User blog comment:Gsimenas/Update on "Fandom" videos/@comment-27804122-20181026170502/@comment-17964257-20181026171003

To offer a perspective, with the Modernization Goals in mind, the text itself becomes redundant for those who prefer video alternatives. We aim to provide the choice for our visitors, so they can either read or watch.

That is the main goal of introducing videos. Not make one or the other choice obsolete, but to provide options according to the personal preferences of individuals.