[general1465]

I am not reading either for pleasure. I am reading so much during my daily life (Documentation, coding, manuals, logs) that reading for pleasure sounds like a bad joke.

[nickthegreek]

This is why I prefer audibooks piped through my whole house sonos. It allows me to consume long form while walking around the house completing various projects. Reading isn't a chore, but the thing I engage in while doing chores.

[lawn]

That difference is like comparing taking a piss and having sex. While you use the same body part the experiences are not at all alike.

[05]

The thing with analogies, we can make them go either way.

It's like having sex after a whole day of sex work. Exhausting.

[asdff]

Have you never read a good book you can't put down?

[scorpioxy]

I can empathize with the commenter you're replying to. I still read for pleasure and have to read constantly for work of course. On some days, I feel like I can't. It is like exercising the same muscle every day which will lead to injury in a short amount of time. Switching to audiobooks or just taking a break does resolve that.

From what I am seeing around me though, reading for pleasure or even to gain knowledge has decreased a lot. I noticed it in adults first and this is being reflected in their children.