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human
Do you listen to the radio? 
gpt
Not really. I tend to watch dramas or read more. How about you?
human
I used to listen to the radio when I was younger. Now I just use the Internet. I think that radio is a dying medium. 
gpt
Well although radio waves are still being used to a large extent in space exploration and technology, radio as a form of entertainment and communication is a dying medium as you mentioned. People prefer to communicate by telephone and watch entertainment with pictures on tv. However the content of radio or tv are similar in certain regards such as dramas.
human
The narratives are probably structured similarly across media. It would be interesting to compare the classic radio dramas preserved on the website with the TV dramas of today.
gpt
I believe the way classic drama would be communicated would be similar to reading as it would be filled with rich vocabulary to be more descriptive to paint a picture, unlike tv shows that literally have picture.
human
I guess people respond better to pictures than words, especially when the people are good-looking. Voice just doesn't have the same charm. 
gpt
I think part of it has to do with watching tv, most people can just relax and shut down their mental processes, but reading is a complex cognitive process to derive meaning from symbols, requiring comprehension of abstract concepts and understanding.
human
*relaxed posture* Reading has fallen out of favor. Oftentimes to understand the issues discussed on TV news shows, viewers would have to read background information. As a result, most people know only what is discussed, which is usually shallow.
gpt
I agree. Personally I listen to audio books instead of reading. However, if the shows were willing to discuss the background first or provide a link to listen to the finer details, it would help people get a better understanding as well.
human
I think this is where the Web comes in. Relevant information can be a click away. Still, people need to read intelligently and be cautious about accepting information just because it's written on a Web site. 
gpt
*leans forward* Indeed. Fake or sponsored news are growingly identical to real news so it is getting harder for consumers to distinguish. Also, not all news sources are unbiased. Because reading requires creativity and critical analysis, consumers must practice deep exploration of text during interpretation to get to the truth of the matter.
human
*leans forward* Unfortunately, I don't think people have much incentive to keep digging for more opinions and facts. They would rather find information that supports their beliefs and biases and then stop there. It takes a lot of effort to mull over new information and change your thinking.
gpt
True, but just because it is easier doesn't make it right.
human
Human beings too often follow the path of least resistance, whether right or wrong. I wonder how long it took Anne Jones to get up to reading 4,700 words per minute. I wonder how often she changes her thinking about issues.
gpt
It probably was no easy feat since most readers, even avid ones, would have trouble reading and digesting 4700 words per minute. Speaking of reading, did you know silent reading is a recent phenomenon?
human
I was surprised by that. I wonder how people would read in the presence of others. Maybe if there were few books available, one person would read aloud from the one book and others would listen. 
gpt
Silent reading was a skill only the most most skilled readers of the middle ages could do. Not many people were educated in the past. Even in the case of President Andrew Johnson whose wife taught him how to read and do math.
human
Schooling has really changed the access to information that people have, just not their ability to make sense of it. I wish there were a way that schools could encourage constructive discussion. 
gpt
I believe that the difficulty with that is education is subjective and the whole process is essentially an experiment. If we wanted any real change, we would require or incentivize the government or the standardization board to overhaul the entire system. 
human
I see people starting new schools instead of trying to fix the existing ones. I think it's hard to make a huge system serve the students first. Usually it's the people running the system whose needs get met.
gpt
*leans slightly forward* I agree. People continue starting new schools, but lately many have been shutting down because of lack of students. We should be putting more focus on quality than quantity. Thank you for this discussion.
human
Sure. I enjoyed chatting.
gpt
Have a nice day.