Sebastian
Okay, all are real books but I will die on the hill that you can’t read an audiobook. You are listening to it.
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Feb 11 at 3:57pmWeb
Show threadC. R. Collins 🌳 🐸Feb 11

@moehrenfeld @Natasha_Jay

Someone sent me a good quote recently that said you read with your mind, not your eyes, so that would encompass all forms of books 🤷 regardless of how your mind got the information.

Show threadSebastianFeb 11
@crcollins I would say you read with your eyes and your mind makes sense of the stuff you read. Same way it makes sense of the stuff you listen to.
Show threadC. R. Collins 🌳 🐸Feb 11

@moehrenfeld

Yeah. I *think* the point of it (not having the original quote or source to review) is that the actual work goes on in the brain and the senses are a conduit, which would make them all equal as far as getting information from texts go. So eyes are "seeing" and ears are "hearing" the words while the brain work is putting them together in "reading." Anyway, I found that interesting, but haven't had the time to explore it further.

Show threadAndy 🌎Feb 11

@moehrenfeld @Natasha_Jay This is *such* a pet peeve of mine. 😡 Reading & listening are completely different activities and use different senses. How is this controversial?

It's not a judgment on the activity, it's just being precise.