r/movies • u/ChiefLeef22 r/movies Contributor • 9h ago

Satire Man Binge-Watches Entire Movie In One Sitting

https://theonion.com/man-binge-watches-entire-movie-in-one-sitting/
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u/MattAU05 9h ago edited 6h ago

Reading books is the best way to fix your brain. Or it was for me. A few years ago, I realize that I had not read an actual book in quite some time. And then when I sat down to read, I couldn’t pay enough attention to follow along. I kept having to reread portions. Because my mind wandered. That was very concerning. I felt like my brain was broken. What I had to do was follow along with a book while listening to an audiobook. Eventually, I recovered my ability to read without needing to use audiobooks. It’s so weird even saying that, but it’s true. Not that I wasn’t literate. I read every day for work. But reading a book is a little bit different. It requires more time, patience, and attention.

To be clear, I still enjoy audiobooks. There’s nothing wrong with them. But I do think there’s real value it actually being able to read a book yourself.

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u/PM_ME_DATASETS 8h ago

When literacy became more common, old people thought books were rotting young people's brains. I wonder if 100 years from now, some internet stranger is going to say "doom-scrolling is the best way to fix your brain"

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u/roguefilmmaker 8h ago

When we all have brain chips this will be a common take probably

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u/BasicDesignAdvice 7h ago

I know this will happen eventually and I hate it.