Raindrops and Roses
Frédéric JacobsI really like this ad campaign in Paris.
“Another addiction is possible"
Less screens, more reading.
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WTL
Tim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPE@WTL @fj There was a story on Twitter a few years ago from a father whose daughter (aged what, 8 or 9?) was in the habit of reading under the bedclothes using her torch when she was supposed to be asleep, thinking her parents didn't know what she was doing.
But she never wondered why her torch batteries didn't ever run out.
Cegorach@fj And here I was during my youth, getting odd looks because I was reading books during at school (breaks and free periods)
"You're really reading voluntarily?"
~ quote by my math teacher
We've told kids for decades that this is odd behaviour. Now it's suddenly better than what kids want to do?
This will work "great"! /s
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Earl@fj
Now if we could get them to read less fiction and more truth, then the next generation would be rising up toward freedom.
Now if we could get them to read less fiction and more truth, then the next generation would be rising up toward freedom.
Zuri (he/him) ❌️👑 | 🕐 CET@Earl @fj What is wrong with fiction? Do you really think, all fiction is just mere total fantastical escapism with no basis in reality whatsoever? Do you think, people—especially children—cannot learn anything at all from fiction? Maybe, you should read more fiction to find out that fiction is not what you think it is
@shaedrich
And you are a writer of fiction, are you not? Then you would have a conflict of interest in this matter.
I would ask you the same question: What is wrong with truth?
Our world is flooded with lies and deception. Lies are like darkness. People who have no foundation of truth are as blind people wandering around in the wilderness at night, falling into traps. Only the truth shall make the people free.
@Earl As if only fiction writers would see any value in fiction 😂 Truly made my day
If we were talking about a specific story I'd written, sure, conflict of interest could be assumed but in case of such a broad topic this is simply laughable. Sorry, but you're making a fool of yourself.
What kind of dark cult are you in? Your world, you sharply divide into black and white, seeing only lies everywhere must be so sad.
Nazo@fj The problem with this is the idea that tech is the devil isn't really the answer here. I would argue that the tech actually gives us the opportunity for much more. I've been on computers for a very very long time and I started reading books digitally in something like 2005. Yes paper feels (and potentially smells) nice, but nicer still is having something like a hundred books I can easily just carry around anywhere I go.
The problem lies not in the need for age gating, kicking kids off social media entirely, etc etc, but in getting them on to books at all. Your real biggest enemy are those like Amazon who have changed the digital market into a gated and heavily paid one. Start with Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, etc and get them into stuff they actually like. Find DRM-free
tschenkelThat's where libraries come in (the add is for libraries). It is difficult to get DRM free current books. So the options are (a) read books that are out of copyright (too old to be enticing to kids), (b) pirate digital books, (c) read paper books, which are easier to swap around with your friends, or (d) use your library, which may have digital books, but will have a vastly greater selection of paper books, because ebook contracts for libraries are extortions.
It's easy to forget that access to ebooks is only easy for priviledged groups (either financially or digitally skilled).
@tschenkel @fj I mentioned two places where some can be found. The Internet Archive even has some current stuff. And I disagree that it requires complex skills to access it. There are even sometimes things like library apps that can have stuff. And then too there are places with options. As they say, don't throw out the baby with the bathwater.
I do admit that we have a problem in just how much is indeed locked down behind various DRM methods and paid prices though. That is a major issue, but I'm afraid it kind of applies to just about everything equally. You'll find less of the latest stuff in libraries too. (They try, but they have limits, plus lately it's getting harder and harder to get the funds they deserve.) We need this stuff to be less extremely commercial definitely.