I know the increase in technological sophistication in vids has certainly caused some ambivalent feelings for me. One of the best things about fandom is that there is no line between producer and consumer -- writers read, readers write, anyone can contribute to the infrastructure if they want to, anyone can provide critique or squee if they want to... but not anyone can make a vid. It's always been one of the most skill-intensive and labor-intensive of fannish pursuits, but every new achievement just sets the bar higher and higher. I sometimes feel like the line between producer and consumer is solidifying, and that takes away some of my enjoyment.

I wasn't there, obviously, but I get the sense that the panel was more about pushing the envelope in terms of subject matter or critical approaches, which is another matter entirely. But I just thought I would toss this out there anyway.