Reading for pleasure continues to fall, but some defy the trend

The phrase “reading for fun” is increasingly an oxymoron in the United States. This may explain why the United States has an increasing number of morons.

A study released in August found that between 2003 and 2023, daily reading fell by roughly 3% every year. Over that time, the number of Americans who read for pleasure, not for work or study, declined by, gulp, 40%, according to the study by the University of Florida and University College London.

In other words, nearly half as many people read for pleasure in 2023 as in 2003.