put effort into being a decent OP and provide options.
Heavily depends on who's doing it, but at times, yes.
I prefer articles if I just want to read and get the point quickly, but a good video essay will have a lot of examples and not ramble, and use imagery in the background to make the points and connect them more to the media
zoomer faggots do