lukepalmVA

Yes agreed, the idea of getting better "value" bc an author spent more time on a book is dumb, its based on a labor theory of value, when it is completely irrelevant. I think books are highly redundant especially non-fiction ones,when most often their contents (of average 250 pg book) could be summed up in a 10 page paper (at most). so it would make more sense to re read a cliff notes summary, but maybe books are like a built in study tool, forcing you to connect examples and stuff with each concept so it becomes memorable.