This is such a fascinating story. I was raised with a TV in my bedroom by the time I was 7 or 8. My parents put no restrictions on me. There were many times I would watch it late at night after I was supposed to be asleep. Still, I agree with you. Books are so intimate and the feeling of being swept away by words is incomparable to me. I love movies and TV, but I think what I love most about them is the writing. The story. And despite all the social media and endless shows I still read! So someone else must be too!
This was truly interesting. I have friends from Eastern Europe countries and they’ve told me about the shows they were allowed to watch too.
Growing up, when things got scarce under our version of dictatorship, even new books were hard to come by. Fortunately, my mum was, still is, a book collector, so in our home there was always something to read.
Terrific story. I am old enough that I didn't encounter TV until I was in high school, and by then I had firmly cemented my bond with books. I did have period of fascination with visual story-telling, but more with movies than TV.
And, FWIW, the first thing I do every morning as I drink my morning tea is to back up my computer to an external hard drive. And I'm glad I did, because one day my six-year-old compute laptop froze and could not be revived. Daily backup is reassuring.
I had a similar childhood experience of TV exposure, for different reasons, but with the same result. Now I think the Web and all its consequent services has negatively impacted my brain's thought processes.
This is such a fascinating story. I was raised with a TV in my bedroom by the time I was 7 or 8. My parents put no restrictions on me. There were many times I would watch it late at night after I was supposed to be asleep. Still, I agree with you. Books are so intimate and the feeling of being swept away by words is incomparable to me. I love movies and TV, but I think what I love most about them is the writing. The story. And despite all the social media and endless shows I still read! So someone else must be too!
This was truly interesting. I have friends from Eastern Europe countries and they’ve told me about the shows they were allowed to watch too.
Growing up, when things got scarce under our version of dictatorship, even new books were hard to come by. Fortunately, my mum was, still is, a book collector, so in our home there was always something to read.
Terrific story. I am old enough that I didn't encounter TV until I was in high school, and by then I had firmly cemented my bond with books. I did have period of fascination with visual story-telling, but more with movies than TV.
And, FWIW, the first thing I do every morning as I drink my morning tea is to back up my computer to an external hard drive. And I'm glad I did, because one day my six-year-old compute laptop froze and could not be revived. Daily backup is reassuring.
I had a similar childhood experience of TV exposure, for different reasons, but with the same result. Now I think the Web and all its consequent services has negatively impacted my brain's thought processes.
Fascinating and insightful.
Tv was something I took for granted. Though thankfully I still held onto plenty of books ☺️
Did the laptop survive the drying out? I assume/hope so.
Also, so spot on about reading being participatory.