• deadymouse@lemmy.worldOP
      6·
      1 month ago

      You said it softly.

      Also, for most people, reading is an energy-consuming activity, so their brains choose an easier way to enjoy, such as series or movies, and that’s pretty trivial.

    • FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world
      5·
      1 month ago

      So many people still publish books though. They must be selling to to some people. Or do they just buy things that look good on their shelf?

      • vapordays@leminal.spaceEnglish
        2·
        1 month ago

        Still, it is a small part of the population who reads or even buys them.

        And most people probably read one or two books as adults (if that), not much more than that.

    • vapordays@leminal.spaceEnglish
      2·
      1 month ago

      Not just illiterate… like you alluded to, there is not even a desire to read (by 98% of the population, of course there are exceptions).

      I was a teacher and saw first hand how the misery of schooling and methods of “instruction” directly create this life-long disposition in people.