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Originally Posted by Selene
It could also be that people who are not accustomed to using computers for their daily work, to underestimate them as a credible source when it comes to important information (like scientific information) and therefore to feel like ignoring the written word on a screen. They would be more willing to pay attention to printed books and magazines, because habit has made them authority figures when it comes to information. What's to be taken more seriously: a blog page or a book page with the same content and by the same author?
For me, lapses in attention when reading from a computer screen happen either because of the eyestrain, which makes it difficult for me to read, or because I get bored with the information (especially dull academic texts). But if I read something I love, font doesn't matter, screen doesn't matter, only the words matter, and I remember them. So I agree with the people who say that interest in the topic you're reading about is more important than what you're reading it from.
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I think that is a big part of it, they think that words on an electronic device holds less weight than printed words on paper. Yet when it is literally the EXACT same content and wording, it is these last holdouts of the technophobia generation that puts out articles like this.