Across the board, Australians are reading less than ever before, with young men reading the least and older women reading the most.
The trend is reinforced from a young age, with parents more likely to read to their daughters than sons.
Australia Reads, a book industry initiative, is calling for a national strategy that reminds people of the fun and comfort that reading can bring.
It competes with other entertainment forms, takes time, energy and focus. Seems natural to me.
Exactly. And no loot box dopamine hits.
I’ll upvote your comment if you go read a couple pages. You want the dopamine hit, don’t you? Little bit of validation?
Do it.