this other comment is same as mine https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38507780, you're also reacting like someone over-technologized

I would start with It. There's nothing quite as relaxing as a horror novel about a shapeshifting space clown murdering children.

But a book like that is something that you sink into, the author draws you into their fictional world, over a period of hours.

That's quite different that 45 seconds of outrage the on to the next click-bait, isn't it?

The attention span required seems quite different between the two. I assume that's why people are concerned that things like social networks may be detrimental to focused thinking.

EDIT: I agree that a book like "It", full of suspense, would not ordinarily be considered relaxing to read.