I strongly prefer text as well. Watching a video is harder for me. I’m not sure if it’s because I have multiple processing disorders.

With text, if I don’t understand a sentence or paragraph, I can read it over and over again and try different ways to try to comprehend. You can rewind a video but it’s definitely more work. (I have ADHD so when I’m trying to learn something, it is definitely a downside the more I have to think about things that aren’t the subject at hand.)

If I am not having comprehension issues, reading is far easier than watching because I can just get through it faster.

I do like videos for certain things, like a tutorial on woodworking after I read about it. Seeing it done really helps with some parts I get stuck on.

I chalked it up to my brain just working differently from other people’s. (I am neurodivergent.) I think we’re in the minority.