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Originally Posted by meeera
You were responding directly to "I think it’s a reasonable presumption that any participant here that says they “read” a book they actually listened too....is already in the “it doesn’t matter” category. ". Which had nothing to do with movies/TV.
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I think you would do well to go back and re-read the thread before you end up being the 2nd person to illustrate my exact point.
Oh wait, too late.
>> OMG - what does it matter? Read a book, listen to a book, watch a damn
tv show.
(But I'm sure that has nothing to do with movies/TV.)
That was the comment I directly responded to with:
> I think it matters. Literacy is dropping, in the US at any rate.
We then got a response of:
"I think it’s a reasonable presumption that any participant here that says they “read” a book they actually listened too....is already in the “it doesn’t matter” category. "
To which I responded:
> As I said...I think it matters. Listening
and watching is passive in nature, the brain just lets the info wash over it. There's no need to engage the imagination when viewing video.
Shall I go on? What exactly are you trying to say other than you are unable to follow a written conversation? Is it not clear that I was speaking of A/V not just A?
Do you need me to tell you what the word "and" means? Obviously I was referring to the youtube and tv show comments as well as audiobooks but not audiobooks specifically and only, and that was entirely in context since TV shows were previously mentioned.
If I had said "listening *or* watching is passive in nature" then maybe your imaginary bone would be able to be picked.
You have to consider the total context of the conversation. Picking sentences out of context is not how one successfully reads.
And yes, listening is passive in nature. I don't have to do a thing to listen to anything. I can tune out for whatever period of time and my ears will still pick up sounds but when I read, I have to read.
So, I hope I've made clear exactly why I think reading is fundamental.