I am a big advocate of the principle of the point of diminishing returns, and sometimes I feel that we have passed that point when it comes to advocating reading.
I also feel that reading is most effective when combined with other mediums. For instance, I was reading "The City and the Stars" by Arthur Clarke years ago, and one of the characters is a polyp. I had no idea what a polyp was, and the dictionary's definition wasn't much help (I had no access to internet at the time). If I had seen a polyp on television previously, I would have had a much better mental image of this imaginary character. The same thing could be said of references to songs, films, websites, advertisements, etc. What's your take on it?
2007-10-18
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