I am not sure how to respond to this. I have a family (wife + 2 kids, so admittedly a rather small one), a job, and a few side projects (not all of them even coding-related), and I still do find time to read books. But this requires planning and discipline from me, and is not easy. Besides, I was not talking about myself – my remark was general.

OTOH, this:

> Everyone has time to read if they want to.

translates in my dictionary roughly to "whoever wrote this probably knows very little about life". Paired with what looks like a slightly aggressive tone, it gives an impression of a young and very inexperienced person who thinks (consciously or not) that everyone's situation is like theirs and/or who is reluctant to take on responsibility. (Of course, everyone is a dog on the internet, so what do I know.)

OYAH, GP's

> 8 hours free assumming you work 1/3 and sleep the other

borders on offensive – I would suspect most people on the planet have very serious responsibilities besides work, and telling them that 1/3 of their time is "free" might (and frankly, maybe even should) result in a punch in the face. Instead of punching the GP, I wanted to (more or less) subtly point that out...

I'm not even reading that wall of text. You had time to write it, you have time to read.

Well, I only comment on HN from time to time, so I can't (yet?) downvote, but I'll surely go get some popcorn now.