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glowingfishOkay, well, there are lots of reasons to read.
But one of the bonuses of reading for me is that at least in theory, I can imagine having something that helps me communicate with others.
Especially in my 20s, which was 20 years ago, there was still some cachet in knowing stuff that was "underground", because before social media, if you wanted to know about an "underground" book, you still heard about it from a friend. And so if you knew about "Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World", it was still a feather in your cap.
And there is a bit of a contradiction here...because it kind of made you elite and exclusive, but it was also a way to connect!
So I used to feel something from reading, like I was putting in effort to something that would help me have that epiphany of connection.
And now...I do not feel that way. :/
Anyway, I know that was a bit rambly, but that is what this site is for.
I might expand on that thought later.
But one of the bonuses of reading for me is that at least in theory, I can imagine having something that helps me communicate with others.
Especially in my 20s, which was 20 years ago, there was still some cachet in knowing stuff that was "underground", because before social media, if you wanted to know about an "underground" book, you still heard about it from a friend. And so if you knew about "Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World", it was still a feather in your cap.
And there is a bit of a contradiction here...because it kind of made you elite and exclusive, but it was also a way to connect!
So I used to feel something from reading, like I was putting in effort to something that would help me have that epiphany of connection.
And now...I do not feel that way. :/
Anyway, I know that was a bit rambly, but that is what this site is for.
I might expand on that thought later.
