Reading for pleasure falls by 40% in US

7 XzetaU8 6 8/26/2025, 5:52:18 AM ft.com ↗

Comments (6)

zippyman55 · 3h ago
One thing Ive noticed is font size has gotten smaller and Ive gotten older. It’s painful to read the financial times today, as well as other items I once enjoyed.
bell-cot · 3h ago
I've also gotten the impression of trends toward less-clear (but more "fancier") fonts, and lower contrast.

If they're trying to look artistic with text that nobody's gonna read, then it's a win.

zippyman55 · 3h ago
Lower contrast saves on ink?
bell-cot · 2h ago
Maybe it does somewhere - but I've mostly noticed it on the web.
haebom · 2h ago
This metric will perfectly form a golden cross with short-form view counts or YouTube view counts.
uaas · 4h ago