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Maybe it's not directly for the PCs? Perhaps it's for the GM to provide context to their narration of the setting and characters? Setting information is common in published adventures anyway, not all of it pertaining directly to the adventure at hand, and is considered a selling point. Hardly...

Not for me. I will go to great lengths to convert material out of HTML into a form that doesn't require an internet connection and/or a subscription. PDF is my preference by far, because I want my electronic documents to be...mine. if I have to look at something as a web page instead, I will...

So...a Choose Your Own Adventure book for RPGs? Sounds like it might appeal to some folks.

I'd love to see a depiction of the Earth-Romulan War. Or the period between the founding of the Federation and Discovery. Or the Lost Era between the Classic Films and TNG. Or the last couple decades before Picard. Lots of options.

There are many types of pleasure one can get from reading a book. Enjoying the writing is one. Interest in the content, use as a reference on a subject of interest, and art appreciation are a few others.

Feels important to me to call it out. Not intended to cause offense.

I know it's basic, but I've always been fond of Heracles' hydra. Also ghosts. Basically anything that requires research and/or cleverness to overcome.

No arguing with that. Obviously taste is subjective and only matters to the individual.

That's modern TV for you.

I'm willing to give STA a shot as an exception, but only because I love Star Trek. Same thing applies to supers games. Otherwise, sim takes precedence for me.

Inferior to what, and by what metric? The Constitution III-class looked pretty good to me, though the D is my favorite Enterprise.

I prefer the ensemble myself.

They've already established in Picard that Seven's captain of the G.

I can think of literally dozens.

So saying outright that what other people want isn't objectively better than what you want is denigrating now?

I like reading more (but still enjoy playing to a lesser degree), and find the verbosity to generally be at a level with which I am comfortable. I suspect the presentation you prefer would not be worth the squeeze to me. People are different and want different things. To me this seems...

Agreed. For my part I don't want any rules that try to make that narrative experience happen. I'm fine with simulating a setting as best I can and seeing how it turns out. So long as the sequence of events could happen, i have no problem with it being unlikely. Logic and verisimilitude are more...

It's also gatekeepy to say that the industry should be bent to your interest, because you assume most folks think like you and those who don't like what you like aren't relevant.

I don't think so. Catering to their interest makes business sense. Assuming that what DMs want from purchased modules most is ease of use is just that: an assumption, and assuming that most people think like you is one too.

I thought this was about preference, not "the industry". Neither of us can speak for anyone but ourselves, and that includes whether or not we like reading more long-form material, and our opinion of how well or poorly-written it is.