Do you feel guilty when you read fiction some times? Do you feel like it’s a frivolous pursuit? Sometimes, I do, because I’d think to myself “might as well watch a TV show”, and I hardly ever watch TV shows because, to me, they’re a waste of time. But damn it, some of these novels are so good and I can’t stop once I started reading them.
Enjoying one’s self is never a waste of time, friend. Read what you enjoy reading.
Very true, but I still think over doing it would be a waste of time. Maybe that is just me, you know?
I think you have a lot of unconscious biases you’re accepting as fact. Were Van Gogh’s paintings not worthwhile because they weren’t photorealistic? Were the Beatles overrated because they didn’t actually live in a Yellow Submarine? There’s nothing wrong with fiction, and there’s nothing wrong with television either. The quality of an artwork is not determined by its medium.
Waste of time for what goal? Don’t you ever do things just because you enjoy them? Is it a waste of time to pet a dog or watch a sunset if you enjoy it?
Believe it or not, yes, I do, but not that much. So, you’re right. That would be (I don’t know the right word) hypocrite of me to discriminate against reading only.
It’s definitely not just you but you shouldn’t feel bad about it.
Ok then, after Fairy Tale I’ll either read King’s dark tower series or Malazan.