reading is a cheat code all wisdom from the wisest ppl who have ever lived has been written down and perfectly curated, available at anytime for you to digest but instead ppl think it's cool to say 'i never read' as if it's something to be proud of more and more i don't think ppl will need to say they don't read, because as AI atrophies everyone's brain it will become self-evident note: i may sound a pretentious intellectual but i also didn't read regularly until like 5 years ago and it really did change my life and view on the world i also used to identify as someone who 'never read books' and a 'slow reader' but these are both just made up things we tell ourselves and skills to be learned. you're not a slow reader you're just bad at reading, much like you are bad at any skill you haven't done for a while you can learn to read faster and hold your attention on something for longer (w exceptions for mental conditions) i didn't go to university and don't have a degree but imo it's retarded if you're not trying to consume books. it's never too late to start and if you want to prepare yourself for the next 10 years then the best thing you can do is to have hobbies that intentionally retain your attention span, because that is an edge if you are able to assist your attention span + absorb timeless and useful knowledge then you are increasing your likelihood of both winning and being an interesting person ironically a bunch of ppl will bookmark this tweet bc it feels too long to read, and for those who do, you should really start reading books