Yeah, just like eating a lot doesn't make you a gourmand if all you're eating is McDonald's, reading a lot doesn't make you intellectual if all you're reading i

Yeah, just like eating a lot doesn't make you a gourmand if all you're eating is McDonald's, reading a lot doesn't make you intellectual if all you're reading is mindless pulp. For instance, watching Cosmos is probably a more intellectual pursuit than reading Twilight. The other real problem is that even that pulp can sometimes have value above the material itself. Sometimes, even the most mass-marketed media can propose decent hypothetical questions and give cause for self-reflection.