Not to be too much of a Doomer about it, but sometimes it feels like the pastime of reading books is something that will become a relic in the not-too-distant future. Those glowing screens that we carry around in our pockets make it a lot more difficult to pick up a book when they have all the mindless, dopamine-frying entertainment we could ever want.
The upside of this is that if you read on a regular basis, you get to enjoy being smug about your appreciation for the literary side of life. If you're not quite ready to put down the phone and ease yourself into it, you can also microdose that via the medium of book memes. They explore all the intricacies of making this a hobby, with a little bit of trivia on the side to boot. There is plenty here to inspire you to pick up the next one from that need-to-read pile.
