I listen that way. I have been programmed. Maybe it's all in the intention you bring to the conversation with another human being. Then the gatekeeping may be about guarding the integrity of the intention and letting conversations unfold. Traditionally, there have been legitimate reasons for packaging information.
Incremental costs associated with additional volume are minuscule.
The articles read like print articles. Attention spans are hardly infinite. Gradually, things are changing. In fact, it could easily be said there are no rules. But history can prove instructive in charting new waters.