Unfortunately, it seems like common readers are becoming less common. According to a recent poll, 17% of American adults did not read a single book over the past year, and all age groups read fewer books in 2021 than in 2016: https://news.gallup.com/poll/388541/americans-reading-fewer-books-past.aspx
(This makes me think of a conversation I had a few years ago when a fellow student saw me reading a book and told me that he almost exclusively reads Wikipedia articles.)
By the way, thanks so much for recommending Samuel Johnson's house. I visited last month and quite enjoyed it.
Unfortunately, it seems like common readers are becoming less common. According to a recent poll, 17% of American adults did not read a single book over the past year, and all age groups read fewer books in 2021 than in 2016: https://news.gallup.com/poll/388541/americans-reading-fewer-books-past.aspx
(This makes me think of a conversation I had a few years ago when a fellow student saw me reading a book and told me that he almost exclusively reads Wikipedia articles.)
By the way, thanks so much for recommending Samuel Johnson's house. I visited last month and quite enjoyed it.
I am glad you are enjoying Forms of Contention!