Is this the source of all our problems

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alkorisno@reddit

Dont have the time to read in Serbia, have to make cables for Germans six days of week

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Lack of wealth, past wars, corruption, and treacherous governments are our problems...The low numbers of people that read a book(there is no timeframe here) it's a direct result of the previously mentioned.

People tend not to read books when they have to work all day to survive.

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Moonbeam1184@reddit

mapporncirclejerk are so boring fake ass results. Why do we even care about this fake shit?

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Specialist-Sea-638@reddit

every book read is a grill/barbecue lost opportunity :)

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morbihann@reddit

This year or in general ?

Either way, it is kind of bleak.

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Gundi_22@reddit

The amount of books they made us read during the summer holidays in Bulgaria makes me think this is complete bs.

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Circles-of-the-World@reddit

Source: I made it the fuck up. Literally who has NEVER read a book in their lives? Back at school they forced us to read books and write commentary on them. And as an adult you are bound to read at least one shitty novel you were curious about.

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levenspiel_s@reddit

Hey, don't underestimate the abhorence of people to knowledge.

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Circles-of-the-World@reddit

I wouldn't call a shitty Warhammer 40k novel as "knowledge" but even that counts xD.

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Neverlast0@reddit

Fuck reading

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EdgeCraftOS@reddit

I am a proud member of the Greek 43% (has read 1 book)

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da_real007n7@reddit

I'm on of the 30% 🥹

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deviendrais@reddit

Njegoš watching Serbs and Montenegrins argue over his ethnicity while they’re both illiterate and have never read his works

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blitzfreak_69@reddit

💯💯

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Fast_Leg_616@reddit

Sad but true 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Winter-Speech978@reddit

Definitely not true

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NegotiationSweet5082@reddit

Not the cause, but the result

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levenspiel_s@reddit

Disagree. No one or nothing should have to convince me to read a book.

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defnotachicken@reddit

And why do you think that? Every decision we make and every thought we have is a result of something. Deciding to read a book is also result of how you've raised, where you've raised, what kind of people were in your life, what kind of shows/media you've been exposed etc. .

But I agree in one point, not reading books is also the reason for the current situation, it is like Ouroboros.

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Janosh_Poha@reddit

This wouldn't surprise me... I remember seeing data once from the mid 1970s of average IQ across European countries and Yugoslavia actually had one of the highest... and it wasn't because they polled only Slovenes or Croats. It was a well averaged mix of the different republics. However, now most of the former Yugoslav republics have some of the lowest IQs in Europe. Reading is important

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Original-Hall-9832@reddit

Nice to see in this made-up map, that no one has read a book in North Macedonia 😂

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Sea_Gap_6569@reddit

Chill bro, we’re still better than England 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

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elektricniorgazam@reddit

In their life, or...?

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JumpApprehensive9949@reddit (OP)

Yes

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Cefalopodul@reddit

Question was have you read a book in 2021.

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smurfk@reddit

What does it constitute "a book"? I've read a toaster brochure and half of the Ibuprofen prospect. Can I consider those a book?

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Sea_Gap_6569@reddit

I read a few cosmology papers, do they count?

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YourFath3r@reddit

Hahahhahahahahahhaha aaaaaa hahahahahhahahahhahahahahahahhahhhahahahahha ahahahhahahahahaha hhhaaahahahahahhaha so funny. Ahahahhahahahahaha aahahahahahahahhahahahah

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peev22@reddit

What about “have you read a couple of chapters of a book”?

Asking for a friend?

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tardoos@reddit

It's a circlejerk subreddit. The original asked something like "have your read a book in the last year"

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Cefalopodul@reddit

Past year.

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GimiderKing@reddit

The quran/bible not counting ?

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domets@reddit

Is this the source or the simptom?

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PckMan@reddit

Another one in the bag for r/portugalcykablyat

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YourNormaMinecrafter@reddit

Books for fun or do schooltexts count in as well...? Cause that would explain a lot.

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JumpApprehensive9949@reddit (OP)

I dont think you can read school textbooks . They are to study 🤷‍♂️

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levenspiel_s@reddit

To be frank, I have read several school books from cover to cover (engineering texts, usually)

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YourNormaMinecrafter@reddit

Suure... The books start dictating theirselves..

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amazingamy19@reddit

I prefer audiobooks

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levenspiel_s@reddit

This is an interesting topic. Some people enjoy it, while some others (like me) cannot stay focused on an audiobook for more than 5 seconds. Tried many times, doesn't work. It's weird.

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JumpApprehensive9949@reddit (OP)

Suprisingly i am not patient enough to listen. Would rather read myself and skip what i don’t care about

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amazingamy19@reddit

I listen mostly when getting ready for work, and on my way there.

It makes my mornings less depressing.

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