What's the difference between listening to/attending a lecture and reading straight from the book yourself?

You don't get to smell that one fat kid in the class.

Hopefully, insight.

If there is literally no difference why universities still exist?

The book is better and doesn't get jaded, just outdated.

generally, information presented in lecture is reflective of what will be on the exam

The book is better.

here is the ranking list.

1. book
2. online video lecture.
3. one on one lecture.
3. a huge ball of shit spread all over your eye balls and forced to keep them open
4. university lecture

Some people are visual learners, some prefer audio.
Some people learn better by shadowing others or when they try to teach others.
Some people like to masturbate to pictures of females on the internet.

I can actually manage to stay awake when reading a book.

Different learning styles (or no learning ability).
I prefer to read many books on the same subject, so I can confirm all the mistakes/stupid in any one book; and go at my own speed.
I can learn far faster from books without having to endure and suffer some guy without communication skill babbling annoyingly away.

>What's the difference
That guy explaining stuff