Does reading (fiction) really make you smarter?

>>38818740
Maybe vocabulary wise

ask /Iit/

>>38818753
They told me it does, but lurking on that board made me think otherwise.

No. It's something normies believe because they read a book and feel the need to tell everyone in order to seem more smart.
However, people literally will perceive you as smarter if they know/see you read. It's just something we're taught.

>>38818770
>They told me it does, but lurking on that board made me think otherwise.
lol
it makes you think you're smarter