This is not because I don’t love reading, or would rather watch television. I find myself glancing towards the corner of the page to see how much I’ve read. It’s not just our reading habits that have been gamified. It’s not just that I don’t need a pie chart detailing my reading habits, the chart has poisoned the whole experience. It feels just like it did when I was a child, with no awareness of what others think about what I’m reading, how quickly I’m reading it, or what I haven’t read.

Source: The Guardian May 13, 2021 10:22 UTC