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Originally Posted by GA Russell
This thread reinforces my view that people see reading a book to be an accomplishment.
Nobody stops to think about how many television shows he has seen.
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Reading books is more of an accomplishment than watching television. It implies choosing a book, unlike television where the choice is made for you, and sticking to its reading rather intensively, as reading a book usually prevents other activities, while
terebi (as the Japanese call it) demands less mental effort, as the imagery is shown to you and you don't have to create it with your imagination like in a book, and it usually features advertising breaks. Plus, books are more prone for building collections than TV shows, which are only seen on TV and not stored.
A sense of accomplishment in the field of television and cinema can be achieved by acquiring a large collection of movies and/or series.