Comments by "" (@tekannon7803) on "What Happened to Reading?" video.

  1. Dear Mr Pakman, You have touched a subject that needs to be talked about: reading. I am very worried because in a few weeks or months my first book is going to be published. Writing as you probably know is one of the most challenging things one can do. Why; because you never get to say to yourself that your writing is anything more than needing more revision. In brief, I can’t believe how difficult it is to be happy with something I have written. My editor is pleading with me to send them the corrected manuscript, because I keep altering it. You see, once a book is published, you can never change it, so I keep asking them for more time. But after a couple of years I have to hand in the manuscript at the end of the month. Once it’s out there for everyone to judge, it can never be corrected. But I have to confess I’ve taken on a subject that is over my capabilities, and that is why I am doubly worried it will be scoffed. In brief, I am not an economist but for some reason I invented an economic system to replace capitalism and I am sure it will be ridiculed as completely utopic in nature, but I can only wait and see how it will be judged. Reading is essential, but is technology and YouTube taking us away from such a beneficial excercise? I'm afraid so. We have to realize that skills like reading, drawing, playing piano, singing, sports are what makes us human.
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