Ok, stop publishing crap with fear/gore/degenerate shit and maybe I’ll read modern books. I
Ok, stop publishing crap with fear/gore/degenerate shit and maybe I’ll read modern books. I
Yeah, it shows. No attention span, poor grasp of language (spoken and written), low IQ/low effort behavior in general...
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>Sarah J. Maas, Freida McFadden and Emily Henry –– can these popular authors join forces and save the day against a dangerous decline in reading for enjoyment? Daily reading for pleasure has plummeted 40% over the past 20 years, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal iScience. The report, which surveyed people in the United States about their reading habits between 2003 and 2023, showed that the decline has been sustained over time –– about 3% a year.
Yeah, it shows. No attention span, poor grasp of language (spoken and written), low IQ/low effort behavior in general...
Archive: https://archive.today/phMjg
From the post:
>>Sarah J. Maas, Freida McFadden and Emily Henry –– can these popular authors join forces and save the day against a dangerous decline in reading for enjoyment?
Daily reading for pleasure has plummeted 40% over the past 20 years, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal iScience.
The report, which surveyed people in the United States about their reading habits between 2003 and 2023, showed that the decline has been sustained over time –– about 3% a year.
For the stats, think about how many non-English speakers are around, now. Of course they aren't reading. Younger people are addicted to TikTok and watch "BookTok" crap and count that as reading. It's insane.
I still read a ton. According to my kindle I read 100-150 books a year. I will say, I am technically finishing less because I use Kindle Unlimited to save money and so many of the books are such crap. They are either AI generated or so woke that after the first chapter or two I've been lectured on how men are stupid or the author uses they/them for a single person. I will not put up with that confusion when reading for pleasure.
I listen to a whole lot less audio books, though. Duel narration distracts me. Authors are demanding radio plays and it just doesn't work for me when I listen while doing other stuff. Plus, again, the books are so often AI generated crap that it is painful to listen to.
For the stats, think about how many non-English speakers are around, now. Of course they aren't reading. Younger people are addicted to TikTok and watch "BookTok" crap and count that as reading. It's insane.
I still read a ton. According to my kindle I read 100-150 books a year. I will say, I am technically finishing less because I use Kindle Unlimited to save money and so many of the books are such crap. They are either AI generated or so woke that after the first chapter or two I've been lectured on how men are stupid or the author uses they/them for a single person. I will not put up with that confusion when reading for pleasure.
I listen to a whole lot less audio books, though. Duel narration distracts me. Authors are demanding radio plays and it just doesn't work for me when I listen while doing other stuff. Plus, again, the books are so often AI generated crap that it is painful to listen to.
Writing books USED to be solely about giving the reader a good experience (at least that is what writers aspired to). Now it is about pushing a liberal narrative and/or the writer inserting themselves into their writing to try and get people to like them. You can see this in damn near any article written in more than the last 10 years. They always start off with some bullshit like the writer was making a cup of coffee, looking out the window of their cabin at the early morning, seeing the last bit of the fog dissipating and then they get some idea that they felt worthy of writing that article about. Their articles all smell like someone hoping some publisher is going to read their shit and just be so enamored with their writing that they get a book deal. The more they write, the more desperation bleeds through the pages of how they are just bitter that they haven't had a book published yet.
Writing books USED to be solely about giving the reader a good experience (at least that is what writers aspired to). Now it is about pushing a liberal narrative and/or the writer inserting themselves into their writing to try and get people to like them. You can see this in damn near any article written in more than the last 10 years. They always start off with some bullshit like the writer was making a cup of coffee, looking out the window of their cabin at the early morning, seeing the last bit of the fog dissipating and then they get some idea that they felt worthy of writing that article about. Their articles all smell like someone hoping some publisher is going to read their shit and just be so enamored with their writing that they get a book deal. The more they write, the more desperation bleeds through the pages of how they are just bitter that they haven't had a book published yet.