people don't incentivize reading nearly as much as they should. they always say to "read more", but I find it almost unnecessary to read blocks of text that reveal the stories of others by making your eyes tired. how are you supposed to become smarter just by reading the stories of others, regardless of whether or not the story is legitimately interesting? like wow, I just have my brain expand a thousandfold by reading about a story that is completely irrelevant to my life. also, I find it difficult to maintain a well enough retention rate to "absorb" information in any piece of literature, as the education system's propaganda always expects us to do. and with my many years in participating in the education system, I have yet to acquire the proper "Lexile score" for my grade simply because the most incentive teachers give out would be to have my Lexile score be higher and just showing the results of reading a lot. hell, my grammar is terrible simply 
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 schools, after all of their propaganda, have failed to give me enough valid reasoning for me to actively learn. but I am aware that reading is important, especially outside of the school circle. but the most you are supposed to do in school is to listen to the teacher and drain yourself of any critical and creative thinking abilities. those tasks don't require any book reading. so I should embark on a quest to find more reasons as to why I should read. do you have any better reasons as to why I should read? you seem like someone who has found out why
well..... on this page for example, if i didn't read i wouldn't know what your question was. and if you don't read, you're not gonna find out what my answer is. also not reading would make browsing the internet pretty difficult