BOOKSTORES: How to Read More Books in the Golden Age of Content

Why HN readers recommended it

HN commenters cite it as a thoughtful mini-doc on reading time and frequency in the age of social media.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Max Joseph

Topic

reading habits

Format

documentary

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

3

Recommendation years in dataset

2023–2026

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• Agreed. He is presenting the list as "too be finished by X date", which within itself sort of implies trying to do it quickly, or at least that he is taking time into account while reading. But it's not unreasonable that he make it through …

• I know some might chafe at me recommending a Youtube video about reading, but I came across this one a few years ago, and it's an interesting exploration of modern bookstores and the dynamics of reading as a pursuit in the age of social media: …

• I know the topic won't probably be about this -and I'll be reading the article next-, just wanted to share that this title perfectly reminded me the feeling of attempting the speed reading technique explained in this old gem of a video (minute 20:15) BOOKSTORES: …