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• Cocodapuf@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Plus, you can’t trust books… with all those words…

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  • My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yeah, I mean, c’mon books. Why you gotta be so wordy?

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    • rainrain@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You live in a society where we are told from birth that reading is awsome. In school we are told to read every day. Million dollar propaganda campaigns are waged. Popular celebrities are portrayed enjoying a good book.

      And you think that reading is good too.

      Coincidence?

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      • My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I was of the understanding reading books had fallen out of favor and reality shows, endless scrolling, 24/7 news, and podcasts were the new and supposedly best way to expose oneself to entertainment disguised as information.

        What’s your preferred method of acquiring knowledge and exercising your intelligence to hit the proverbial ‘ensmartment button’?

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• My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Sounds like you better get busy on building that ensmartering button then, because exposure to knowledge through books and other educational media is the only way I know of to become smarter. I suppose healthy living facilitates the process greatly, as well.

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  • rainrain@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That’s just your level if smartness talking.

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