Comments on: How Much do you read?? http://rmaspero.com/2008/04/21/how-much-do-you-read/ it's all about me and technology Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:56:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rmaspero http://rmaspero.com/2008/04/21/how-much-do-you-read/#comment-376 rmaspero Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:33:16 +0000 http://rmaspero.com/2008/04/21/how-much-do-you-read/#comment-376 I see where you are coming from, I just think that a lot of it is still written well, but the really problem is that parents try to get us to read books that have no relevance to what we are interested in, this is were the web comes in, we are reading stuff that interest us. I see where you are coming from, I just think that a lot of it is still written well, but the really problem is that parents try to get us to read books that have no relevance to what we are interested in, this is were the web comes in, we are reading stuff that interest us.

]]> By: Henning Stedtnitz http://rmaspero.com/2008/04/21/how-much-do-you-read/#comment-373 Henning Stedtnitz Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:29:01 +0000 http://rmaspero.com/2008/04/21/how-much-do-you-read/#comment-373 Ted, enough with the sidestabs :D I must confess, I've given up spelling and capitalization in instant messaging. My friends type too fast, I can't be bothered with it when I need to keep up. I would say my grammar is accurate, though. Blog posts, however, are a completely different matter. Ted, enough with the sidestabs :D
I must confess, I’ve given up spelling and capitalization in instant messaging. My friends type too fast, I can’t be bothered with it when I need to keep up. I would say my grammar is accurate, though. Blog posts, however, are a completely different matter.

]]> By: Katie http://rmaspero.com/2008/04/21/how-much-do-you-read/#comment-371 Katie Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:43:29 +0000 http://rmaspero.com/2008/04/21/how-much-do-you-read/#comment-371 Eh. Kind-of. I'm the only person amongst my friends who ACTUALLY makes an attempt at typing in perfect English in chats, emails, etc. Most people just type, "sup with u? nm here, just chillin," or something like that. But, for the record, I'm an obsessive feed-reader and don't just subscribe to friends' blogs and crappy little websites. I really do keep track of the news, and tend to know more about current events than most other people that I know. So, what you say KIND-OF stands true, but not really. Yeah, we're reading a lot online, but it's not necessarily educational. Eh. Kind-of. I’m the only person amongst my friends who ACTUALLY makes an attempt at typing in perfect English in chats, emails, etc. Most people just type, “sup with u? nm here, just chillin,” or something like that.

But, for the record, I’m an obsessive feed-reader and don’t just subscribe to friends’ blogs and crappy little websites. I really do keep track of the news, and tend to know more about current events than most other people that I know.

So, what you say KIND-OF stands true, but not really. Yeah, we’re reading a lot online, but it’s not necessarily educational.

]]> By: Ted Winder http://rmaspero.com/2008/04/21/how-much-do-you-read/#comment-370 Ted Winder Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:06:29 +0000 http://rmaspero.com/2008/04/21/how-much-do-you-read/#comment-370 Rupert, you really don't understand the importance of reading well organized, perfectly spelled, perfectly arranged pieces of creative fictional writing. Reading things on the internet is much different. A lot of the stuff, as Henning said, is "crap". What you are saying is typical of any parent-hating, techno-loving teenager. The importance of being able to read, understand and write creative fiction is an immense skill that is so satisfying to use - no match for jumbled, badly spelt and organized blog posts. One of the reasons I quit. :) Rupert, you really don’t understand the importance of reading well organized, perfectly spelled, perfectly arranged pieces of creative fictional writing.

Reading things on the internet is much different. A lot of the stuff, as Henning said, is “crap”. What you are saying is typical of any parent-hating, techno-loving teenager. The importance of being able to read, understand and write creative fiction is an immense skill that is so satisfying to use – no match for jumbled, badly spelt and organized blog posts. One of the reasons I quit. :)

]]> By: Henning Stedtnitz http://rmaspero.com/2008/04/21/how-much-do-you-read/#comment-369 Henning Stedtnitz Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:55:51 +0000 http://rmaspero.com/2008/04/21/how-much-do-you-read/#comment-369 Interesting post. While I do agree that RSS feeds can sometimes substitute for books in terms of educational effect, the focus is not on looking at letters, assembling them in your mind and digesting their meaning. What parents are concerned about is that what you read on the intertubes is essentially crap. They want you to read literature, meaning well-written texts, not someone saying "sup lol hows u?" on someone's Facebook wall. I do actually read quite a bit of literature and thoroughly enjoy it, but I doubt I can ever read as much in actual books as I read online. Interesting post. While I do agree that RSS feeds can sometimes substitute for books in terms of educational effect, the focus is not on looking at letters, assembling them in your mind and digesting their meaning. What parents are concerned about is that what you read on the intertubes is essentially crap. They want you to read literature, meaning well-written texts, not someone saying “sup lol hows u?” on someone’s Facebook wall.
I do actually read quite a bit of literature and thoroughly enjoy it, but I doubt I can ever read as much in actual books as I read online.

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