>>530354315
If you write effectively you can easily articulate your thoughts on most matters in under 20 minutes.
It's genuinely frustrating trying to watch 40+ minute videos essays that overexplain, use too many similar examples, go on unrelated tangents, and flat out repeat talking points in multiple sections.
All with unrelated b-roll gameplay in the background.
Not only do they waste time, they often dilute the thesis with fluff.
Of course there are videos that warrant a long length, particularly videos that go into the history of a video game or whatever, but the majority videos longer than 40 minutes can be drastically shortened with more time and writing ability.

Unfortunately, YouTube directly incentives longer video lengths, so this meta isn't going away.
It's frustrating because I personally try my hardest to condense videos to make them more entertaining and substantive.