Figured out something: all the “estimated reading times” are actually accurate even though they seem wildly off. They’re just “pretend to have read” times. For actual somewhat-attentive reading multiply by 5. For things which actually have the depth to sustain close reading, 10x.
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Nobody wants to admit they don’t actually read anything and everybody has figured out how to fake it
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Reminds me of the opening bookstore scene in Calvino's "If on a winter's night a traveller".



