Comments on: The decline of reading in the UK and the US http://www.velcro-city.co.uk/the-decline-of-reading-in-the-uk-and-the-us/ Science fiction, science fact, and all that's in between ... Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:49:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: scrim Pinion http://www.velcro-city.co.uk/the-decline-of-reading-in-the-uk-and-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-97807 scrim Pinion Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:21:40 +0000 http://www.velcro-city.co.uk/the-decline-of-reading-in-the-uk-and-the-us/#comment-97807 here's where I out myself as an agitator and say: "so?" In all seriousness, though - reading a book has no magical power. Its an information disbursement medium, with strengths and weaknesses. Just like TV, the internet, radio, and so-on. If I want to learn to program, I'll snag a book. If I want to learn to garden, or cook, I'll turn on the telly. here’s where I out myself as an agitator and say: “so?”

In all seriousness, though – reading a book has no magical power. Its an information disbursement medium, with strengths and weaknesses. Just like TV, the internet, radio, and so-on.

If I want to learn to program, I’ll snag a book. If I want to learn to garden, or cook, I’ll turn on the telly.

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