The Disappearance of Literary Men Should Worry Everyone

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Comments (3)

hyghjiyhu · 17h ago
To me the problem with fiction boosters is they claim a lot of benefits to reading, but they rarely back those up with numbers. I'm not saying the numbers don't exist (they probably do) just that I rarely see them mentioned.

Like reading books can be a very time consuming hobby, so it would be useful to know how few books you can get away with reading while still getting the majority of the benefits.

apothegm · 16h ago
If you’re not doing it for enjoyment, why bother?
hyghjiyhu · 16h ago
When people claim declining reading is a problem they must surely be referring to something other than just enjoyment, as enjoyment can come from many sources.

And it's this other I want quantified.