As i age, my eyes founder, like the rest of my body. New limitations set in until I can no longer deny them. The act of reading was always hard work for me, but now that it is more difficult, I look at it with a different attitude. Much like the patrons described in the opening lines of "Tapping into Media" (p. 22), I never "loved" reading, the way so many people declare they do. It is especially true among those you encounter if you spend your life around libraries, books, and librarians.rnI was intellectually motivated, so the ability to read fast and still comprehend the content was important to me, but I always tried to avoid or minimize the need to read.rnIn this new phase of my life, I have begun to view the progress of media and information technology as advancing my liberation from reading, or at least from much of the guilt and drudgery I associate with it.rnAs a young man, I was often ashamed to admit my dislike of the act of reading. I was frequently embarrassed to answer questions from pedantic colleagues with, "No, but I saw the movie." Now I have neither embarrassment nor guilt about turning to other formats for the story or the information.
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