Your brain is doing so much more than just “parsing” sentences when reading, the creative process in how you form thoughts and ideas from text is incredibly com

Your brain is doing so much more than just “parsing” sentences when reading, the creative process in how you form thoughts and ideas from text is incredibly complex. Books also have residual value, where the brain synthesizes ideas over time, across sleep cycles. I’m sure some of this happens with TV and social media, but I highly doubt it is anywhere close.