They say no one reads anymore, but I find that's not the case. Prisoners read. I guess they're not given much access to computers. A felicitous injustice for me. The nicest reader letters I've received– also the only reader letters I've received– have come from prisoners. Maybe we're all prisoners? In our lives, our habits, our relationships? Rivka Galchen
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The idea that people don't read anymore is untrue. Even in prisons, people are still reading. People often complain that they don't read, but they're just complaining. They're not actually reading.

The problem, then, is that many people today are not reading because of how things are. For example, if you were to ask someone why they don't read, they will probably say something like "I don't have time." But is it really true? When people say "I don't have time," what does it mean? It means you've given up on reading or that you feel like reading is not worth your time.

Source: American Innovations: Stories

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