I wonder if the same would hold true for voracious (book) readers? Not as popula...

johnchristopher · on Dec 13, 2015

> maybe there's an equivalent of the "everybody reading their paper on the train"

Here:

Although it's more about newspapers than books.

mirimir · on Dec 13, 2015

Books, magazines and newspapers are different, in that there's no need to actively use the hands.

johnchristopher · on Dec 13, 2015

Manipulating newspapers definitely requires an active use of hands and some skills in order to keep sanity.

mirimir · on Dec 13, 2015

Yes, but the hands are grasping and folding. And the arms are extended. It's hard to swipe and type in that posture.