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Originally Posted by sealbeater
I feel if you don't have any handicaps however, it's a bit lazy. Like being read to as a child. I personally don't retain that much information aurally so I have trouble relating to those who apparently can.
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Everyone is entitled to their opinion, of course. I do find it an odd one to have. For a normal adult, reading isn't hard. Certainly reading fiction for pleasure isn't hard.
Why do I listen to books? For when I can't read. I listen to books while I drive, while I ride the train to work (I get sick if I try to read while bouncing around, and my neck hurts looking down at my phone). I listen to books when walking my dog. When I am in the kitchen cooking or cleaning the dishes, I listen to books.
When I'm home on the couch or in the bed, I read. Not because it's easier or harder. If I try to listen to a book and I'm not engaged in another activity, I'll fall asleep. Every time. It takes me MORE effort to listen to a book and not fall asleep than it does for me to read a book.
When I was a child, I'd read books all day long. My step mom would shoo me out of the house...but I'd just take my book and go read outside. I love reading.
Audio books have brought a lot more reading back into my busy adult life. I no longer have hours and hours a day to read. So for me, listening really is the new reading.