I have a high quality hypothesis for why, too. Imagine your best friend, your favorite author, a relevant artist or religious leader, a favorite movie star. How many minutes total have you listened to their voice in 2019? Seriously, math it out.
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Now math out “I listen to Bob’s weekly podcast for 45 minutes during my commute or gym. Never miss it.” How many minutes of audio have you heard from Bob in 2019, relative to your best friend, etc?
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I am an extremely prolific author and a very occasional podcaster. The people who feel the greatest degree of kinship to me aren’t the ones that I’ve made the most money for, nor the ones who’ve read every word I’ve written. It’s *always* the podcast folks.
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(The degree to which this relationship is asymmetrical is occasionally weird to me. Imagine meeting someone for the first time and having them immediately react like they know you better than e.g. your friends from high school. Now imagine that they’re actually mostly right.)
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I’m not sure that applies to me. I’m a much shallower thinker in podcast form, so there’s less depth to connect to.
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If Walter Ong were around I bet he'd have a lot to say about orality vs literacy in the Internet age. Or write. Mmm.
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Interesting. I consume a lot of podcasts, but I think mostly it’s out of convenience, because it allows me to occupy my brain with stuff I like while I’m doing stuff I don’t like (drive to work, washing dishes, making dinner). Reading requires disengagement from everything else.
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It’s definitely convenience for me. You can’t read a blog driving etc. I do agree that hearing a voice does add an element of connection to the podcaster as compared to reading their articles
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I also find it MUCH easier to listen to podcasts than audiobooks while doing chores and such
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I speak for myself and speculate about others but I think my capacity to pay attention has been drastically shortened by regular internet usage. Podcasts are easier to take in and require less concentration. You also dont need to sit still while listening.
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Having said that I skim read a lot of articles quickly picking out the authors main points but I don't really read books or long articles anymore. Quite ironic as Im curious about getting into writing myself
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