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> Not too long ago, reading books was also considered evil.

Yeah, well, they were wrong and I'm right.

> You sound like those people who think Battleship Potemkin is the greatest movie of all time.

100% critic & 86% user approval on Rotten Tomatoes, 97/100 on Metacritic. Universally acclaimed, massively influential. Have you considered that Battleship Potemkin might just be a good movie? Have you tried watching it?

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That's right. Just over a decade ago, reading magazines like "Story Club" was considered a waste of time and energy.

I have watched it multiple times, and I do understand that in order to understand what is great art, you have to be familiar with art history.

That being said, blaming the kids for a failed education system, is pointing the finger in the wrong direction. It is not their attention which is the problem, but the out-dated methods they use trying to grab it. Being bitter and blaming everything, but themselves, is just showing how irrelevant they have all become.

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