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J-blues t1_it70rxa wrote

Reply to comment by heroicgamer44 in I want to read so badly but my brain won’t allow it by heroicgamer44

I feel you’re building reading up to be something it’s not, it’s just entertainment. It’s the same as music or film. If you don’t like it don’t force yourself.

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[deleted] t1_it74xs9 wrote

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ProfessorAlive1360 t1_it75r0b wrote

That doesn’t mean that literacy isn’t incredibly important, it just means that reading for enjoyment is not necessary. If you don’t like reading a novel, then don’t. There is enough other stuff to be read.

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Humble_Draw9974 t1_it779mr wrote

It really depends on what you’re reading here. Reading VC Andrews all day doesn’t make anyone an intellectual, although it can be entertaining.

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Humble_Draw9974 t1_it7opai wrote

I meant books in general aren’t intellectual. They vary.

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[deleted] t1_it9gw2r wrote

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Humble_Draw9974 t1_it9xo2z wrote

I just think the idea that reading is intellectual and not entertainment is harmful to literacy.

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