No, I like music and songs. I don't much care for spoken-word audio, with a few extremely rare exceptions. Also, I use music and songs -- and also environmental sounds -- for background, not for primary entertainment. I'm doing something else.
It's the time investment. I read at blinding speed. Seriously, I can read a novel in half a day. Listening to something is so slow it's aggravating. I can't easily do something else at the same time, and I get bored.
In person, I'm at an event not just listening to entertainment. I can watch the people and pick up on the energy. I also have a chance to talk with the poets afterward, most of the time. So that's different for me.
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No, I like music and songs. I don't much care for spoken-word audio, with a few extremely rare exceptions. Also, I use music and songs -- and also environmental sounds -- for background, not for primary entertainment. I'm doing something else.
It's the time investment. I read at blinding speed. Seriously, I can read a novel in half a day. Listening to something is so slow it's aggravating. I can't easily do something else at the same time, and I get bored.
In person, I'm at an event not just listening to entertainment. I can watch the people and pick up on the energy. I also have a chance to talk with the poets afterward, most of the time. So that's different for me.