On: Internet addiction and the habit of book reading

[Natsu]

I mean, yes, I mostly read things online nowadays, but... I'm still reading, it's just on the computer now.

[questiondev → Natsu]

this is what i was thinking, i think it depends on the demographic but overall i heard that reading rates are way higher now due to the internet’s text content. granted reading books are great but i mostly read those online as well or audiobooks in the car

[moffkalast → questiondev]

I don't think audiobooks are in the reading category, that's more like you know, listening.

[bmitc → Natsu]

Long form things? The longest things I read on the Internet are articles, blog posts, and papers, which are all at most 30 pages.

[silisili → bmitc]

If I'm blunt, I rarely read long form things. I've found that most long form things are filler. If you make a movie, people expect 2 hours. If you make a book, people expect 200 pages. Both are generally full of a big amount of filler to meet said metrics.

[petra → silisili]

Even with that being true, usually a GOOD non-fiction book will have more depth and value than browsing the internet.

And you can skip parts while reading a book.

[silisili → petra]

I definitely agree with this. One thing I've come to find out as I age is how much does -not- exist on the internet. We like to think all the information in the world is here, but a ton only exists in spoken word(folklore?) and in older books few will ever read.

[Natsu → bmitc]

I'm reading webnovels, including some incredibly long ones that span thousands of chapters, so it's not just listicles or whatever.