Now not really people nowadays will read less than it was before in the past. So compared to the 1920s and present time, you can see drastic changes in reading among people, among society. And it’s because the emergence of technology. Sometimes people did not really get engaged reading. In 1920s, they didn’t really have those facilities and opportunities to do some other activities. But nowadays, with the emergence of technology, we have innovative gadgets like telephones, laptops, the tablets that offer us different types of games and time. And we can spend our time doing some other activities. So many people nowadays become very addictive to the gadgets. And this causes the main reason why people read less nowadays. People read less nowadays because they’re becoming addictive to phones and social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, because they are not really engaged through reading. And they found reading very dull. And they prefer to do something else besides reading, because they can do other activities, including games in the phones.
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Now, not really. People nowadays read less than they did in the past. Compared to the 1920s and the present time, you can see drastic changes in reading among people and society. This is because of the emergence of technology. Sometimes, people do not really engage in reading. In the 1920s, they didn't have the facilities and opportunities to do other activities. But nowadays, with the emergence of technology, we have innovative gadgets like telephones, laptops, and tablets that offer us different types of games and entertainment. Many people nowadays become very addicted to these gadgets, and this is the main reason why people read less. People read less nowadays because they are becoming addicted to phones and social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. They are not really engaged in reading and find it very dull. They prefer to do something else besides reading because they can engage in other activities, including games on their phones.
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