>Is this supposed to be an implicit dig at audiobooks? The scientific consensus seems to be that there's no difference to comprehension or retention I wouldn't

>Is this supposed to be an implicit dig at audiobooks? The scientific consensus seems to be that there's no difference to comprehension or retention I wouldn't trust that "scientific consensus" if my life dependent on it. For starters, there's no scientific consensus. The linked post refers to merely 2 studies, both of doubtful quality. And one says "it's no different", the other says it's worse. The one that says "it's no different" asked them to read/listen to mere two chapters of total ~ 3000 words. That's a Substack essay or New Yorker article level, not a book, and only of one text type (non-fiction historical account. How does it translate to literature, technical, theoritical, philosophical, and so on?). The test to check retention was multiple choice - not qualitative comprehension. And several other issues besides. And on the other study in the post, the audio group performed much worse.