Clarification: I believe fiction books can give you empathy and help to enlighten a person, which is a form of knowledge, but I don’t agree with the attitude that a person is more knowledgeable by reading fiction books than a person who-as one example-stays up to date with current events by watching several different news stations. Ultimately, if I want to gain knowledge personally, I’m likely going to look to other sources that aren’t fictional.
@atanas-nikolov
5 жыл бұрын
The news are a great source of fiction, imho. I don't watch em anymore though, cuz I know all the plot twists.
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
If the news tells me there was a shooting, that’s not fiction, it’s fact.
@atanas-nikolov
5 жыл бұрын
@@ebnovels Some fiction is based on true events though. :D It is the way they report on the fact that makes it interesting. Anyway, I am messing with the whole thing, I get what you are saying. I support your line of thought too.
@TrafalgarL4wyer
5 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Agree 100%
@yellojello13tasty
5 жыл бұрын
Fictions books, fiction tv, and video games are all in the same category for me. They are all, at their core, forms of entertainment to fullfill peoples lives. Preferring one medium over another does not make you better than people who prefer another.
@saulgoneman
5 жыл бұрын
Bragging about how reading opens your mind, then proceeding to look down on others for not sharing your hobby... Perfection.
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
The irony 😆
@ShadowPoet
5 жыл бұрын
opening your mind to X doesn't mean there's room for Y 😂
@Splattedable
4 жыл бұрын
Yep we have some of the most ironic condescension you can get.
@rogermirano2541
4 жыл бұрын
Gatekeeping at It's finest
@jojobookish9529
5 жыл бұрын
Often "I don't have time" doesn't mean there literally isn't time, but that a person doesn't have the mental bandwidth/energy to put into reading. Which I totally get. I love reading, and I go through sometimes very long stretches where my brain is just too full of handling life to take in a story.
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
That’s true. Sometimes our minds are pushed so much with work and school and kids and pets that they need time to relax.
@russtin1
5 жыл бұрын
My two favorite hobbies are “not reading” and “not exercising”. I like them so much I occasionally do both at the same time.
@mireilleoppenheimer6662
3 жыл бұрын
I lolled
@DFarbklecks
5 жыл бұрын
My brother is proud that he "doesn't read". I find that hilarious, because he does read. He reads manga. But "books are a waste of time" to him. We disagree about this regularly. But, personally, I think it's like this: Everyone loves stories. And whether you consume them via TV, video game, book, manga, stage play or any other medium you prefer doesn't matter. Do I think there are people out there who are prejudiced against reading and might actually enjoy it a lot if they found their sort of books? Yes. But I also think that the same is true for every other medium. We all love stories. We don't all like the same way of consuming them. And that's okay.
@stevencundy4501
5 жыл бұрын
Time wasted but enjoyed isn't truly wasted.
@SeaMarble
4 жыл бұрын
I like Audio dramas, my favorite so far is called "Wolf 359"
@shea2023
4 жыл бұрын
@@SeaMarble Audio dramas are great. My favorite is the once and future nerd.
@SeaMarble
4 жыл бұрын
@@shea2023 thanks for letting me know, I'll give it a look. Thanks for the suggestion, and I'm still new to the podcast world
@pinkimietz3243
4 жыл бұрын
You're brother seems mean.
@robbien19
5 жыл бұрын
My personal motto: "you do you boo-boo" lol being irritated at people for unnecessary reasons takes to much energy
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
Haha, indeed. There are way more important things to put energy in 😊
@valeriereads1374
5 жыл бұрын
I’m usually too busy reading to worry about why other people don’t read 😂 It’s a hobby just like gaming is a hobby, or fishing, or skating or whatever you like to do in your free time. Who am I to tell someone else their hobby is irrelevant and the one I have matters more?
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
Exactly! I don’t understand why people feel the need to be so judgmental 😠
@antonioiglesias2031
5 жыл бұрын
Downside of instant social communication I'm afraid... everyone wants to give their opinion I'm afrai- wait a minute Dang it I just did it too LOL. Hate all this opinion sharing stuff, well except your channel EB of course, cause you're the best.
@chinares
4 жыл бұрын
Oooh i can't agree more
@choco1199
Жыл бұрын
@@chinares fishing isn’t harmless
@deanie3824
5 жыл бұрын
"I hate people in general" hahaha. Love that. Obviously this is why readers like books. Even when fictional people are being annoying, then you can close the book. Unlike the people who answered this question. Can't close the book on them!
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, exactly!
@תהלהקאופמן
5 жыл бұрын
If I hear someone say "I don't like reading" I just think they haven't found the right book for them. There's such a great variety of books that you should be able to find something that you like, but I get why people wouldn't want to dive into the mission of finding their taste. We are forgetting that reading is just a hobby and sure it's fun and makes life richer...but it's not a necessity. My twin sister is very passionate about music and she plays the guitar and I'm sure that my lack of skill and interest makes me miss out on a lot. Granted - I could try and find a taste in music and the instrument for me...but I'm getting pleasure and richness from other sources so why bother?
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
Your last sentence kind of sums up my feelings as well. To each their own; it doesn’t have any impact on anyone else!
@SpeedingWheelbarrow
5 жыл бұрын
Over all great sentiment. I'm not trying to defend everyone that's ever said "I don't like reading" but at least for me the act of reading it self is like torture and not something that I can really do. It has nothing to do with finding the right book, I've found lot's of great audiobooks that I really enjoy but partly thanks to my ADHD the act of reading is like pulling teeth. Just a less common perspective from a book love that HATES reading :P
@תהלהקאופמן
5 жыл бұрын
@@SpeedingWheelbarrow even though I said "reading" I meant every form of enjoying a book. Audiobook, e book, whatever. I think the responses that Elle read to us meant it too:)
@SpeedingWheelbarrow
4 жыл бұрын
@@ammalyrical5646 I guess to be more clear I'm sure there is probably a few things that contribute to why I really can't stand reading. Though I do think for me it really is almost completely the ADHD and maybe it just comes down to me having it worse than most "Severe Combined type ADHD". Personally I really find it physically hard to read. It feels like the nails on a chalk board thing, like it's grating on my soul. Even with really short bit's of text like in a comic or your comment here on youtube, the act of reading raises my anxiety level and I get the feeling of knot in my chest. So in the end that really why I say that I hate reading, it makes me feel physically uncomfortable and anxious. This is something I also tend to forget to mention but I'm a pretty bad case, due to other mental health factors, despite being diagnosed Severe Combined type ADHD I've never been treated for it in any way. Because of that experience is probably a bit exaggerated compared to others. Now here's a little speculation based on my background in researching ADHD, fully aware I may be off the mark here and that ADHD affects men and women a little bit differently. Also since it's more common in men and that's what I happen to be most of my research is concerned with the male experience in mind. That being said, I would imagine that having Hyperactive type ADHD(formerly called ADHD) would not actually be a hindrance to reading and maybe even make reading a bit more enjoyable than it otherwise would be. On the other hand I believe that Inatentive type ADHD (formerly called ADD) would be the one that would tend to make reading harder and potentially predispose one to the mindset of reading being work or chore-like. Finally Combined type ADHD (literally having both types at once) and for me "Severe" as diagnosed by a psychiatrist, is probably the worst as far as reading is concerned. The hyperactivity tends to exasterbate the inatentiveness over time potentially cultivating a feeling of work just to get through even a few seconds worth of text. Please feel free to ignore this but I'd be curious to know which type of ADHD you have just to compare to my speculations and see if I'm crazy or not :P Either way mixing the ADHD with dislexia must have been/must be hard to cope with in many ways and I applaud you for working through it and finding a love of reading despite it. And once again I've rambled on for too long as I tend to do. And if anyone one is like me and some how made it to this point holy crap thanks but also audiobooks are great with the caveat that a bad narrator or even a good one with a voice that is off putting to you can ruin a book in a way that traditionally reading doesn't have to deal with.
@SpeedingWheelbarrow
4 жыл бұрын
@@ammalyrical5646 I've never really looked into Dyslexia much and took it for granted that I didn't have it. IDK what exactly the symptoms are but most things that I do suffer through I always believed stem from the Combined type ADHD and bordom. I think the discomfort came from a place of being made(by myself or others) to sit still and concentrate as a kid, when that is the opposite of what I needed to do. As an adult I figure the association of reading equals discomfort just stuck around like a combo of the nocebo effect and super minor trauma maybe. It's possible that I'm in a sort of denial but I always felt that any difficulty I had with reading could be explained by other factors. I've never noticed blurred text, unless I've been trying for a long time and my focus is strained. I've never experienced shifting letters in any direction. I figured I'm as slow a reader as I am as a combo of fighting against my attention span and not having practiced much my whole life. I think I read a total of two books in high school and college and never touched the required reading (not sure how I didn't flunk english every year TBH). Then on top of that I always had similar struggles in learning contexts where reading wasn't a factor in the learning process. And that sort of reinforced my beleif that my issues reading were due to other factors. While ADHD is under diagnosed in girls I'm not sure if it would be 1 to 1. Coming from the perspective of why is it even a thing biologically, ADHD can be quite advantageous for a hunter/warrior and I believe (as well as being one of the leading theories for why it never got selected out of our genes) that it would have been a desirable trait in most males up until relatively recently. I could be wrong but I fail to see how it would be advantageous for a woman in a hunter-gatherer society or in a warrior culture where women would tend to be caretakers and educators. I'd imagine ADHD would be undesirable in that context. I haven't yet done the research on how the genetics of it work but I suppose if is passed on equally it may just be that the advantages it gave men in those cultures outweighed the disadvantages it gave women. And if that's the case than I'd have to consede the point to you that it would be about 1 to 1 in men and women. Now something that in some small part may very slightly contribute to my particular brand of reading/learning difficulties would be my colourblindness. Now I get it, weird logical jump, however there is one small factor that is worth looking at from a psychological standpoint. Statistically speaking colourblindness is linked to a 30% slower reaction time, on average even when colour doesn't factor into the activity. While I do not believe that a slower reaction time would directly affect learning in any way, I do think that it's possible when you combine the struggle to learn in a school setting with the statistical likelihood that I'd be unable to answer as quickly as my peers even when knowing the answer, could potentially have a side affect of discouraging learning and feeling of pointlessness in the process. Especially when learning for example in art class would suck even though all the teachers would understand and not hold it against me in any way. I can imagine it being discouraging that even in art I'm behind everyone in ability. Carry that over to sports where reaction time is directly important. I could understand that a feeling of being worse than everyone in every metric (at least in a kids mind) could potentially lead to a phycologically harmful self image. Now don't get me wrong I truly think that being colourblind has not made a difference(or at most made a super minor difference) in my ability to learn in a school setting or affected my sense of self worth. I do however believe that it's an interesting idea that colourblindness, especially when paired with other learning hurdles could lead to a drastically worse outcome as an adult. And I'd be really interested in looking into a study that attempted to look into the affects of reaction time on mental health in children. Though I am not aware of such a study and would imagine it would be very hard to put together. Anyway I think I'm gonna get myself out of this ridiculous rabbit hole I seem to have written myself into :P Sorry if the topic shift kinda went a bit off the rails there.
@dirkmacdorn2478
5 жыл бұрын
Actual quote from a co-worker. “Who likes to read and learn stuff?” I don’t get to read as much as I would like to because of work, and other things but I still love reading things and learning.
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
Were they being serious?
@dirkmacdorn2478
5 жыл бұрын
Elliot Brooks yup, they were serious. I wont say what I was thinking to be polite but I had to walk away after telling them that I love to read.
@ivingzuniga841
5 жыл бұрын
I cackled so hard when the last commenter said their favorite books were Harry Potter
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@gavinsmith9871
5 жыл бұрын
imagine thinking the peak of fantasy is Harry Potter
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@mr.teekanee9750
5 жыл бұрын
Well, it kinda is a peak of low fantasy genre. Yes, there are much deeper and wider fantasy books but the series isn't that popular for no reason.
@gavinsmith9871
4 жыл бұрын
@@4i4kov ??
@gavinsmith9871
4 жыл бұрын
@@4i4kov what does that have to do with my mildly insulting joke?
@jessicahiga9870
4 жыл бұрын
xD I was starting this urban fantasy book, and the main character describes herself as "book nerd" and having a Harry Potter T-shirt, i just closed the book. Don't get me wrong, I love Harry Potter, I bought an overpriced wand at Universal, but it is surface level, mainstream book, not something a book nerd would pride much about :/
@fullspectrumgeek5925
5 жыл бұрын
The next level argument is audio book listeners vs (real) readers lol
@kelleymarie22
5 жыл бұрын
I feel very attacked🤣🤣🤣since my vision has gotten worse with age, I can't binge read like I used to, and have resorted to audio books... I always feel like a total fraud. The shame...🤓
@fullspectrumgeek5925
5 жыл бұрын
@@kelleymarie22 oh I'm with you I don't read lol. I'm an audible guy who gets crap for claiming to read a book when I actually listened to it lol
@cadencev5572
5 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Ereaders :(
@fullspectrumgeek5925
5 жыл бұрын
@@cadencev5572 I don't even have space for all the real books I have on Audible and kindle lol
@fullspectrumgeek5925
4 жыл бұрын
@dark zeratul same here except I'm listening to WOT lol
@catcreme
4 жыл бұрын
"I've never met someone who's been prideful for not reading" You're one of the lucky ones, Elliot. I got mocked by a stranger while waiting for a train and I was reading to pass the time. He was drunk at the time, but still he approached me and told me he didn't read anything since finishing school and he couldn't imagine reading as something he would enjoy (now read that with a self-assured tone).
@kristina_rr
3 жыл бұрын
This!!!! A friend of a friend once made fun of me because I read. He then proceeded to tell me that popular and ‚cool‘ people don’t read because they‘re to busy (like him) partying and being drunk. And if I have the time to read I must clearly live a very boring and unsociable life. (We were 24 at that time so I can‘t even excuse his behaviour as a „teenage-to-cool-for-school“-Phase).
@mariapazgonzalezlesme
5 жыл бұрын
The last commentary sounded so snobby and pretentious. The way they spoke about themselves being "well-spoken" and classifying people by groups (readers and no readers) sounds ridiculous.
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
Haha, they don’t think less of those A people; the A people just make them lose some faith in humanity 💁🏻♀️
@devildavin
4 жыл бұрын
Elitism can show up anywhere. I like cars but i'm no mechanic but then there are car snobs, movie snobs, game snobs. everything has those pricks
@Ali-zn6sg
5 жыл бұрын
I think the only "problem" I have with non-readers is the notion that "reading just isn't my thing". I totally get it: reading takes up a lot of time. If you watch a movie and don't like it, that's 2 hours of your life wasted, but you just choose another movie. If you watch a TV show you don't like, you just don't move onto the next episode. There are few people who say things like "TV just isn't my thing" - most people don't mind the act of looking at a screen experiencing a story. It may not be their preferred pastime, but most can still pick out their favorite show to recommend. But reading a 300 page book is (a 12-ish hour audiobook?) maybe 12 hours spent reading a book over the course of a couple of weeks. If you don't like that book, you're much more likely to just say "eh, reading just isn't my thing" than go waste another 12 hours on yet another book you may not like. I think encouraging people to read different genres, keep a balance between hyped vs. unknown books, discuss what they liked/didn't like about books, and try different mediums of books is a really great way to encourage people to get out of that mindset. And, of course, respecting people who truly don't enjoy the act of looking at words on a page and prefer other ways to consume stories :)
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
Haha, I really like that last sentence. I think it’s true a lot of people just don’t like what they have read, but for those that just really don’t like reading, they deserve respect too 😊
@willprotector
5 жыл бұрын
Some people are just slower readers too. I like to read but the average fantasy book takes me about 21 hours to get through.
@christianheinsen4123
3 жыл бұрын
I don't enjoy reading but I don't really know why. Maybe its because im really slow at it. It's very wierd because when i read i see things i like about the book and think its good but I just dont enjoy it :(
@Ali-zn6sg
3 жыл бұрын
@@christianheinsen4123 I'm a slow reader too, but I love it! Maybe try audiobooks and/or follow along to the audio with the physical?
@TwistInMC
5 жыл бұрын
I’m so smart because I can enjoy the subtle intricacies of a series written for teenagers!!
@michaelbillington8737
4 жыл бұрын
As a retired journalist who now writes mystery novels, I've had this discussion with a lot of people over the years. Essentially, especially in the United States, I've come to believe that many people do not read because we do not, as a society, value reading as a way to pass the time nor do we see it as a way to advance in our careers. It's drilled into us at an early age that if we're not multi-tasking we're failing somehow and we all know that if you're trying to do two, three, or four things at once you literally do not have time to read... When I was in school reading was required. When my son was in school it was not... instead, he listened to lectures that were often accompanied by films about a wide variety of subjects. Now, in an age where social media - including KZitem - brings us a wealth of information, stories, short films, long films, and everything in between people often ask themselves "why bother reading... I can get what I need visually." Watching something is passive, reading something is active and since watching is easier many of us choose that option. I see this with friends who, for example, have a hundred or more books on their Kindles that they've not read and likely never will because reading takes time away from the more visually stimulating aspects of their lives... social media, television, and movies. I have always read and some of the best advice I ever received came from my first editor who told me that to be a good writer I needed to spend 30 minutes a day reading something that had nothing to do with my job. Doing so, she said, would expose me to different ways of seeing the world, of thinking about life in general, and she was right. Reading has enriched my life but that's not to say those that don't read don't lead rich lives... many do. Personally, however, I like to think that as rewarding as their lives might be, they'd be just a little bit richer if they did read.
@tonel.9967
5 жыл бұрын
I like to think I learn something even when I read non-fiction. I "see" other peoples perspective, and depending of what kind of books I read, maybe a little politics and history. I also find strength in other peoples struggles, even if they are fictional. Broaden my mind, if you like. And - since I mainly read in english, not my native tongue, I have learned more english. I am considering reading Harry Potter in german, just to see if I can learn german by reading fiction *lol* I don't consider people that don't read less intelligent or well-spoken, they probably have other skills or interest that I don't have. A guy I dated f.ex. could pick an engine apart AND put it together again and make it work, properly. I couldn't have done that in a million years (or books). Rather funny story though - a friend of my daughter wanted to lend Harry Potter and the Philosophers stone because of some schoolwork, so we asked if she wanted it in norwegian, english or german. She thought we were crazy *lol* We hadn't even shown her the different editions yet :D
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
That’s really cool that you read in other languages that aren’t your native language :D with the “learning things” remark in the thread, I got the impression they were acting as though people who don’t read fiction aren’t learning anything from any medium, which is very silly imo. Like you said, putting an engine back together is an incredible skill!
@tonel.9967
5 жыл бұрын
I agree, it is very silly! The same guy is a hunter and a carpenter, so in a zombie-apocalypse he would be very useful. In that scenario he would be the "intelligent one", wouldn't he? *lol*
@tonel.9967
5 жыл бұрын
@@buchdrache1409 I will give it a try! Norwegian and German are familiar in many ways, and I did have two classes of german in middelschool *cough* How hard can it be? *lol* Just kidding! I will try to read our german editions though, just for the fun of it :)
@hamzaorakzai3490
5 жыл бұрын
Coming from a 3rd world country where readers are belittled for wasting their time with non academic books. This is rather amusing, thanks for another great video Elliot.
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
People belittling anyone for their hobbies drives me crazy!
@emmaelizabeth3373
5 жыл бұрын
That last one hurt me a little. My cousin (age 21) doesn't like to read, yet he is an EXTREMELY intelligent and articulate person, and just an all-around great guy. Of course, his dad and older brother are both avid readers, so maybe the gene will kick in eventually. But he'll always be one of my favorite people even if he never picks up a book again. :)
@jaroslawgrzesiak4186
5 жыл бұрын
As a ex non reading person, I must admit, that reading is COOL!!! One of my first book was Wiedzmin (Witcher). After that GoT, Black Company and so on. Unfortunately I don't have much time to read,but books are definitely not a waste of time. Ps. For Wiedzmin behind you, you have my respect.
@jadeclifton8806
5 жыл бұрын
Questions like this are just the excuse people have to be mean and say horrible things. I love reading so much it was my escape when I was a kid and still is a happy place for me. My husband on the other hand hasn't read a book in years. What I read in a month in hasn't read in the nearly 20 years we have been together, yet he is a very intelligent man that listens to me go on and on about everything I'm reading. Why is it that if someone doesn't like what we like we feel the need to tear them down. We are all different thank god or else this world would be boring and very self righteous. Like reading don't like reading it's all good.
@jenniferpeterson530
5 жыл бұрын
Jade Clifton my husband is the same way. He hasn’t read in years but he’s brilliant, he just doesn’t enjoy it and that’s ok, he still listens to me babble on and on about whatever I’m reading lol.
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
Yay for the hubbies mentioned! And yay for you not being judgmental like some of these individuals 😆 I’ve met smart people who don’t read much, and stupid people who read a ton. It’s definitely not the reading that determines anything other than what they enjoy in their spare time!
@jadeclifton8806
5 жыл бұрын
It's a shame that some people only want to put everyone that isn't like them down and make them feel stupid. Yay for opened minded people that understand it's ok to have differences and enjoy talking to people that enjoy different things. I'm so lucky to have a husband and daughter that opened my eyes to new things in life as I would end up always in a book. Which isn't a bad thing but it's nice to try new things too.
@dgs788
5 жыл бұрын
I would say fiction makes me think about things more than TV. There are very few shows that make me think, which is fine. But even fiction reading makes me question my opinions on a regular basis, which is why I largely abandoned TV in favor of reading. But let's not base worth on hobbies, please
@kirschakos
5 жыл бұрын
Well... non-readers are obviously a lesser species :p :D
@StarspangledHeart
5 жыл бұрын
I think reading fiction is a great way to experience different points of view and life experiences. My husband has started reading more in the last year or so and he's mentioned that it's really helped him to be able to understand people who live differently or have different beliefs than he does.
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
I definitely think reading can help people gain empathy 😊
@blacksocks111
5 жыл бұрын
This is funny to me as on the flip side, my Dad told me reading is a waste of time, while he was sitting on the couch watching WWE......
@Trail717
5 жыл бұрын
I read and watch WWE. Neither pastime is a waste of my time as they bring me happiness.
@michaelm8529
5 жыл бұрын
@@Trail717 except for hell in a cell 2019
@gaber.24
5 жыл бұрын
My ex-girlfriend was a literary snob. She was a bookworm and very smart, but she had the bad habit of looking down on other people and art forms. When I would give my opinion on a book, she would often laugh in my face or say "You just didn't get it." Glad I ended that relationship. The one good thing that came out of that is it did encourage me to read more literature, and grow more confident in the things I do like. Overall, I don't judge anyone for liking whatever they like. I'm a big movie-buff, but I get that not everyone is. Criticizing someone by telling them "You're uneducated because you haven't read X book or seen x movie" is the worst way to recommend any piece of art to someone else and will likely make them not check it out. It's thanks entirely to BookTube (and channels like yours, Elliot :-) ) that I've discovered Brandon Sanderson. I also disagree with the common notion that bookworms are automatically smarter than people who don't read. Yes, it's good to improve your literacy and vocabulary, but many people who don't read still show their intelligence in other ways.
@DanicaChristin
5 жыл бұрын
I used to only read occasionally 🙈 ... then something hit my this February and now I've read 90 books this year and it's only October. I'm proud 😄
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome!!!
@fafakyu
5 жыл бұрын
I asked myself something similar a wile back and what I did was talking with my university professors and they helped me create a program to increase the reading habits of college students in my city. At the moment it's being implemented and loads of people have come to me to say hey this is great, thank you. This thought me that if I don't like something complaining is not useful, do something about it or just let people be.
@akernis3193
5 жыл бұрын
*Sigh* The irony is thick with this one. As you said, people who get angry at others taking pride in not reading themselves take pride in not watching TV. Why not just let people enjoy what entertainment that they enjoy? Different types of entertainment do different things and work for different people (as do genre within said entertainment, but that is a whole separate matter). I personally enjoy reading, and watching the occasional movie, and playing role playing video games. I rarely watch TV series, but why in the world would I think that make me better than someone who watched a lot of series or play shooter games, but didn't care for books? Also, 'losing faith in humanity' because someone skimmed a book. Really?
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, oh my gosh, the loss of faith in humanity part made me laugh when they followed it with, “I don’t think less of them.” And I agree with everything you said 😊
@car5522
5 жыл бұрын
I lost faith in humanity when I came across some of the torture devices people have used in the past. What’s skimming a book in front of that? Nothing.
@niebieskie2
5 жыл бұрын
When you think about it we are all "readers". My hubby doesn't read much, but he loves reading nonfiction WWII accounts and encyclopedias. He also does a lot, A LOT, of research online about any product he wants to purchase. Same goes for example, people who like celebrity gossip, yes, lots of it is visual, but lots of it is written as well. So lots of people don't realize that they're "readers", just because their nose is not stuck in a book. Anyway, people need to stop being judge-y and support what brings their peers pleasure. I read, but sometimes I also watch millonare matchmaker, 🤷. I don't enjoy teen Mom, but I like trash movies like double headed shark. We all like different things. LIVE AND LET LIVE 🤗🤗 My $0.02
@sodreigor
5 жыл бұрын
I have my 2 cents about the last comment. I get that it is a fair assumption that the person probably don't like people who don't read despite saying "i don't think less of them". BUT, she could also have meant that it is just easier to relate to people who share your tastes, and it would have been nice to have mentioned that. Other than that, I agree with you on most of the other comments. Hope i did not sound impolite, English is not my first language. Peace.
@jelestra
5 жыл бұрын
Reading gives me so much joy, that my first reaction to people who don't, or can't read, is pity. I was absolutely stunned when I first realized that not everyone could visualize the story as they read. For some people, reading is a chore rather than a pleasure. But then, there are lots of things I can't do, or don't enjoy doing, that give some people pleasure...
@ParmelkSorashana
5 жыл бұрын
On the topic of 'Most if not all people who claim to not have time for something really just don't want to and are using it as an excuse', in general, in this day and age for the reasonably well-off, that isn't incorrect. By and large, people MAKE time for the things that are most important to them. If, for example, I say I would exercise if I had time, when I know full-well I somehow had time to watch five hours of youtube videos, I'm using a lack of time as an excuse for something that I simply didn't want to do because I don't like it. As for my opinion of people who don't read? I find them baffling, and my brain short-circuits for a moment as it tries to wrap itself around what is a pretty foreign concept, and I find it sad, but it's not my concern if they don't like reading, so I tend to shrug my shoulders and move on with my day relatively unbothered by it.
@bryson2662
5 жыл бұрын
I agree with a lot of those who stated people who brag about not reading are annoying.
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
I’ve never come across that, but it does sound super obnoxious 😆
@MetalCharlo
4 жыл бұрын
My best friend is a non-reader and he's way more intelligent than me lmaooo and I was laughing so hard everytime you were making your sarcastical voice hahaha nice video as always!
@Juhani139
5 жыл бұрын
Hubby and I have discussed this topic at length and the conclusion is: we can't imagine what the the complete non-reader's world must be like. Here we are: excited about that fight Elend and Vin had at the end of all things, tear up every time we hear a quote from Tolkien's works, amazed by what Mark Whatney did and what his attitude showed us about how we could deal with our own problems (not to mention the excitement The Martian reignited for the SpaceX Mars mission), enamoured of Jane Austen's wit and beautiful use of the English language, thoughtful about the possibilities of space after reading Ender's Game and realizing "there is no up", depressed by the realities of war after reading The Hunger Games trilogy (and non-fiction war books), laughing out loud at the memory of that time Jeeves let Bertie in for a speech at a girl's school. I try to not judge non-readers. But I frankly cannot understand their lives. To live without the worlds in books - life would be too empty for me.
@DaninaPetroskova
5 жыл бұрын
I allways think about cinderella. She didn’t have time to read. That’s a reality for many people. Right now in my life i have less time to read, and i gave up the television.
@DjangoOvlidarLaFruita
5 жыл бұрын
"Maybe they're immortal..." I love you🤣🤣🤣
@kinczyta
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Reading 👏 doesn't 👏 make 👏 you 👏 better. I used to be judgy like that in my teens, but I have a greater appreciation now for the variety of human experience. You can read books and get nothing out of them but entertainment (which is fine, as long as you don't look down on other people). You can watch TV and learn things from it (people who say TV is dumb should take a closer look at what the industry has to offer) and you can do neither. You can have a completely different hobby that teaches you other invaluable skills.
@stviz87
3 жыл бұрын
Please do these kind of videos more. Your sense of humor is great! I get a kick when people are ridiculous with things like "i can't live without a book"
@JulianGreystoke
5 жыл бұрын
As a writer my least favorite moment is telling a new friend that i write books and having them reply "I don't read" That's a real smack in the face for sure. Like telling me the thing I do has no value. Otherwise I'm just confused and baffled by people who don't read. I suspect if they practiced they'd enjoy it, but it's your life Haha. I have encountered a few people who are lowkey proud of it which is even more baffling.
@Inurendo88
5 жыл бұрын
These people sound worse than people who watch a lot of reality tv. People who watch reality tv don't typically walk away believing that they're better than everyone that doesn't.
@Supaawesomeification
4 жыл бұрын
I used to be a person who was proud of not reading. Being made to read in school killed the enjoyment for me at a young age. When I was finally convinced to read Percy Jackson, I found a love for it. Went on to Harry Potter, Eragon, pretty much all of YA and now I’m getting into more adult fantasy and I’m so glad that I got here
@Law-of-EnTropy
5 жыл бұрын
I'm sitting here, wondering, how you, Daniel, and Murphy coincidentally uploaded videos about reading specifically and not about particular books. It's. . . tempting me to binge watch you three this late at night. 😆
@PokeLSouma
5 жыл бұрын
I never got why people feel "cool" for not reading, like, congratz, you don't enjoy something that others do enjoy? But I feel the same way about people who judge those who don't read. That said, as somebody who has -a lot- of different hobbies, I never understood the obsession with judging others for how they choose to spent their time. Almost everything can help you develop as a person, and at the end of the day, we don't choose the things we enjoy. Altho I do believe it's always worth giving it another shot. Maybe if you're "not a reader" you haven't found the right book? If all you ever read were the books for school, I totally get not being into it (not saying everyone has the right type of book). Just like I used to hate working out until I tried weightlifting and learned that it's super fun for me. Often we try things once and decide it's not for us when in fact, it might just be if we experience it from a different perspective or are more open for it on a 2nd try, so I always like to suggest things to people when I feel like it might be something they enjoy from my experience of what other things they like. E.g. my bf isn't rly a reader, because he has a hard time activly deciding to sit down and read a book. I try to get him into audiobooks because he loves stories, he is just too impatient for books usually. He wants to, it just didn't work yet haha.
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
It’s definitely true that some people just haven’t found books they like. It’s nice that you worded it as “suggest,” because suggesting something and telling something are very different. It shows you’re a considerate person! 😊
@jennasaurusrex5296
4 жыл бұрын
I agree that you don't "gain" knowledge by reading fiction and that they're important for building empathy. I just wanted to add that reading fiction isn't just critical for empathy and perspective, but also for gaining the ability and understanding that people evolve and change over time. Fiction is also a creative expression for people to communicate deep, unsettling, or controversial truths about our world. There are great (and yes some are controversial) fiction books that have served as catalysts for social change including (but certainly not limited to) Grapes of Wrath, Uncle Tom's Cabin, and yes even, Pride and Prejudice. Fiction isn't just a creative and fun outlet, it can also be a vehicle to spread new ideas, whether they be for good or ill. As readers, it's our job to discern not just the quality or entertainment value of the story, but the lessons and messages about society contained therein.
@infinityinf1
3 жыл бұрын
People who brag about how much they read are the worst. They usually lie about what they've read and that's just weird to me
@Katertot8895
5 жыл бұрын
One of my friends told me and my other friends that he hasn't read a book since 8th grade (he told us this in college) and all of us were stunned. I think I was more stunned that he was able to pass high school English classes without reading the books than the fact that he hadn't read in 5ish years. I LOVE reading and I do think it's weird that some people don't like it, but it's not everyone's taste and that's ok.
@ioanam.2374
5 жыл бұрын
I used to think I was better than non-readers for the following reasons: people either looked down on me for reading, or believed that I was better than them and called me a walking dictionary :)) (I kind of liked that). Also, my family used to preach reading as the best way to spend your time. While I am grateful they educated me like that, they also made me think I was a better kid than the others just because I read 8 books during summer lol. The one that changed my perspective was my boyfriend, whom, I saw, became just as empathetic and well rounded from enjoying video games, manga, anime and movie series. Nowadays he reads books and I watch anime and we're both more open minded when it comes to trying new things. I do think that you gain knowledge from experiencing stories, but I don't believe anymore that the only format that makes a story worth enjoying is the novel format. And I have to say, I DID meet people that looked proud for never reading a book, but they were all kids or teens. They probably just tried to look better in front of others by making me feel bad.
@ropecrewman36
5 жыл бұрын
I just now realized I've been watching your videos for over a year and forgot to subscribe. Just fixed that. Also, thank you for doing these "article breakdown" videos. They're a lot of fun to watch.
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
Well you’re very welcome! Thanks for watching and commenting 😄
@ibeattetris
5 жыл бұрын
Just found this channel, and I'm hooked! Pretty interesting comments you read from the reddit thread. I just can't find a reason to care what other people do with their free time, and it's weird how many people seem to get judgmental over it. I will say that I have met the "proud of not reading" type person, and while I find it a strange thing to boast about, I don't lose any sleep over it.
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
I’ve seriously not met anyone like that-I’m so sheltered 😆 But yeah, I’m with you. Why anyone cares to put others down for the harmless things they do in their free time is beyond me.
@prestokrs1
5 жыл бұрын
Most people do make "I don't have the time" for an excuse.
@annajoy9359
4 жыл бұрын
I love to read AND to binge watch. They’re not necessarily separated from each other
@amberproctor3996
5 жыл бұрын
I've encountered people who take pride in not reading. These people come out and say it. It's pretty annoying.
@hibz2992
5 жыл бұрын
I don't think reading is for everyone especially fiction books, if you don't enjoy it you can't force yourself to, it's a hobby, nothing to be snobby about.
@qwerknet
5 жыл бұрын
While what my non-reader medical friends say about my hobby: "You still have time to read??!??" or "You still like reading?????"
@kevins4254
5 жыл бұрын
I get asked those questions, too. usually by people who watch TV 4-8 hours a day.
@Agentmg17
5 жыл бұрын
I've come across a lot of folks who are proud not to read, sadly.
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
I never have! It sounds super frustrating 😮
@Agentmg17
5 жыл бұрын
@@ebnovels maybe it's a Florida thing. 😑🤔😕🙁😦😔
@SilverstreamPJ28
5 жыл бұрын
Lol some of these people are so pretentious, my bf can't stand reading for pleasure (I love it), and he's one of the smartest people I know
@kennedygifford5966
5 жыл бұрын
In my experience the people that are proud of not reading are high schoolers who are tired of reading for class. Like they get over it as soon as the class has moved passed the book they dont like.
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
That makes sense; I can see that!
@willprotector
5 жыл бұрын
Also, Harry Potter is MG-YA fantasy not exactly brain enlarging material.
@geminidragonreads
5 жыл бұрын
Lol, this video is too funny! I’ve been a reader most of my life, and am less happy when I don’t or can’t read. My ex husband actually tried to make me feel bad and shame me for being a reader, and reading too much. I have pretentious coworkers that turn their nose up to what I’m reading or ignore what I try to talk about. I’ve just learn to read what I want and keep my opinions to myself. I will find more tolerant people eventually, but for now I’m good.
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
I’m sorry people have been so rude to you! It’s your hobby that doesn’t have an impact on their lives in the slightest 🤦🏻♀️
@geminidragonreads
5 жыл бұрын
Elliot Brooks exactly! I’ve come across so many hypocritical people that preach tolerance and acceptance and it gets on my nerves. Then people wonder why I’m anti social.
@Onikame
5 жыл бұрын
Several people on my...social media outlets...would always post/share posts proudly proclaiming how they hadn't seen a single episode of Game of Thrones. This has nothing to do with actual pride in 'not' having done something, be it watching a show, or reading, or whatever; this is people who aren't part of a particular conversation, proclaiming that the would like to be part of that conversation. Or, basic attention seeking. We can do a brief mental exercise to understand this: Myself for example, am a reader, and writer. However, I maaaybe read one book per month. I like stories, and story telling. So I play story-driven video games, watch movies and TV series, and read comics and graphic novels as well as traditional novels. I love stories, I don't care what form they come in. In all that time spent consuming story driven media...yet there are countless books/shows/games/films that I have not consumed. This goes for everyone. No one has seen/read/experienced all media. So, why narrow in on a single one, or a single type of media to proclaim proudly that you haven't consumed it? Because you want attention in this attention seeking world we've built. Just saying, don't hate on these people because that is what they want. OR, ask them if they need a hug, because it's probably what they really need.
@jenniestevens1166
5 жыл бұрын
I've seen a few of your videos and love your content, but it was the puffy white dog named Luna that made me hit subscribe. :)
@tiantuatara
3 жыл бұрын
I love how you bring up this subject and then poke the people who are superior. It cracked me up. I grew up with parents who grew up in the depression. My dad never read a book that I saw, but read the newspaper every day. My mother read mysteries and romances and would probably not be up to these people's standards either. Whatever. I do get frustrated sometimes that my husband doesn't read much. On the other hand, he is up on current events, etc. Plenty of room for conversations, just not about books. Maybe some of these folks need to do something else in addition to reading??
@sibilamesaric2085
5 жыл бұрын
I am by far the biggest reader in my friend group and it never comes up as an issue when discussing any topics, whether deep or just fun trivial stuff. I pull a lot of my examples or interesting concepts from the books I read (mostly sci-fi and fanatsy) and they from whatever else intrigues them. If anything, having different sources of entertainment and hobbies makes the discussions more interesting and includes more perspectives.
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I appreciate this so much. The idea that fiction reading makes you a superior conversationalist is ridiculous to me.
@desertrose0601
5 жыл бұрын
Actually I think the “not enough time” reason is pretty accurate for most people, assuming they do pursue some hobby already. Often people who say they don’t have time to read, do spend a lot of time watching sports or playing videos or just pursuing other hobbies; time which realistically could be spent reading if they really wanted to. Often they don’t want to - they prioritize the other things - nothing wrong with that but just saying they do have the time should they choose to use it. Obviously that person on reddit isn’t accounting for someone like your dad who literally works sunup to sundown or has other life situations preventing them from pursuing hobbies at all, but I think that’s a pretty rare case overall. I think in general, most people have more time than they think they do if they stopped and considered what time they’re already putting into other various hobbies and interests.
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I did say after giving the example of my dad that there are definitely a lot of people who could read :)
@raknasemcensura
4 жыл бұрын
Lack of time is a serious problem. The period in my life when I didn´t have time to read was the same period I didn't have time to play games or watch tv. That really happens.
@elizabethheady8447
5 жыл бұрын
My reaction to non readers is: oh that poor person must have read a lot of bad books and they gave up. I actually blame teachers for that, because I had a lot of teachers who were too judgemental about which books the kids were reading, and then shoved advanced books down the throat of someone who wasn't ready for an advanced book. If a high school kid wants to read a children's book, don't discourage it, because you might turn them off books for life.
@lostinabookcase3796
5 жыл бұрын
Huh. I like that first guy's response. It's an understandable comparison for me
@estebanfernandez5393
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Elliot, thanks for the videos, they are great. On this subject, my two cents, I don't think that there are people that don't like reading, I think they just haven't found the right "category" :P I remember back in highschool, I hated reading every single letter of the books we were assigned. Then I found the type of book that I like, my "category" and haven't stopped reading on a regular basis since then. Thank you again for the reviews and videos. Cheers.
@muticere
4 жыл бұрын
This is a phenomenon that I didn't really experience until adulthood. Once I started getting into reading in a big way at around 10 or 11 years old, I had always had friends who were avid readers. Then as an adult I finally met and made friends with people who just don't enjoy reading and it blew me away at first. Even the woman I eventually married is not that big of a reader. I have brought her around somewhat but she has to be really into it.
@slumberstudio4757
4 жыл бұрын
this type of forum is what should be called "echochamber"
@lauraj.sawyer9171
5 жыл бұрын
I don’t understand people who look down on others when they say they don’t have the time to read. Books are usually a much larger commitment than watching a TV show or a movie. A movie usually takes less than 3 hours to watch; an episode of a TV show is usually 30 minutes to an hour long. Do you know how long it takes on average to read a 300 page book? 6 hours. And 300 pages for YA and adult book is actually on the shorter side. It’s completely understandable that someone wouldn’t have time to read, or, even, not want to sacrifice other things in their life that they enjoy for the sake of making time to read.
@pinkimietz3243
4 жыл бұрын
1830 maybe? Was a year and time where reading wasn't considered nerdy? Also yes. You can learn a lot from fictional books. A lot about yourself. Camus, Voltaire, Nabukov, Asimov. I learned a lot.
@eri6534
5 жыл бұрын
Also, I should add, at my new job, I read constantly before my shift starts, breaks and lunch; everyone notices that and they always have tell me that I’m pretty cool for reading. Like, “man, that’s good.” or “that’s pretty awesome,” etc, and I’ve been called a nerd but it’s more of a playful saying than an insult I guess. Idk, people around have told me I’m pretty cool for reading that that my career path as a writer and a librarian is awesome
@LamentaFortuna
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, all my coworkers know I love to read and one of them actively watches me open my owlcrate at work every time because they think its cute how excited I get over books. Maybe that's because I work at a very, very small company of only 8 people but they all have mad respect for my hobby. I mean, they also ask me to proof read everything for clarity but ....thems the breaks
@Mike739107
4 жыл бұрын
A few things: 1) I've met one person in my life who was prideful about not reading. "I don't like to read", he said with a smile. It was weird. He was also very dumb. When asked what he was going to college for, his response was "baseball". I haven't seen him in the big leagues. 2) I met another person who wasn't prideful, but he was completely baffled by the idea that someone could enjoy it. He loved to play video games, something I believe to be a waste of time. My advice to him was to live and let live. I didn't bust on him because of his PlayStation. If someone enjoys something, let them do it. 3) Finally, there are the "I don't read because I prefer to touch life and make my own adventures" people. If going to Trivia Night at Hooters every Wednesday and getting hammered is "touching life" then mission accomplished, I guess. In many ways, these people are the most judgmental and worst of all. Like I said, live and let live.
@violeticious9197
5 жыл бұрын
I know a person, who does not like to read or watch or consume any fiction. He says it's a waste of time. He reads educational books, but not fiction. He is an educated person, but what I have noticed about him, is that he can never look at a situation from a different angle than his, not until I point it out to him. And then he starts thinking about it. So this is a skill that you get with reading, being able to see things from another point of view, or at least trying to.
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
What’s sad to me is a lot of nonfiction books could give people that same skill, but...this guy sounds like he has a case of tunnel vision, or only reads nonfiction books that solidify what he already thinks 🤷🏻♀️ Also, to be clear, I definitely think fiction can help people gain empathy :)
@benthayermath
4 жыл бұрын
As a reader of nonfiction, I'm pleased with your view:)
@robpaul7544
5 жыл бұрын
Reading is a hobby, a way to spend time, enjoy yourself and/or possibly escape troubles. It is in itself no better than gardening, sports, computer gaming, or any other hobby. Hobbies form just facets of your personality. And yes, I do think people can learn things from reading - fiction or otherwise - it can help you understand people, emotions, cultures, religions, anything really. But so can most other hobbies, in one way or another. Because they help you get in touch with yourself and others. I'd like to think readers tend to be more open minded because of reading, but - as gets clear from some of those answers - the two don't necessarily go hand in hand. The human need to form groups, belong to a group, and then use said group to elevate themselves in a 'them vs us' comparison is strong. The basis of a lot if not all conflicts.
@Ew-wth
5 жыл бұрын
You see, as a higher individual who loves harry potter (lmao), the last op's post in this video should've been exactly like yours.
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
That last paragraph sums up a lot of my frustrations 😑😑😑
@Mhidraum
5 жыл бұрын
I mostly just feel a bit bad for the non-readers who were turned of reading in school... I've been there myself, but managed to turn it around. Reading have brought me so much joy since I started again, and I feel sorry that a lot of people won't get to experience that because of their own bias.
@SpeedingWheelbarrow
5 жыл бұрын
Reading? I can't read! So to be serious for a second. Yes I do have the ability to read. However I also have been diagnosed "Severe Combined Type ADHD", which for me means that reading is an excruciatingly painful chore that must be avoided at all costs(also I'm slow, it takes me around six times as long to finish something as the average reader). More recently I've discovered Audiobooks and have been really getting into some stories that otherwise would be completely inaccessible to me. But to be perfectly honest even listening to audiobooks without something else going on feels like a chore and raises my anxiety, due to that I only listen to audiobooks when I'm doing something else like driving or doing a task at work that doesn't require me to exercise any creativity. I don't listen to music anymore because the times I just described that are good for an audiobook were the only times I could listen to music. So I've traded missing out on one thing for another. Long story short I appreciate the well crafted stories that don't exist in other media but I also hate the act of reading and would probably rather get punched in the face rather than read my favourite book. And while I haven't heard anyone talk down on audiobooks (most of the "reading snob" types that I know would put me as a higher rank than someone who doesn't read or listen to books) I would not think of my self as a reader or someone who would fit in with the stereotypical reading crowd. P.S. Peace and Turmoil sounds really interesting and I'd love to give it a shot. But as you may have guessed based on the subject of my comment, I wouldn't read it even if hell froze over. I'm assuming that getting an audiobook done is a lot hard or potentially unreasonable when going the self published root but I would love to be able to experience the story.
@eralonuva
5 жыл бұрын
Literary fiction is pretty different than genre fiction. Yes, there are some overlapping qualities. But I don't think you can dismiss the value of reading literary fiction (or literary nonfiction). I think it fundamentally changes how you experience the world and what kind of person you grow to be. I think it's a myth that the more important or "real" knowledge is in nonfiction books, though I read those too. If someone said the earth was flat, I wouldn't think they were a bad person or a person that has lesser value as a human, but I would think they were sadly misguided. That's the same way I think about a person who dismisses reading literary fiction.
@SnorriSnibble
4 жыл бұрын
So true. It's getting on my nerves that some people look down on other people and think they're smarter than everyone because they read - and then all they read are (smutty) fiction novels, romances and fantasy. Nothing wrong with having fun reading those books, I do it myself, but just because you read words doesn't mean you're super smart and better than others.
@jaydeo7850
4 жыл бұрын
I used to read a book within days, but now it takes me forever because I can't focus.
@jenniferpeterson530
5 жыл бұрын
I only have one friend who is a fellow reader. I have no issue with non-readers and just do what I like lol. My issue is when the non-readers in my life ask me things like “How do you find time to read?” (In a judgmental way) or “Isn’t there better things to do with your time?”. My response is always the same, you make time for things that are important to you whether it’s going for a run, watching a certain TV show or even getting a full 8 hours of sleep lol. I need the reading for a recharge, it’s my form of self-care. I don’t judge non-readers, I love that everyone is different how boring would it be if we were all the same? Great discussion once again Elliot, you always handle these topics with Grace and humor.
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
Man, I’ve not encountered people like that-I’m sorry you have! That’s so frustrating 😑
@GEORGIOARCADE
5 жыл бұрын
Honestly it shouldn't matter. I have nothing against people who don't read books. In fact everyone reads, it may not be a book, but could a text message, social media post, or online article. People shouldn't be so judgmental. Just like if i don't play games like fortnite or Call Of Duty it doesn't mean i hate people who do. It just doesn't interest me. So maybe people who don't read books like fantasy novels or fiction actively. They probably aren't interested & that's ok. Ohh well, it's amazing what people vent about in their free time lol 😄 Happy Reading you all & have fun with whatever you do💫
@GEORGIOARCADE
5 жыл бұрын
Also just last year, i wasn't reading books not because i didn't want to but because the money i did have, i had to buy food & new games i wanted. Even then i couldn't get new games cuz of limited funds. I plan to buy more books in the coming months
@Kaivijs
5 жыл бұрын
Gash! I just today said that I am done with calling stuff guilty pleasure because a person should be able to enjoy stuff that they like. Those people you read about are exacetely the ones that would make someone feel bad for liking the romance book or listening to that pop song.
@isaacisis5876
5 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't say fiction books give you "knowledge" such as facts and data, but they do help convey themes that give emotional knowledge. I believe it's still learning, but a different type. That's not to say fiction books don't comment on or encounter realistic and true events, but they wouldn't be a reliable source if you where to write an essay or something.
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
Right, that’s what I was getting at too. Thanks for wording it better than I did in the video 😆
@patrickhughes74
5 жыл бұрын
As someone who literally fit the description of someone who was, for lack of a better term, "proud" to not read up until about 2 months ago.... its hysterical to think there are people who are so attatched that they feel personally offended if you dont like to read 😂 and will try so hard and go as far to make it sound like there's an issue with the other person and not their judgemental ass lol.
@joshhedgepeth
5 жыл бұрын
I think there is objective value in reading fiction. From appreciating subtle differences in style, tones, themes. There's a reason there are English classes. There's also a matter of perspective. Granted, it's up to the reader to decide the experience they're looking for. There is room for analytical thinking in tv too, but it takes less cognitive effort. That doesn't make it bad. Its different.
@glacecoco
5 жыл бұрын
I'm so sick of these people acting like they are super smart for reading books like GURL we all know you go to the 7-8 years old section to buy your books so calm down you ain't that special
@mireilleoppenheimer6662
3 жыл бұрын
I love the discussion in this comment section
@user-uk1tl4ct9y
5 жыл бұрын
Hi! I just wanna say that I've actually been putting off watching this video, just because I was kinda scared of your opinion, but I'm really glad I watched it now. I just really dislike people who think they're better than others just because they read. Don't get me wrong, I love reading, that's why I subscribed to your channel obviously, but I genuinely don't think reading is somewhat superior to other interests or hobbies. And sometimes I feel like the book community as a whole is way too judgemental about those other interests (you're excluded in that generalization obviously). And what really really irks me more than anything about that is the assumption some people make, that people who don't read (a lot or at all) are less intelligent than people who do. If that last person talked to me, I'm 100% sure that I wouldn't be in their "readers" group. I get words mixed up, I sometimes throw in some English words, I use a lot of slang and I love talking about pop music and tv shows. Idk, this entire thing is just something I've been thinking about a lot since I read "The Book Whisperer" and the more I think about it, the "angrier" I get. It's probably not that deep, idk. It's just a lot for me for some reason. Thank you for making the video tho and sharing your thoughts on this whole discussion thing. Also, side note, your dad seems like a really cool person
@user-uk1tl4ct9y
5 жыл бұрын
Edit: in case someone saw that before I edited: I meant "excluded", I'm sorry, sometimes I get the two mixed up, English isn't my first language
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
I completely agree! It aggravates me how much people who enjoy reading think they’re superior. I love to read, but I don’t think I’m better than someone else because of it.
@nickieb2636
5 жыл бұрын
I read a lot! And I don't judge people who don't read, but there's this one girl that was supposedly interested in me and we started talking, then when I told her that I love to read she said "I've literally read ONE book in my life" and then whatever spark that was there was blown out (and there wasn't even that much of a spark)
@ebnovels
5 жыл бұрын
I really want to know what that one book was!
@nickieb2636
5 жыл бұрын
@@ebnovels must've traumatized her! Hahaha
@DanaM18129
4 жыл бұрын
I love reading, love watching reality TV and love growing plants .. I just like being alone. And I have to make time for that. I think everyone should do more things that they love. It is good for your mental health (:
@kamhylo
4 жыл бұрын
harry potter is life. i love your channel c:
@Botlivesmatter00
5 жыл бұрын
my best friend hates reading. hes hated it ever since ive known him (grade 6) and were now seniors in high school ive tried talking him into trying to many times to no avail lmao
@IAmCassieW
5 жыл бұрын
I used to never read, my only entertainment was the internet. Now most of my entertainment comes from fiction and let me tell you, I was reading way more about current events when I was online all the time than I do now. I’m not gaining knowledge or whatever from my fiction, it’s the same as me watching netflix 😂
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