JA WestenbergMar 2
I genuinely think the worst thing the internet did to reading was convince people that finishing books is a competitive sport. You don't need to read 52 books a year. You just need to read. Books you like. At your own pace. And think about them for longer than a TikTok video.
Show threadNicovel0 🍉
@Daojoan you can even stop reading a book you don’t enjoy, or read a book you like several times.
Mad I know.
Mar 2 at 10:13amIceCubesApp
Show threadNazoMar 2
@Nicovel0 @Daojoan It is so hard to just... stop reading/watching/etc with stuff, but... sometimes one really really needs to just do it...
Show threadJess👾Mar 2

I've gotten used to it. If a show doesn't hold my interest past episode 3 or 4, it's done for me. It's why I've never watched much beloved shows who take 3 seasons to get good like DS9. I got better shit to do then slog through multiple seasons of "it's fine I guess" when there's so much else to watch.

@nazokiyoubinbou @Nicovel0 @Daojoan

Show threadCattivo Strega ✅bonafide🇨🇦Mar 2

@JessTheUnstill @nazokiyoubinbou @Nicovel0 @Daojoan

Same. I drop books, walk out of movies, turn off music. If it sucks? My opinion should matter to me. And my time matters to me and others.

Being judicious is a life skill.

Show threadOblomovMar 2

@Nicovel0 @Daojoan

cue Daniel Pennac's “the rights of the reader”

Show threadEdelruth, PBS Passport HolderMar 2

@oblomov @Nicovel0 @Daojoan

I don't know this. Gotta go look that up.

Show threadEdelruth, PBS Passport HolderMar 2

@Nicovel0 @Daojoan

Yes! Doing that now, in fact. Hiding from a real world war I cannot stop in a fictional combat that I already know the outcome of. The comfort read is therapy.