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This is an awful take, books can be relayed as audio, ever hear of audiobooks? I guess fuck blind people right?
Orally doesn’t mean audio. Orally means in person communication.
Audiobooks are fine. I’d say still inferior to actual books because they require equipment and a large time commitment. Great for accessibility however.
Additionally, in your rush to paint me as some blind people hating ableist you seem to have forgotten that Braille is a thing.
It would actually be interesting and informative to hear from some actual blind people about which they prefer and which mode of delivery — audio or Braille — allows them to process information faster.
Audiobooks and podcasts are great for me because I use them while running. I'm learning a ton about history lately, but sometimes it's nice to read a novel while exercising and obviously cannot hold a book.
I'm sure video plays a similar role for a lot of people's use case. Particularly younger generations likely engage better with it due to ubiquitous presence as they grew up. Though that may have been bad for their attention spans with things like tik tok.