@TheConversationUS@bookstodon
I know a lot of other generations filled with folks who don't identify as readers! It's an activity that we fall in love with and continue or not. #AmReading
@EllenInEdmonton@TheConversationUS@bookstodon it's impossible to 'know a generation', probably not really what you meant..!
People read, they're just not necessarily calling themselved 'readers'
Much as many of us who play video games might not identify as a 'gamer' in many cases, because labels attached to hobbies do tend to come with baggage that people might not want to hold. Doesn't reflect time spent on the thing.
@noodlemaz@TheConversationUS@bookstodon
I agree that there's a difference between having a hobby and seeing that hobby as part of your identity. I tend to get caught up in #hyperfixation so I generally identify myself according to my hobbies/interests, which are many!
@noodlemaz@EllenInEdmonton@TheConversationUS@bookstodon That's an interesting point. I just realized that I would call myself a "reader" simply because I read, but I don't like to call myself a "gamer" because to me that implies a specific pattern of buying and playing many different games and being invested in their communities. I never really realized the difference in how I think of those two.