The reality is, language itself does not capture the entirety of what is really going on. And I'd get argue its the poorest way of expressing - but one that enables transmission through various mediums efficiently on a cost basis.

E.g. when I explain a concept, what comes to my mind is not a string of letters and words. There is a mix of imagery and even sounds that I may have acquired from learning about a concept - then I translate that into text so it can be communicated.

Theres a reason why people use native subtitles when watching netflix - text complements imagery and sounds.

I use subtitles becomes sometimes I have trouble understanding the actors. I believe I read something that suggested that the sound mix in movies and cinematic TV shows has changed a lot in the past couple decades, and a result is that it's harder to understand dialogue.

I don't like this; I find my eyes spending more time than I'd like on the text, and not enough on the visual imagery on the rest of the screen. If I truly wanted more text, I'd just read a book.

I would assume most people use native subtitles when it's hard to understand what words the actors said.