Even with podcasts and streaming video services, writing is still the best way to share your experiences and thoughts about a subject. This is because it’s impossible to read something passively.
Reading and comprehension always require engagement with the material in a manner that forces you to think about it. This is not the case with video or audio.
I think back to a debate I once had with someone. Their argument was that there’s no difference between reading for two hours and watching netflix for two hours because two hours has passed with no actionable steps taken. While this may be technically true, you can zone out while watching a show on Netflix. It will be–most actively–a distraction or–most passively–one level above white noise as you fall asleep to it.
It’s impossible to read a book AND zone out or fall asleep. The moment you close your eyes, you stop taking in information from the book.
You can’t draw any meaning from the words without focusing. This means that reading even the worst book automatically demands concentration from you.
This means that writing will also be an effective medium for transmitting information. It’s impossible to read something without at least engaging in some mode of critical thinking, even if it’s just to determine the sensibility of what is being said. | 
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