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Literacy is not required.
Watching video is far more engaging and entrancing than reading books to most people.
Video can be broadcast and consumed by huge numbers of people _much_ faster than written text.
Unless someone is reading text out loud, the people around them aren't influenced.
In court, especially the court of public opinion, video is currently infallible.
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Literacy is not required.
Watching video is far more engaging and entrancing than reading books to most people.
Video can be broadcast and consumed by huge numbers of people _much_ faster than written text.
Unless someone is reading text out loud, the people around them aren't influenced.
In court, especially the court of public opinion, video is currently infallible.