Are people who never read books dumb?

What do you mean by your last sentence? What is your standard? You could be wrong about someone.

That's because there are many types of intelligences!

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Rojo doesn't read books. Take from that what you will

lol as I'm just seeing this now

I do believe knowledge about things needs a serious reader.

Who here can talk the history of Alabama prewar blues other than myself? I read.

Talk HBCU 100m history, can't do it can ya? I can, difference......reading.

Fellas, are podcasts books?

J Mar reads a lot of book and he’s dumb

More than your words must be superfluous if you're reading his post to imply that fiction is a waste of everyone's time. He is obviously speaking for himself, no need to get butthurt.

Sure, everyone knows there are studies that show fiction can enhance cognitive function or whatever, much like classical music, but if someone doesn't want to listen to Beethoven, who the hell cares?

I agree with the engineer. Books are full of fluff because they're MEANT to be full of fluff. They are meant to entertain. If your goal is entertainment, there are millions of things you can do. If your goal is to gain knowledge, there are also a million ways to obtain that besides reading books.

OK. I don’t know whether it reflects the kind of reading I do if I generally view use of the word “butthurt” as not falling under the category of what “needs to be said.”

Comprehending what you're reading is very important, which is why you're wrong more often than not.

I wonder about that sometimes... who are these grown people who just love to jam out to 95.5? Who is listening to top-40 hits and "Drive-time with Randy and the Douche!"?

I like music too, but if I didn't have audio-books and podcasts in my life, I would like 10% stupider than I am now. It is like a free education!

With 4 hours of commute time each week, I have accrued thousands of hours of learning over the last 25 years. I am glad it wasn't just music all that time.

"Reading books" is often just shorthand for the idea of "slowly processing nuanced, and thought-out material at a pace that allows for reflection and consideration."

There are many ways to do this (besides reading) but most people who don't read also don't do the other things either (such as meditation, listening, lectures, debates, sermons, etc.).

You can't replace a whole book about Seneca with a 4 minute YouTube video about Seneca. The brain works differently when you are reading (thinking slowly).

p.s. Seneca has a lot to teach us. Wilson's book was very good.

https://www.amazon.com/Seneca-Life-Emily-Wilson/dp/1846146372

Yes they are dumb

Ever heard of the "inner city"

I just finished reading “Miss Pickerell goes to the sea.”

I read a TON, but have probably read 5 books since high school (many years)

For 99% of people and levels of intellectual curiosity, a long magazine or newspaper article is gonna tell you as much about a topic as you have any reason to know - and you can read multiple perspectives on a topic in way less time than it would take you to read a single book author droning on about his perspective

If I read a 500 page book every time I found something interesting, I'd know a lot less

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My late father was very intelligent and I can't recall him reading a book. He built a 70 office global business and learned through conversations with others. He struggled to get a college degree and after being kicked out of two schools barely received a PE degree from a teachers college. He abandoned the family when I was in my teens but on the few occasions I talked to him I perceived he struggled a lot more than met the eye. I don't think he had a disorder like dyslexia, but rather was terrifically attention deficit. My brother I and received lots of so called prestigious education; indeed I took on a second major in History because I liked to read so much, but watching my father operate gave me a sense of empathy I would not have otherwise had. Reading makes the world a larger and richer place and it is really essential.