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Skittles

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22. I've heard that young folk are not avid book readers

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #21)

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 02:52 PM

13 hrs ago

and that a big reason is because they are so used to getting all their news and entertainment in snippets

it's pretty fucking disturbing, really

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I have noticed that too Skittles 13 hrs ago #20

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