I love reading and other intellectual activities, so I’m by no means anti-intellectual. But I do abhor elitism - whether cultural or intellectual. I reject the

I love reading and other intellectual activities, so I’m by no means anti-intellectual. But I do abhor elitism - whether cultural or intellectual. I reject the idea that 'high culture' defines intelligence or value, and by extension, I question whether we can truly measure the intellectual level of a society based purely on how many (or which) books they read. You're right that physical exercise is somewhat tangential to this discussion. My point wasn’t to distract but to challenge the idea that book-reading is the sole meaningful metric for personal or societal development.