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CONTROVERSY! LiterateDog Send a noteboard - 07/03/2024 02:57:39 PM

Let's go for some more livening up this place with a little troll-ish behavior. I say "ish" because what I'm about to post I do firmly believe but also know that many do not and might consider me throwing it out there to be trolling behavior. I encourage you to make your own posts with your controversial beliefs! Also, DO back up what you're putting out there, don't just make a declaration.

Mine today?

Listening to audio books is not "reading" books and doesn't in any way truly impart the same experience as actually reading a book. It's as passive as watching television; just taking in information without the positive action required in real reading. Plus, you're almost always doing something else while listening, so you're not getting the same immersive experience.

As harsh as this sounds, I say it kindly and from the heart: all you people who listen to audio books and claim to be "reading" are full up crap!

"I'll blow whomever I want, whenever I want, as long as I can still breathe and kneel."
-Samantha Jones, SatC
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CONTROVERSY! - 07/03/2024 02:57:39 PM 511 Views
Oooh, those are fighting words! - 07/03/2024 10:00:30 PM 284 Views
That's bullshit! - 08/03/2024 04:02:38 AM 264 Views
I'll participate even though I personally would never troll... - 07/03/2024 10:40:35 PM 329 Views
Fo' shizz, old dude. - 08/03/2024 04:04:12 AM 292 Views
Audiobooks are great for re-reads - 07/03/2024 11:13:16 PM 270 Views
Possibly. - 08/03/2024 04:06:40 AM 301 Views
Re: Possibly. - 08/03/2024 04:55:51 AM 283 Views
That's not controversial, that's settled science. - 08/03/2024 01:42:16 AM 285 Views
There are people I like around here who insist otherwise. - 08/03/2024 03:59:41 AM 287 Views
why are you policing my sincerity ? - 08/03/2024 09:47:38 PM 264 Views
Can't wipe your @$$ with a page ripped out of your podcast - 08/03/2024 11:55:04 PM 283 Views
Nah. - 09/03/2024 12:18:25 AM 296 Views
That's fair. - 09/03/2024 03:38:16 AM 290 Views
As long as you admit your crimes, all is forgiven. - 09/03/2024 03:52:11 AM 271 Views
Well, my conclusive answer is "it depends" - 10/03/2024 10:29:10 AM 290 Views
Oh, I never meant it was the same as watching a movie of the book. - 10/03/2024 05:31:05 PM 276 Views
Reading a book requires text to read. It is an active action. - 18/03/2024 01:21:04 PM 276 Views
It's not the same experience - 18/03/2024 01:48:00 PM 258 Views
*NM* - 18/03/2024 02:09:57 PM 124 Views
Here's something that draws me out of the book sometimes - 15/04/2024 03:50:31 PM 252 Views
It definitely isn't. - 18/03/2024 02:11:19 PM 272 Views
Oh I agree. Some others in this post dont have a basic command of the English language. - 20/03/2024 12:29:28 PM 257 Views
*NM* - 20/03/2024 01:27:38 PM 120 Views
Dude. Language persists - 20/03/2024 01:52:17 PM 263 Views

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