Post #949260
2026-04-05 20:38 UTC
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@ognik@critter.cafe 2026-04-05 20:38
like, my brain is wired in such a way that i find it way more difficult to focus on a movie or a TV show than on written word, while i don't have to extend much brainpower on reading at all. so i read when I'm bored and have fun doing so and i watch things when i feel like my brain can handle it because trying to stay focused on watching things is tiring. usually i watch movies bc they're shorter and therefore a smaller commitment. now imagine if i went on forums and other spaces for TV show fans and kept saying shit like "woah you've watched so many shows this year already?? you're so strong… best i can do is a few miniseries in the span of an entire year meanwhile uve got sooo many long shows already watched…" do you hear how annoying this sounds. of course folks watch a lot of TV shows if it's their hobby. everybody understands that. but for some it is apparently impossible to imagine the same scenario in regards to books
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@aearo@dragon.style 2026-04-05 22:03
@ognik I blame the public schools. No, really - "read these three chapters by next week and then write an essay about it" does such a great job framing reading as an unpleasant chore, and then it nails that frame down hard with unhappy associations. Nobody's gonna believe that reading is fun when they're also being forced to do it.