I think that @VitalikButerin's question is actually valid, and I'm not sure that it implies the equivalence of all media, perhaps the opposite. (I also think that @molly0xFFF's take is unfair.) See
Isn't the problem here the underlying assumption that there is a one-size-fits-all way to learn? It takes me tremendous feats of focus that leave me drained to listen to any podcast episode to the, I think I've only managed twice. Yet they clearly work for many.♥ 1