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I agree with farnsworth - why is this a video?
Lately, videos of writers talking seem to plague the internet. I'm curious about what you have to say on this issue, but not so curious that I want to sit through a few minutes of you reading your thoughts to me on video.
With text, I can skim and quickly get the point -- or I might decide to read it more carefully -- but either way it will go a lot faster than watching a video.
It's okay to be a writer. Not everyone is a TV star. Without a conversation between two people, without pictures or effects, without some element of performance in the reading -- the video adds nothing but slowness.
I guess some people like the videos. But maybe when you make videos, you could include a link to the text for those of us who still enjoy reading?