Hey Brad, I hear ya. I think your idea of providing transcripts, if it can be easily done, is a great one. I also get that you might not be interested in most of the vlogs that are out there. But what if your friend/mom/kid had a vlog? Would you want to watch that, even if the production values weren't that hot? Also, production values are going to get better with time---they already are. Plus, video is fantastic for showing visual information---how-to-refinish-your-chair tutorials and such. Kids growing up now are going to edit video the way you write a sentence, effortlessly. Editing software is free and many kids already are editing on their own, if they aren't getting taught in school.

Anyway, I read your thoughts with interest. If you are up for sitting through a video on the topic, you can find one at the URL above called "Why Alec Saunders Should Vlog"