"
Bookish fools
The book has always been a sign of status and refinement; a declaration of self-worth – even for those who hate to read"
...
The Bookish Fools are still with us, but fortunately many readers are not simply interested in the performance. They still lose themselves in the text and actually fall in love with the stories they read. Regardless of medium, what matters is the very human aspiration to embark on this voyage. It’s not the performance, and not the optics that really matter, but the experience of the journey to the unknown...."
https://aeon.co/essays/are-book-coll...cultural-snobs