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> regardless of the book Well, as opposed to, say, watching TV (or the somehow even more mindless content that’s on YouTube), do you really disagree?
by commandlinefan 7y ago
> regardless of the book
Well, as opposed to, say, watching TV (or the somehow even more mindless content that’s on YouTube), do you really disagree?
- liability 7y agoI do disagree. Books are not categorically better than television. It's pretty easy to think of examples where TV seems better than a book. For instance, a Nova documentary seems inherently better than Where's Waldo. I don't think that's a fringe viewpoint. Perhaps a bit more fringe: I think a lot of light young adult fiction has the nutritional density of popcorn and any perceived inherent good in reading those books is likely a product of publishing industry propaganda campaigns. Scholastic Corporation, I am looking at you...