Other than having a structure that makes more sense (i.e wrapping a footer with a <footer> tag) why should i be using html5 tags over div tags?
If i use <div> i will still be able to use some of the sweet html5 features, so why should i worry about learning all this new tags?
P.S: I am aware of video and audio tags that make it easier to embed media
Using those tags will help search engine index your site, and for screen reader, etc. This is known as “semantic correctness”.