"A combination of new technology, new habits, and untold hours once available for books given over to screen activities, such as surfing, gaming, e-mail, and instant messaging, have made reading less prevalent."
While time has changed, so has the generation with all its new contributions and inventions to society. Technology and media have replaced new habits making the act of gaining knowledge through literature more easily attainable with electronic shortcuts. People in this age have now become so reliant on the conveniences of technology, and I don’t think ignoring the values of reading should be completely put aside, even if reading isn’t your main priority. Birkerts writes that with technology and media replacing the old habits and activities of comprehending literature for most young adults, they lose the process of connecting with writing and consequently have a hard time in their future because the skill of reading was lost.
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