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Why wouldn't it be phones? I could read right now, but instead I'm on my nth round of the Hacker News front page. Reading competes against instant gratificatio
by nicbou 3y ago
Why wouldn't it be phones?
I could read right now, but instead I'm on my nth round of the Hacker News front page. Reading competes against instant gratification, and it doesn't win as often as I'd like it to. Reading requires discipline when scrolling is an option.
- xandrius 3y agoIsn't HN mainly text? Aren't you reading?
- pugets 3y agoReading, writing, discovering, voting, and convincing myself that in just one more minute I will return to my day.
- nicbou 3y agoSort of. I think and exchange ideas, but I also scavenge mindlessly. I skim the comments, content myself with headlines. It's a far departure from sitting down with a single topic for a while.
- madrox 3y agoIf this fact began in the last decade, I'd agree with you, but the linked Scholastic report shows this phenomenon pre-dates phones. Interest in reading at different ages has held steady dating back to at least 2010. 2010 is before most kids had their own smartphone. It also isn't like all kids suddenly get a smartphone at age 9.
- bagels 3y agoIsn't Hacker News reading, but just not novels?