Grapes are the best fruit because besides being delicious, they're almost always awesome at any time of the year. Watermelon and peaches are great when they're great, but it's all too easy to get lackluster versions. Grapes though, even when they're lackluster, are still delicious. Purple > Green but I love 'em both.
I don't really see how that makes TikTok "better" than plays or podcasts. You like what you like though I guess.
I love imagining that when he's not being a pissant in the news, Morrissey loves to unwind by being a nuisance on his favorite music forum. It's a universe I want to live in.
My list was focused on extended storytelling/entertainment mediums so no music or poetry even though they could count. Sports between legitimate competitors serve a different purpose for me Books best
At their best, film can rival literature for how viscerally it can hit you with a concise story. But you definitely have more freedom to chase greatness in writing.
Books length and development time is a significant advantage. Give a brilliant mind 5 years+ to work without restraint, they have the space to deeply explore ideas, worlds and characters and the time to work it and revise. This is unmatched in other mediums, unfortunately for books they are no longer the cultural zeitgeist and top creatives are more likely to pursue other paths. Films greatest power comes from collaboration, when great directors, writers and actors come together supported by $$$ & productions teams it's magical. Its weakness is that it requires industry and that comes with the interfering presents of politics and economics.
Nah its fair, in the same way tictoc is for babies. There are no contemporary writers who are cultural icons for the youth, its not books fault everyone is addicted to screens.
I mean, that’s just not true: What are the Actual Reading Trends for Gen Z? | Book Riot Which Generation Reads the Most? Young Adult Book Sales Statistics – WordsRated
A lot of my students hide in the bathroom during independent reading time. They act like it is going to physically hurt them.