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Reading for pleasure plummets by 40% in the US (medicalxpress.com)

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[–] howrar@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago

the possibility that some people are reading less for enjoyment and more for practical purposes, such as keeping up with online news services.

So they explicitly exclude reading that isn't for fun. But then

There are numerous benefits of reading for pleasure, from improving literacy skills and overall well-being to nurturing the imagination and preventing cognitive decline.

If those are the goals, why does it have to be reading for pleasure? Isn't the content of what you're reading much more important?