The Tiktok Trend that is Ruining Reading.

I noticed a co-worker reading at work and discovered it's a TikTok trend claiming reading makes you more attractive. Curious, I checked TikTok and found many clips of people pretending to read in cafes for hours. Is it for attention, views, or potential partners? While reading has great mental benefits, pretending doesn’t count. Why are people romanticizing reading? Let's discuss!
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[@QuestSpot]

i think people romanticized reading LONG before tiktok

[@simonfleming3350]

the main difference here seems to be people pretending to do it for hours on end. in the past, people just claimed they've read things that they haven't. sitting at a cafe and pretending to read though, seems like brain rot

[@Hello_Kitty_Fan]

Why PRETEND to read when you could ACTUALLY find books that intrest you, and ACTUALLY read them?

[@lightningboat]

Bc they can't read

[@Hello_Kitty_Fan]

@@lightningboat and it's sad that's it true

[@olgarichmond]

Why people pretending of reading? 😊

[@goatboy7698]

For the pussy, obviously. It's not rocket science.

[@olgarichmond]

​@@goatboy7698what does it mean?

[@d1kkgd]

to look attractive or nonchalant idk

[@trashmix2184]

Why don't you just... read the book if you're doing all that work???

[@SanFranita]

Maybe short attention spans? No reading comprehension? Who knows! So funny and tragic.

[@orang1921]

reading for the "aesthetic"

[@MRbookworm]

aesthetic is everything.

[@vanessamacneil5978]

I read fiction, pretty well exclusively. It's not just escapeism for me, there is an art to a well told story, in the author's ability to invoke imagery, to craft believeable and relatable characters, to explore themes and ideals that might acutally inspire people. I love sinking into a new world, a new perspective, and sometimes familiar tropes. I read voraciously! That's why I did my degrees in literature. This "trend", although honestly it's been happening since forever, is just a new iteration of pickup artists. They are shallow and/or insecure, and will, in turn, attract the same because what they don't realize is this: people who legitimately read are going to want to talk about books with them. And we can clock them pretty quickly because there's always a type of book they gravitate to, and they can only discuss it on the most shallow of levels. They want to appear more intelligent, deep, interesting, but they're literally the kid in class trying to BS their way through an essay or a question the teacher has asked about a book they never actually read. I love when people read because they enjoy learning, or because they enjoy it! But seriously, developing a personality is going to give greater success in dating than pretending to read.

[@diamond_gamer7289]

I wonder how one of those fake readers would react if someone asked them about the book or ran into someone who knew the book well 😂😂

[@MRbookworm]

I cut the clip but someone did ask about the book and he just showed them the title haha

[@DG-iw3yw]

Soon having coherent thoughts will be romantic guys

[@MRbookworm]

Nah the thought police will catch ya

[@alexizawada5758]

no one is pretending to read, these videos are staged. you caught the bait.

[@yikezatlas]

literally

[@knockthebackdoorbeforeleaving]

smart tactic if i may add

[@pixelad3584]

You got any proof they are

[@Andronema]

i like reading now but i used to hate reading because english teachers love to ruin it 😊

[@MRbookworm]

amen, all english teachers are the same

[@AkaStevie]

I can't believe posers exist in the reading world too now

[@DG-iw3yw]

fairly sure pretending yo be literally competent is something people have done since the stuff was invented

[@exhaustive_the_sixth]

The Tiktok Trend[s] that -is- are Ruining -Reading- Everything.

[@dachickenman]

Holy cow I thought it was a robot talking

[@olgarichmond]

Ha ha, is it good or bad??😂

[@MRbookworm]

Thank you 😁 I think 🤔

[@dachickenman]

@@MRbookworm I think it means some text-to-speech generator stole your voice.

[@feixin_duke]

Commenting so you get better engagement for the algorithm. This video is well made

[@MRbookworm]

absolute champ

[@tempname8263]

There's nothing wrong about romanticizing reading The word you guys are looking for is "poser"

[@TheUniqueen999]

Why would you pretend to read when actually reading is easy & fun?

[@MRbookworm]

If only they were here 😔

[@dogemaaaaaan]

They are Illiterate

[@fingerlessnoob8710]

i am shocked that u have a mere 50 subs, this looks like the quality that a youtuber with hundreds of thousands of subs. you earned yourself a sub :)

[@lightningboat]

It's good that people are actually breaking out books!

[@breakbeat_hardcore]

As someone who fucking hates reading books with every cell in his body, it feels good just to cut the shit and talk about how much I hate it. It feels good to just be who you are, and not put up a front to seem more intelligent than you actually are.

[@Window4503]

This is just sad. People seem increasingly allergic to doing the things that are connected to a certain identity and instead just try to appear to do them. It was already bad enough that people have always done things to obfuscate who they truly ARE (appearing to read is removed from reading endless non-fiction with no action is removed from understanding and engaging with the subject up close)

[@AshmeetKaur-lk6ue]

honestly love the concept of video, I really wanted someone to capture this topic and I'm glad you did ... but you need to work on audio for more progress anyway great work buddy!!!!

[@MRbookworm]

Hi Ashmeet, I know right I heard someone talking about this and I couldnt stop thinking about it. What kind of audio issues are you refering too, I might have missed something in post.

[@SpiralshapeDev]

@@MRbookworm the audio sounds slightly muffled

[@ifkq]

​@@MRbookworm look at tools to master your audio. Also check out what podcasters do to refine their voice or enhance the audio. Try listening with headphones and speakers and really get a feel for how you sound and what audio sounds good.

[@AshmeetKaur-lk6ue]

@@MRbookworm hey i mean Even on max volume i can't hear properly so u need to fix it, a good mic works in that case... i hope the best for you!!!

[@dmwanderer9454]

Idiocracy was a documentary. Everybody knows that roughly 40% of Gen Z can't read at their age level.

[@perhaps1094]

These videos are rage bait!!! I love reading too but so many people who love reading have it as a pillar of their personality and these videos are designed to piss off them off. I think this is a tho good video, especially the second half!

[@Thomas-sw4eu]

Great video!

[@Alonoda]

Those who are so focused on image and impression are sadly too deep into their own illusion they forget what they even like doing

[@rehab_herr]

why make it hard for yourself, just romanticize doom-scrolling

[@frank_shank]

People romanticised this way before tiktok. Reading is appreciating an art form, appreciating and analysing to understand the world and ideas of another individual. Understandable that people find it "attractive", considering intelligence is an attractive trait. However it's sad that some people don't actually read to read and enjoy a book and an author's writing, but simply to look "hot" or "aesthetic". But I don't think it's that big of a deal, it's just one of those trends that some people pull.

[@parkerlol829]

been wanting to get into reading philosophy any recs?

[@MRbookworm]

the obstacle is the way, the daily stoic and meditations are my go-tos but they are all stoicism books. For more variety id highly recommend Jared Henderson's videos. he does tons of great philosophy novel videos.

[@Window4503]

Kierkegaard

[@DashAce-j1c]

Me and my friends all read about guns One is horny one is suicidal and one likes war....

[@CircleOfSvlt]

Can ppl are cringe. At the same time, I feel bad for them.. I couldn’t imagine a world faking who you are or living a lie

[@Winters0X2]

Everyday all around you, some people do it without realizing

[@Zynthecis]

Damn, we are downgrading faster than I thought.

[@GrayscaleDragons]

Mmmmmmmh but I wonder how many of these pretending-people will become readers by accident--I think it would be very hard not to.

[@HDRcade]

*their - I think you need to read more.

[@MRbookworm]

haha ill keep reading and fixing my spelling. never was my strong suit.

[@beplanking]

A well-made video for sure, but man if this advice is really necessary we're fried 😭

[@letter-a]

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[@MRbookworm]

Ayyy

[@parjol9064]

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[@SundayEveryday]

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[@TheUniqueen999]

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[@DG-iw3yw]

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[@goatboy7698]

Sneed

[@weiqin]

hahahahaahahha interesting

[@viscountrainbows2857]

If reading makes you look romantic, then just do it on your phone anyway. Maybe the next generation out of Alpha will find a Kindle kink for people actively swiping to turn pages

[@MRbookworm]

i gotta make a video about kindles for sure.

[@knockthebackdoorbeforeleaving]

reading is good, reading is silent.

[@DownNBaddd]

Here before u blow up. Good luck big bro!!👍👍

[@DanielDoesStuff]

Great video! I was just wondering, what books do you recommend for someone trying to get into non-fiction?

[@MRbookworm]

It entirely depends on what you are wanting to learn. When I started I knew I needed to learn about money so I looked up popular money books non fiction and rich dad poor dad came up. I prefer reading books that will help me to become more productive like feel-good productivty and atomic habits 2 solid productivity books and to get better at communication, like how to win friends and influence people and influence. What do you want to learn then look up that topic with non fiction beginner at the end. Try not to look for the perfect book there seems to be a big trend right now that only some books are good and others are bad but you will learn something from every book you read so don't worry if you read a "bad" one to start. Good luck

[@landenanderson3617]

This video overcomplicates reading a book

[@MRbookworm]

Yeah haha bit of a rant but I'm sure there's something to learn from it

[@emz1412]

I think people should romanticize reading. It's a healthy hobby, and if there are people out there dumb enough to think reading a book makes them look attractive, then maybe they'll actually learn something when they finally quit it for a moment to read the thing they're holding. Even if they don't, who cares? Reading will always looked at as positive.

[@NK7YT]

"Oh my god, have you seen this guy recently? He has been going to this cafe everyday and reads?! Like, he clearly isn't like the rest of these guys mindlessly scrolling tiktok. I wonder whats going on in his head. Girl, he's sooooo interesting" type shit

[@Pozibly0706]

In my opinion, he made a good call to end things. He handled it very maturely because he understands she has her own life and shouldn't be going backwards in it to appease him. Mature guy dantes is, aside from all the goofy stuff he says. tbh you and this comment section need better reading comprehension.

[@SundayEveryday]

69th subscriber. Yippee!

[@slamkam07]

Idk why people pretend to read. Books are just movies but without visuals, colors,music, voices... yeah reading is pretty bad isn't it?

[@OBERHEIMGAMES]

Books are really fun to read because you get to learn something that teachers never talk about in class

[@iooosef6006]

I wish I'm reading movies without visuals and not Differential Equations textbook

[@MRbookworm]

your not reading movies your brain is at the gym. get mentally swole

[@Window4503]

Book can have visuals and colors. Illustrations are not only helpful but also their own form of literacy. Visual and artistic literacy are still important.

[@slamkam07]

@MRbookworm eh. When I'm reading stories it's basically a movie playing out in my head.

[@KiddSlayer21]

Look, let this one slide. Its better than a thousand people having a friend record holding a calculator at a concert or being a nuisance in public.