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by caymanjim 140 days ago
I don't buy that anywhere near that many people read a book in 2025. People lie and say they read because they want to sound smarter and more cultured.
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I read one book in 2025. Of course I read every day: news, documentation, emails and other messages, etc. It's probably the activity I spend more time doing than anything else.
You should fix that
Just to be clear you want OP to fix what?

The quality of books they are reading, or the quantity?

Both
1 in 5 Americans is functionally illiterate so.... yeah. There is no way this is true.
> don't buy that anywhere near that many people read a book in 2025

EDIT: Nvm

That's the opposite of what their age stats show