[Katsunami]

I think it's strange. It seems everything went bust somewhere in the 80's.

Since the 80's...
- People have gotten heavier, even though there's more healthy food available than ever.
- Reading has been dropping, but the number of writers and published books per year is staggering.
- Playing a musical instrument for fun has dropped a great deal, even though, for most instruments, there are more manufacturers and more options than ever.
- Sports has dropped, even though more people than ever are a member of a sports club and/or fitness center.

I don't understand. How can the usage / activity of basically everything be dropping and dropping in the stats for 30 hears, while there are _MORE_ options to pursue these activities than ever before?

And, every time, I hate being in a bookstore. My vision is poor. I can't read the spines without taking down the books. I never browse for something to read; I always know exactly what I want. Therefore I bought over a thousand e-books with the huge Kobo discount coupons between 2011 and 2014. Also, I've downloaded the entire collection of public domain books that are free at Feedbooks (and I have a huge amount of Delphi Classics).

I hardly buy anything since then. The only books I buy in paper are either illustrated favorites, and/or reference/study/encyclopedic books. Recently, I bought one discussing something like 70 inventions that changed the world. Illustrated, full color, of course.