• @Sanctus@lemmy.world
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    1328 months ago

    The aversion to reading is always a red flag for me. Reading is a pillar of human intelligence.

    • BlanketsWithSmallpox
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      438 months ago

      They’d be mad if they could understand anything that wasn’t Facebook memes and bad email chains.

    • stebo
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      8 months ago

      For me it depends, reading books is hard for me because it feels like a chore that never ends. Even if it is a thrilling story, it’s just hard for me to focus for long enough to make any progress. Might be ADHD idk. But at least I keep reading news articles and other things that are relevant, because obviously I want to stay informed about what’s happening in the world, especially when elections are around the corner.

      • Cowbee [he/they]
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        68 months ago

        Have you tried an e-Reader? Helped me with my ADHD, went from 0 books a year to about 2 dozen works this year, from fiction to Marxist theory.

        • stebo
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          98 months ago

          I don’t see how it makes a difference? What do you think that makes an e-reader more convenient for you?

          • Cowbee [he/they]
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            48 months ago

            Super convenient, and I can obscure the length of books that is otherwise intimidating.