You read. But WHY?

Escapism!
I'm a very creative and imaginative person so reading authors like J.K Rowling, wolfe and tolkien is far more immersive than any film or video game.

>>9936580
more density than movies and tv

The meditative nature of reading is, well, hard to top. You sit down, your eyes pass over shapes, you recognize those shapes as letters, you combine those letters into words, you chain those words to make coherent images and patterns in your head, and soon those images and patterns themselves link together and fully resonate within you.

But I suppose if we're going to pretend that apples and oranges can be compared, then it's just as well to say that the best pieces of literature do not have equivalents in TV/film/vidya/etc. (For instance: In Search of Lost Time in full, and Ulysses with any actual quality)

I enjoy it.

To show off to people who don't care.

Helps me sleep

>>9936580
I saw all of the good movies.

>>9936604
Fuck off malazan-faggot. You will never discredit Wolfe as long as you live.

>I enjoy it
>I write, so reading teaches me what (good) writing looks like
>it allows me to explore all kinds of ideas
>it gives me insight in people, how they think and what moves them
>it allows me to experience the beauty and power of language
>I'm also a lonely piece of shit and reading helps me forget about those feelings for a while

For fun.

cured my depression