What do you think of people who dislike books ?

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I saw that people that don't like to read always receive a lot of hate. 

Look, I read books myself and most of my friends don't and I respect that. But, what is your opinion about this ? Do people who don't like reading really  deserve the hate they are getting ? 

and most importantly : How can we convince people to read more books ? 

I do get a bit disappointed when people don't like reading, but it's their choice and I have to respect it. 

But people making fun of others for not wanting to read is bad. Hating on them can easily discourage them from reading at all. Any hateful comment can have very bad consequences on a person, that is why I believe that hating people for not reading is worse than not reading itself.

For convincing others to read, it can be quite hard as it depends on the person you're convincing. But I always start with recommending shorter stories that are very engaging or stories with shorter chapters. It doesn't always work but it sometimes does.

I do a huge amount of technical writing for work, if I learn that a coworker doesn't read books, I judge them negatively. It often shows in their writing ability, as it's often me who ends up editing their work. Largely, I agree with @⋆⁺₊⋆ 🌙 Nyx ✨ ⋆₊⁺⋆ on this subject though. 

i respect them, but i won't take into consideration their opinions on anything related to any sort of academia/ science/ pseudoscience/ philosophy/ politics; still they can be fun friends.

About the encouraging part, you need to get them to read classical books first, maybe the easier ones, like 20 thousand leagues under the sea or around the world in eighty days

I can agree with @Kommando Mutiliid to an extent. I often find that people who don’t like reading are illiterate and it shows in a lot of ways, such as a lack of critical thinking. I am wary of people who don’t like reading, but I’m also aware that there are factors that can cause somebody to not read (such as a learning disability). In that case, recommending shorter stories can be helpful. 

I understand it for the most part especially with people my age. If their parents didn't integrate reading or have it be a big influence beyond elementary school then it'd usually never stick. I have plenty of close friends who simply don't read books because that's not their favorite form of media, but they'll still listen to me talk about books I like while we're hanging out. They of course can still read and frequently do and have wide vocabularies, just not with books. 

It frustrates me whenever someone automatically assumes others must be unintelligent because they don't like to read. I actually think that someone like me who grew up doing nothing but reading knows least of all compared to most people my age because I was never really invested in the real world. When you filter the world through just books, then you (at least I did) wind up a bit out of touch.

As for how you can get more people into reading, I try to take the approach of making it fun, as fun as it can be anyway. Majority of the time, if someone doesn't like reading, I find it's because they can't sit still and/or they have little interest in something with a lot of boring fluff like the books you might be forced to read in school. If someone asks me for a book to try out, I always tell them to read something like Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas since HST's writing, especially in that book, has the ability to suck you in for a wild ride that keeps you enveloped in it for how crazy it is. If not that, then Hyperbole & A Half. My dad would read one chapter of it a night before bed every night and it'd always make me laugh my ass off as a kid. Don't know if those examples work for everybody though. Those ones are just particularly nostalgic for me and I always hope others will enjoy them as much as I did. 

I respect people who don't enjoy reading, because everyone connects with stories, ideas, and knowledge in different ways. At the same time, I think reading and writing are some of the most important things in the world.

They're not just hobbies or academic activities, they're part of our everyday lives. We read messages, signs, articles, instructions, lyrics, and conversations constantly. We write to communicate with others, to express ourselves, and sometimes to understand our own thoughts.

For me, reading is one of the most powerful tools we have. It helps us learn, discover new perspectives, develop empathy, and find words for feelings that can be difficult to explain. Some books have helped me understand myself better than I could on my own.

That's why I think it's a mistake when people mock others for not reading, or act superior because they do. That attitude only pushes people away from books instead of bringing them closer.

I believe we should encourage reading more, but without presenting it as something intimidating, exhausting, or reserved for intellectuals. Reading doesn't have to mean tackling a 1,000-page classic. It can start with a novel, a comic, a memoir, poetry, or anything that sparks curiosity.

At its best, reading isn't about proving how smart you are.

It's about discovering new worlds, new ideas, and sometimes even new parts of yourself<33

Just like many here, I'm disappointed in them. I actually have a few friends that find it hard to read and they either read manga or comic books only, or they don't read at all. Those friends are nearly illiterate. They don't know how to spell and they have a hard time writing in general. It's so bad that I end up reading to them... It's not really their fault entirely, it's the internet and also the fact that our school doesn't care anymore (and their neglectful parents...sometimes...). 

just like everyone else i do get pretty disappointed.. i enjoy reading and I hate when people don’t get my references LOL

aside from that i don’t really HATE them for not reading, but i do immediately have a preconceived notion about them not being the brightest smartest bulb…. which i wont deny.. most times i am right..

as for getting people to read, im not sure. Firstly i think newer booktok authors need to release less slop.. i feel as though with so much slop that it’s actually turned a lot of people away from literature. I think what got me into reading was just forcing myself to sit down and read an actually good book. ADDITIONALLY, learning about how highkey illiterate we are all becoming especially made me start reading again.