Why do so many people recommend reading books? What exactly makes a book a more efficient learning tool than a video or whatever?

I really dont like reading, Ive tried it many times, fiction, educational, whatever topic and I just cant get myself to like it, it's just too boring and tedious to me, I need some images or something to keep myself entertained, just looking at letters makes me bored. I know I probably sound like a meatheat but it's not like I dont try, I wish I liked books, I truly wish I did just to know why so many people talk about how useful they are and how important it is to read

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Jill1990 · 31-35, F

If you thing about a movie made from a book, someone has to read the book and interpret it for the viewers. Problem is that his interpretation is much different from mine. It’s a totally different experience. Maybe you would like the movie better but almost always I like the book better. I can get lost in a good book. If you don’t like to read… well, that’s cool too.