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Nonfiction readers. Do you feel guilty reading fiction? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Do you feel guilty when you read fiction some times? Do you feel like it's a frivolous pursuit? Sometimes, I do, because I'd think to myself "might as well watch a TV show", and I hardly ever watch TV shows because, to me, they're a waste of time. But damn it, some of these novels are so good and I can't stop once I started reading them.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Reading is great! I don't think we need to gatekeep and segment non-fiction vs fiction readers... As for guilt, no? If you enjoy or benefit from how you spend your time, is it wasted? I say no.