snek_boiAug 12, 2023

The reason the internet can hook us more than a book is that the internet responds to us. If we get tired, we can dumb down our surfing, but dumbing down what you're reading is harder.

https://lemmy.ml/post/3222537

The reason the internet can hook us more than a book is that the internet responds to us. If we get tired, we can dumb down our surfing, but dumbing down what you're reading is harder. - Lemmy

Dumbing down doesn’t mean “philosophy versus Call of Duty”. It just means what’s intuitive versus what takes conscious effort. Heck, Call of Duty could demand conscious effort.

Show threadNotYourSocialWorkerAug 12, 2023
You can’t? I find it to be a world of difference between reading a scientific reports and a youth novel for instance. Or some kind of classical literature compared to a comic book.
Show threadCarlCook

But that would require switching the medium wich again takes conscious effort.

However, I find myself reading 2-3 books for exactly that reason.

Aug 12, 2023 at 9:34amWeb
Show threadNotYourSocialWorkerAug 12, 2023
Yepp, so as you say this is a question of medium, not reading.