Is it though? Of course, asserting that reading can fix the world's problems would be naive at best. But it could help make it a more empathetic place. And a g

Is it though? Of course, asserting that reading can fix the world's problems would be naive at best. But it could help make it a more empathetic place. And a growing body of research has found that people who read fiction tend to better understand and share in the feelings of others — even those who are different from themselves. https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/how-reading-fiction-increases-empathy-and-encourages-understanding https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/how-reading-fiction-in... Maybe I am weird but I feel reading puts me more "in the story" then for example movies (some story-driven video games do so as well) so I imagine what it would be like to be them, experience their trials and tribulations, etc.