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Originally Posted by mgmueller
That's exactly the problem:
You only can miss, what you've experienced (enjoyed) at least once.
I came to enjoy work life and can't imagine going back to a student's life. But back then, I couldn't imagine having to work. 
Same with some of the kids in my wider surroundings: They are fine with their tablets, video games or sports and can't imagine, reading could be anything than dull or boring.
I partially blame schools and wannabe intellectuals: Reading isn't enough, you can't just read belletristic. Even "Robinson Crusoe" isn't enough. At least it should be "Moby Dick". I'd be glad, if my 11 year old niece at least would start reading Stephen King. Anything at all... |
Part of it might indeed be schools. Steve Allen wrote an article once about having to read Moby Dick for school. He hated it because it was assigned reading and he wasn't ready for it yet. Yrs later he went back to it and loved it. Schools assign reading as a group effort and not everyone likes the same genre so they get to dislike reading.