Cannot emphasize this enough, we really need to meet americans where they are at and considering the literacy rates, their hatred of reading conditioned by gen ed, and the freetime it takes to read--something famously absent under capitalist systems (among many other factors) --trying to get americans to read is a Sisyphean task. Frankly, video essays, podcasts, and, if absolutely necessary, audiobooks are infinitely better for holding their attention while also being able to be played while working