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2018-08-22 Home Front: Culture Wars

A Third of Teenagers Don't Read Books for Pleasure Anymore

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Posted by Besoeker 2018-08-22 04:33|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Most people don't read books for pleasure - was true even before everybody got a palmtop masquerading as a phone.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-08-22 04:38|| 2018-08-22 04:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Probably skewed survey because TIME didn't ask about their handbrain.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2018-08-22 09:21|| 2018-08-22 09:21|| Front Page Top

#3 The other Two Thirds feel that literature began and ended with the Harry Potter series.

Posted by rjschwarz 2018-08-22 10:52|| 2018-08-22 10:52|| Front Page Top

#4 The Podesta-Ivey emails stated:

Ivey wrote on March 13, 2016, with emphasis added:

“I’m certain the poll-directed insiders are sure things will default to policy as soon as the conventions are over, but I think not. And as I’ve mentioned, we’ve all been quite content to demean government, drop civics and in general conspire to produce an unaware and compliant citizenry. The unawareness remains strong but compliance is obviously fading rapidly.”

Posted by JohnQC 2018-08-22 22:29|| 2018-08-22 22:29|| Front Page Top

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