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Originally Posted by issybird
So what? What difference does it make? It’s entertainment. I don’t think listening to audiobooks is reading either, but I enjoy them. As with most things, it has advantages and disadvantages compared to reading and there’s no reason why you can’t do both, choosing the option that best fits the situation. And the bottom line is that you’ve still absorbed the content.
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Just stating my personal take on it. For me, reading is reading, listening is something else. If I listened to a book I would also want to read along. I can pick up more when I visually see the words. And also, I usually read at night and I like the quiet. If I'm going to listen to something (which would require headphones) I could just as well watch a movie. This is no way a judgment on anyone else or their preferences, just the way I (personally) look at it.