Stefan MolyneuxVerified account

People are still reading. Instead of long books they’re reading blog posts, comments, and tweets. Still very literate.

Stef is old. He must forget that there's great content outside of books. I read a ton on my phone. Convenient, column reading is easier and faster and often free.

I kind of disagree. I don't think many people read meaningful blogs, tweets or online content. Maybe you do, but the masses who spend hours on Facebook are just playing Farmville and reading silly stuff.

That may be true. I've learned countless things thru gaming and "surfing the web". Both would have been a far better use of my time that reading the "classics" in high school.

Some of the most moving stories I've witnessed have been from video games. Granted, they aren't Fitzgeraldy language but they are just as captivating. Reach teens through other means.

A valid point; there have indeed been noteworthy stories and plots utilized by videogames in the past - often glossed over or dismissed by more traditional minded critics.

HOWEVER, I have noticed a huge drop recently in the quality of new offerings by gamemakers, both in quality, & most especially content. The plots & characteristations of most recent games have become femminized, politicized, SJW pap.

This trend has been toxic to every medium it has been applied to, but be the death knell of videogames, as it will alienate its core audience - young to middle aged males, & is already seeming to have that effect now. Time will tell!

Public school in my city is no longer requiring students to read entire books. Only parts of books. Kind of sad.