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In a Hurry: Choosing Not To Read

Posted on May 14, 2001

in Commentary & Society

by Ben Henick (persist1)

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Ben Henick

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While obviously aimed at an audience that reads for pleasure, this article, titled "The No-Book Report: Skim It and Weep" and published on 13 May 2001 by the Washington Post, holds implications for any Web developer or content specialist.

Amongst quotes from people who point out that they read as little as possible, the article provides others that frag all of the usual suspects, especially computers and television, without discussing solutions or the "future" of aliteracy in any fashion that can be put to any use by Web developers.

Despite the light coverage, it's definitely worth it to read this article before it goes into the pay-only archive.

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There's reading...and then there's reading.

Submitted by NRF on May 17, 2001 - 04:00.

I live and work in Japan--a country that reads like a house afire. However, most of what the average person reads is pretty light fare--disturbing at times--but ultimately inconsequential. So reading by itself is not a guarantee that the mind is engages. Is watching a thoughtful documentary about the spread of AIDS in Africa less a sign of an engaged mind than reading book #27 in the Manga series "Major" wherein our hero struggles to ask a girl for a date and get his fast ball down? That said, it does seem to bode ill that the U.S. President lists "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" as his favorite book and wants to test every child to make sure he or she is "educated good."

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