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.

snek_boi@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago

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.

lemmonade@lemmy.world · edit-2 4 months ago

you can read “dumber” books, but the internet literally responds to you.

NotYourSocialWorker@feddit.nu · 1 year ago

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.

CarlCook@feddit.de · 1 year ago

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

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