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The median is apparently something like "4 or 5 books" a year. A YEAR. In a virtue-signalling survey that will illicit higher responses than we might otherwis
by ACow_Adonis 8y ago
The median is apparently something like "4 or 5 books" a year.
A YEAR.
In a virtue-signalling survey that will illicit higher responses than we might otherwise expect (self reported rates of untested things seen as "good" tend to be over-report on such surveys, while rates of things seen as "bad" then to be under-reported), i think that actually supports the authors point.
Especially when he/she mentions people with a stack of books on their bedstand or whom pack their kindles with multiple books at a time for holidaying.
- maneesh 8y agoI'm confused. Do you think 4 or 5 books a year is a lot, or a little?
- ACow_Adonis 8y agoI think its appreciably close to nothing (including both the number of books many people will be made to read while at compulsory schooling and education, and I also think its close the kind of number of books a non-reader would respond to such a survey when making up an number given that they really don't read in any practical amount).
- zith18 8y agoI think the real number is close to 0-1 books read a year for most people. 5-6 books read a year would be much more then the average person in my estimation.
- bigpicture 8y ago> virtue-signalling survey Oh, well in that case... I probably read an average of 4 to 5 books a day (to my young children) while drinking fair-trade coffee, on my American-made couch with vegan-friendly upholstery, lit by energy-efficient LED lighting that changes color temperature with my circadian rhythm.