If reading books is a habit formed early in life then the news that only around 10% of boys aged 14-16 ready daily for pleasure is a sad testament to the temptations of social media & sport, as well as the pressures of school work.

Of course, many may pick up the habit later, and some might argue nowadays its no surprise, but as an avid reader of books myself (and knowing the value I get from that experience) it seems a sad state of affairs.

#books @books #reading

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/feb/22/teenage-boys-reading-books-research

Hi, Fediverse hivemind! I'm seeking recommendations for an e-ink ereader other than a Kindle.

I need a lightweight waterproof e-ink device that I can load with epubs. In a perfect world, it would support kindle, kobo & bookshop.org apps for direct reading of my existing library. (I use but don't love Calibre)

Anyone have an eink ereader they love?
Kobo? Pocketbook? Boox? Bigme? Does it support multiple sources of books? Am I dreaming?

Boosts welcomed.

#ereader #reading #books #bookstodon

I'm so tired. People, I am not interested in reading *blogs* generated with claude, gemini or chatgpt. No, not even ones proofread by AI. Do it yourself. I do not wish to even accidentally click on "one-shotted" dummy projects. Don't show me your AI-generated analysis of anything. Above all, I do not wish to see images/artwork someone prompt created.

I value real content, with all its good and bad quirks, from actual human beings.

Somebody please normalize auto-tagging of AI generated content across all formats - text, images and code so I can blanket ban them from my personal computer.

This is a plead for help I never thought I'll have to make.

#noai #enshittification #writing #bookstodon #reading #books #quotes #quote #cybersec #mentalhealth #adhd #art #cooking #blog #indieweb

I'm so tired. People, I am not interested in reading *blogs* generated with claude, gemini or chatgpt. No, not even ones proofread by AI. Do it yourself. I do not wish to even accidentally click on "one-shotted" dummy projects. Don't show me your AI-generated analysis of anything. Above all, I do not wish to see images/artwork someone prompt created.

I value real content, with all its good and bad quirks, from actual human beings.

Somebody please normalize auto-tagging of AI generated content across all formats - text, images and code so I can blanket ban them from my personal computer.

This is a plead for help I never thought I'll have to make.

#noai #enshittification #writing #bookstodon #reading #books #quotes #quote #cybersec #mentalhealth #adhd #art #cooking #blog #indieweb