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klingonopera on Aug 31, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: How Do You Read?

Nope, you're not alone, you took the words right out of my ...typing.

I like reading, i.e. if there's a news topic, I prefer reading an article than watching a video about it, but I detest books.

In my opinion, authors fill books with superfluous nonsense that I couldn't be bothered with. It's often the same with news articles, I hate it when journalists start telling personal stories that convey emotion. It's just... terrible and a waste of time, in my opinion.

manjana on Aug 31, 2019 [–]

> In my opinion, authors fill books with superfluous nonsense that I couldn't be bothered with.

And just as bad: superfluous details.

walshemj on Aug 31, 2019 | [–]

But how do you know that its superfluous?

klingonopera on Aug 31, 2019 | | [–]

...because it's an opinion?

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