I see your point now Capt, but IMHO (sadly) seeing is to reading/comprehending as hearing is to listening. At the least the info is in full sight as you say.
Strangely enough, I think that the airline industry is a victim of its own success in normalising the air travel experience to a degree that makes the average punter feel its no different to, say, sitting in their living room .... complacency results.
Probably the reason that I read with such diligence is that I travel regularly enough to be aware of the differing a/c, sub fleets. configs and kit.
And my own small (PPL) efforts have taught me that the air is an environment to be respected
