Why we're so OBSESSED with what other people read

Are audiobooks real books? Are book influencers lying to you? Is performative reading the only type of reading you can find on social media? Is non-fiction more valuable than function? Will we ever stop judging other people based on what they read or don’t read? Your guess is as good as mine, but here are some thoughts anyway. time stamps 01:49 The reading aesthetic 9:07 overconsumption and fetishising books (yay) 11:10 cool girls who read 15:12 can we trust booktok and bookstagram book influencers? 10:40 the war on fiction 35:08 audiobooks are not real books (and other ragebait) Videos mentioned: Lady of the library - Can We REALLY Trust BookTok and Bookstagram https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-Pg93B7dTY&t=1107s Vlogbrothers - Do Audiobooks Count As Reading? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80SCl6n0TEo&t=89s My own videos: Booktok and overconsumption https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ckcYAbdGl8&t=765s Booktok and anti-intellectualism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPRFcSVRAM4&t=119s The reading aesthetic is ruining literature https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6krVYT0Jo4&t=76s How women took over literature https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIZbXHB2Z5E&t=1108s Articles mentioned https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/booktok-tiktok-books-community https://www.wellandgood.com/health/reading-versus-listening https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00892/full https://www.ft.com/content/9c2907d5-2d8a-416c-8431-168f65965493 research by According to Alina and Norma Maher