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by carlosjobim 19 days ago
> Is there value in identifying the difference between reading a longer article like this one and an actual book?

The difference is gigantic. All the best writers and most important writers are dead and aren't posting comments on Twitter or writing articles for blogs or newspapers.

You could ask yourself similarly if there's any value in listening to any other music than what they are playing on the Top 40 radio channel.