dude. my grandparents said this about TV. they were right. there is a difference between interacting with the world and passively absorbing 'content'.

mentally when we read a book: eyes to language centre to thinking and creation of the book's world/ideas.

it's a steady downhill curve into low IQ non-thinking.

i think it was yeaterday that someone posted that audiobooks are not reading. same thing. (fine, in the car, i get it)

every time i go out and have to interact i have to interact with (sorry not sorry) morons who can not think.

i look for the exceptions and make my friends that way.

engaging with the world and to some extent engaging in real conversation online are both interactive.

i miss my grandparents, and my great aunts and uncles. interacting with them was a joy, a learning experience in both directions, and a gift.

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