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Guy listens to audiobooks at 1.5x speed , says he read them in the title, causes seethe

https://old.reddit.com/r/literature/comments/18q34ie/having_read_over_200_classics_this_year 

								

								

									
									
Having *listened over 200 classics this year

FTFY
Much obliged. It's not as if it was elaborated in the first sentence or anything.
Wasn't in the post title though so…
Because unless specified, if someone is asked how many books they've read, audiobooks are going to be included in that number. And I have done some physical reading as well.
What is this shit? I have nothing against audiobooks but it's literally not reading
/u/catladylove99 chimes in:
Maybe you didn't know this, but it's a pretty common ADHD accommodation to do other things (especially things that are repetitive and don't require a lot of active thought, which it sounds like OP's job fits) while listening to stuff (audiobooks, lectures, trainings, whatever). It helps us focus better. Our minds tend to wander if our bodies or hands aren't otherwise occupied. So it's incorrect and shows a lack of understanding of ADHD to suggest listening to books doesn't count “especially while working and trying to multi-task.” We do not experience that situation the way people who don't have ADHD do.

Incidentally, audiobooks are an accommodation for a lot of different kinds of disabilities, and pretty much every author I've heard talk about it agrees that they absolutely count as reading. To suggest otherwise is frankly ableist.
What's with people treating ADHD like fricking autism or being actually r-slurred lately? I'm young enough that it was a thing when I was going through school but it was more like, "take this meth and pay attention, dumbass" and not "OMG the whole world needs to accommodate your disability!!!"


									
								

							

							

								
									
								
							

							

								
	

							

						

						
						

							

								
							

						

					

					
						

							
							
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Running and driving are the same thing because they both move you to a different place

						


						
							

							

								
									
								
							


							

								
	

							


							

								

									

										
										

									


								
						

					
				


				

				
					
	

	
		

			
		


		

			

				
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I seriously wonder how dumb a person would have to be to think that is an actual metaphor for the situation.

						


						
							

							

								
									
								
							


							

								
	

							


							

								

									

										
										

									


								
						

					
				


				

				
					
	

	
		

			
		


		

			

				
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:marseyxd: you're right, you'd have to be actually r-slurred to not realize that reading something and listening to something are different things without a metaphor

						


						
							

							

								
									
								
							


							

								
	

							


							

								

									

										
										

									


								
						

					
				


				

				
					
	

	
		

			
		


		

			

				
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Like i implied,  if you are terrible at reading then i could see them feeling different. Otherwise reading should be about as effortless as listening to someone else read it to you.
I've read every day for the great majority of my life, and i travel for work so i listen to audio books a lot. My guess is you do little of both

						


						
							

							

								
									
								
							


							

								
	

							


							

								

									

										
										

									


								
						

					
				


				

				
					
	

	
		

			
		


		

			

				
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Bro I don't know why you're acting like I can't read when I literally read Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in 4th grade when it was at a 10th grade reading level, contributing heavily to our class getting a pizza party at the end of the year. I'm just saying that "read" and "listen" are different words for a reason, if you don't get that then you're no more clever than Harry when he had to rely on Moaning Myrtle to help him figure out the dragon egg riddle - typical jock.

						


						
							

							

								
									
								
							


							

								
	

							


							

								

									

										
										

									


								
						

					
				


				

				
					
	

	
		

			
		


		

			

				
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IDK why you're trying to meme about this. You're the one butthurt that reading isn't super speciul and way better than listening to an audiobook.

						


						
							

							

								
									
								
							


							

								
	

							


							

								

									

										
										

									


								
						

					
				


				

				
					
	

	
		

			
		


		

			

				
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Na man I have no problem with audiobooks, I just think reading and listening are separate words with different definitions

						


						
							

							

								
									
								
							


							

								
	

							


							

								

									

										
										

									


								
						

					
				


				

				
					
	

	
		

			
		


		

			

				
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No they're not.

						


						
							

							

								
									
								
							


							

								
	

							


							

								

									

										
										

									


								
						

					
				


				

				
					
	

	
		

			
		


		

			

				
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The insecurity and cope of book listeners/“reading” multi-taskers :marseysmug3:
Pls respect that they're equal to reading  :soycry:

						


						
							

							

								
									
								
							


							

								
	

							


							

								

									

										
										

									


								
						

					
				


				

				
					
	

	
		

			
		


		

			

				
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You would retain way more from actually reading tbh.
Regardless audio is a completely different medium to novels - you're bound to miss some of the subtleties especially in more challenging literature. Its fundamentally a different experience.
“”Reading”” Ulysses or Finnegans Wake via audio at 1.5x speed and claiming full comprehension while working a job dumb as heck. Imagine listening to Infinite Jest with its endless footnotes, sounds like even more of a chore than flicking back constantly.

						


						
							

							

								
									
								
							


							

								
	

							


							

								

									

										
										

									


								
						

					
				


				

				
					
	

	
		

			
		


		

			

				
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Lmao my man said be serious
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Reading :marseynerdy: alone :marseymoidmoment: is easier than listening alone. You can go at your own pace, reread easily, and look up words :marseylongpostglow: easily.
If someone can listen :marseyhearnoevil: to an audiobook (and comprehend it) they probably wouldn't have trouble :marseyevilgrin: reading :marseyhijab: it.

						


						
							

							

								
									
								
							


							

								
	

							


							

								

									

										
										

									


								
						

					
				


				

				
					
	

	
		

			
		


		

			

				
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You can pause and go back on an audio book, and you can just a easily look up the words.

						


						
							

							

								
									
								
							


							

								
	

							


							

								

									

										
										

									


								
						

					
				


				

				
					
	

	
		

			
		


		

			

				
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Is reading a difficult mental workout for you? Sorry you were born with that condition :-/

						


						
							

							

								
									
								
							


							

								
	

							


							

								

									

										
										

									


								
						

					
				


				

				
					
	

	
		

			
		


		

			

				
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