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Re:U.S. kids no longer reading for pleasure by bcjdjsndon on Friday June 12, 2026 @08:41AM (#48503400)
Why can't you read from a screen instead? Why do all the benefits of reading seemingly disappear when read from a display screen?
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Re:U.S. kids no longer reading for pleasure by blahaj on Friday June 12, 2026 @09:03AM (#48503618)
Most screens have distractions just one tap away.

Personally I also like the physics of a book a lot more for reading. Every book is a physically different object. You physically turn the page. You can physically see how far you are in the book. It's just all much less abstract and tangible.

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Re:U.S. kids no longer reading for pleasure by bcjdjsndon on Tuesday June 16, 2026 @04:57AM (#48552484)
> Most screens have distractions just one tap away.

What? I guess you mean the mobile and tablet world... And even then I'm pretty sure that's bullshit, there is surely a pdf viewer without adverts

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Re:U.S. kids no longer reading for pleasure by tartoran on Friday June 12, 2026 @09:34AM (#48503892)
It’s a different experience but E-readers come close. Screens’ UIs are too interactive for a proper lecture.
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Re:U.S. kids no longer reading for pleasure by buellerbueller on Friday June 12, 2026 @10:01AM (#48504194)
every screen, even the majority of e-readers, now has advertising, which is designed to distract and incept.
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Re:U.S. kids no longer reading for pleasure by bcjdjsndon on Tuesday June 16, 2026 @04:54AM (#48552460)
.... So ban magazines yeah? They contain adverts, and in fact most local newspapers are FULL of ads because they can't sustain themselves otherwise.
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