What difference does one make when reading literature instead

Harder to play vidya with one hand.

>>9042057
nice bait thread
reading requires more focus, because like vidya it doesn't continue without you (like anime) but can't be read while mentally checking out (like unengaging vidya)

You are what you practice. If you read great works that are the culmination and result of lifetimes, cultures, periods of time, idea systems, etc, you gain perspective and understanding which makes you a wiser and better person (in theory). If you play video games, you sometimes experience a sliver of the same thing, but more often you develop specific muscle-brain connections in the fingers and hands, develop reaction time, learn to strategist and cooperate, etc. Anime, like all other storytelling media, provides the same sort of benefits as many forms of literature, although, in my experience, to a lesser and less profound extent.

>>9042057

ultimately none since everybody dies within a few decades on the outside.

>>9042057
This string of words is meaningless. Try again.

I'd say its different. Reading challenges different things than vidya, which is probably the most similar. While vidya challenges the ability to accomplish a task or work with your external environment, reading challenges your imagination and it works with your internal environment. Basically vidya is for extroverted skills, reading for introverted.

>>9042057
This photograph is fascinating.