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    http://qz.com/668514/if-you-want…

    "A study of 1,200 wealthy people found that they all have reading as a pastime in common."

    "But successful people don’t just read anything. They are highly selective about what they read, opting to be educated over being entertained. They believe that books are a gateway to learning and knowledge."

    Meanwhile, a majority of Americans don't seem to understand why they should care that their president-elect doesn't read books.

    • I think we're safer if he doesn't.Fax_Benson
    • narcissist / extreme power / unsupervised access to the libraryFax_Benson
    • No, we're not safer. Trump gets his news from Twitter, from TV, and from headlines. No serious person would consider these sources to be reliable.
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    • I wasn't being entirely serious - just saying that he's unlikely to head straight for romantic fiction - he'll go to the books that will give him "ideas"Fax_Benson

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