Let us also keep in the mind the vast difference between being able to read something and being able to comprehend something. Until participating in these forums I had never experienced so many of one group and so few of the other.
I find I must also remind myself (all to often) that, while most people with a voracious reading habit may have a greater intellect, the majority, and by no means all, of the active participants seem more interested in the DEVICES on which one COULD read and less interested in reading itself.
All this thread is really missing is for some dullard to come along and point out how this Mr. Amis, whom they've never heard of, writes his unknown works on a Macbook, making all of this the evil machinations of Apple and/or Steve Jobs.
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