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I voted 'other.' That 'other' being the fact that kids today would prefer their entertainment to be more video and audio oriented. That, combined with the schools (and parents) not giving enough encouragement to reading these days.
Television made a dent in the reading population, and I think computer gaming is doing even more so. Used to be (when I was a kid) that getting sent to one's room would mean nothing to do except read! No TV, no radio, nothing, just a filled bookshelf. (Thank God for the Hardy Boys and Tom Swift!) These days getting sent to one's room is the greatest gift ever rather than terrible punishment. Why read when you can play computer games.
Stitchawl
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