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Re:On Unread Books by everyone on Saturday November 04, 2017 @03:53PM (#15626587)
"the medium is the message. The medium a piece of art chooses is significant. TV and movies will rot your brain regardless of whether it's The Big Bang Theory or Citizen Kane. Reading will improve your brain, regardless of whether you're reading Danielle Steel or Chaucer."

I have not heard that before.

The medium a piece of art chooses is significant, yes, (and in a lot of cases the creator chooses the wrong medium, eg. there are plenty of computer games out there that really want to be films, they dont make use of the strengths of the medium and even fight against it.)

The rest, I dont agree with.

Imo big bang, citizen kane, danielle Steel and chaucer are all somewhat equatable, because they are all fiction/entertainment. Personally I'd rate something educational or non-fiction over fiction in any medium

Re:On Unread Books by lj3 on Saturday November 04, 2017 @04:36PM (#15626785)
You're making the mistake of thinking that all fiction is entertainment. It's not. There's a reason humans are hard wired to share stories.

> Imo big bang, citizen kane, danielle Steel and chaucer are all somewhat equatable, because they are all fiction/entertainment.

It doesn't work that way. The medium has an impact on the formation and development of the brain itself.

Re:On Unread Books by everyone on Saturday November 04, 2017 @04:43PM (#15626817)
So are you talking about exposure to certain mediums at certain ages?