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People overvalue books because when you're young the skill of reading is valuable to develop so reading almost anything is good. You get a lot of praise from adults for reading and young minds overgeneralize. Once you're good at reading you should be discerning.

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A lot of people are going around with an attitude that is adaptive for children without noticing (evergreen)

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In particular almost all fiction is only worth reading as entertainment. Which is fine, entertainment is good and we need it even as adults. But it's dangerous when pure entertainments are seen as more intellectually or spiritually enriching than they are.

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