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This notion that in order to be a cultured person you need to be well read is outdated. Nowadays you can easily learn just about anything with youtube videos, wikipedia pages, and online forums. If you're interested in a topic and you have access to the internet, you already have access to the largest library in the world that goes straight to the point without excessive descriptions and that you can find exactly what you're looking for instantly. The amount of guys I know that are history and geopolitics experts and who learned everything off the internet is incredible.
Books only have an elevated status because of its historical significance. In the past, everyone who was intelligent, cultured and held knowledge about anything, was always a well read person. There was no way around it. Obtaining knowledge was either word of mouth or books.
Plus, now that books have become a chore for the average person, it's a status thing because if you have reading habits, it shows you have dedication and concentration instead of being an instant gratification addicted ADHD lazybum.
The only time I can enjoy books is if the subject matter is very interesting to me and it's also very well written.
Books only have an elevated status because of its historical significance. In the past, everyone who was intelligent, cultured and held knowledge about anything, was always a well read person. There was no way around it. Obtaining knowledge was either word of mouth or books.
Plus, now that books have become a chore for the average person, it's a status thing because if you have reading habits, it shows you have dedication and concentration instead of being an instant gratification addicted ADHD lazybum.
The only time I can enjoy books is if the subject matter is very interesting to me and it's also very well written.