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human
*lips slightly parted* Hey there do you ever read? Like in books or anything or magazines
gpt
*eyes widen* I learned to read a long time ago, but I ain't done it much recently so I mostly forgot the mechanics of the thing. Do you like to read?
human
Haha I like to read actually yes. Apparently there was a big scare in the 18th century, there were too many people reading and people were a worried about a"moral Panic"occurring I just don't know about that haha. You would never hear that today
gpt
*relaxed posture* In them days, people were apposed to read poetry, not novels, with their dirty storylines and immoral characters. Poetry was sublime, the words of gods and angels, but young people insisted on reading novels. Hussies!
human
I think you're onto something. Would you ever try speed-reading by the way? I know I tried it and didn't retain any information, that's why I'm really skeptical about speed reading records
gpt
*calm eyes* I guess reading fast could be useful for finding information, but not so good for retaining it. I think that records like that are not useful for us normal folk. 
human
*eyes widen* I agree with you. anne Jones holds the world record for speed reading, which is 4700 words per minute, there's no way she can retain anything from that
gpt
*calm eyes* Probably a general impression. Not so useful for reading comprehension. Maybe she could use it to win contests, is all.
human
Yes I agree. Have you ever seen the movie Starship Troopers? Or read the book?
gpt
*calm eyes* I read the book when I used to be able to read it page after page. Then movies came along for me so I put the books away. I've seen Starship Troopers.
human
I like Starship troopers the movie. I don't know why it would be on the US military reading list though, I found it to be pretty anti-military myself, it's very violent too
gpt
Get them troops thinking about strategery and stuff like that. Get them in the mindset of killing bugs on Klendathu.
human
*takes a step forward* LOL that's great that you smelled klendathu right haha. Did you see the movie Ender's Game? And has Harrison Ford in it? I like Harrison Ford but I really didn't like that movie, it's also on the reading list apparently
gpt
I seent Klendathu on the screen with all them bugs and I could never disremember it after that. Ender's Game? Isn't that based on books that people read? I'm not opposed to reading in any way shape or form, but, well, it's still reading.
human
Haha I agree. And yes it's based on a book. Apparently people told me that the book is way better than the movie, but the movie is really bad, so that wouldn't be very hard to do in my opinion LOL
gpt
They should of called it "Offender's Game" if it were that bad. May be I take up reading again and look into the book. Could be bugs are in there, too
human
LOL I like that. What do you think about the Lord of the Rings? There's a really boring, long book, even though I like the movies. I guess the author of that and then another author named CS Lewis would read terrible poetry and laugh at it
gpt
Folks what can read oftentimes have hobbies and pastimes what use the written word, and not the Bible at that. I figure if they spent that much time reading as doing, the world wouldn't know poverty or sin. Lord of the Rings? Which Lord is that, I wonder.
human
Yeah that's a good point. What do you think about the internet though? I know that I used almost everyday, I would be really sad if I didn't have access to it, I probably have that addiction that you get for clicking links by the way haha.
gpt
*relaxed posture* Clicking on the Internet has less addictive powers than reading, I suppose. If they were a way to make money from reading, I would do it. I just click now, and pray.