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minus-squareLudrol@szmer.infolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoIs reading aloud by someone else still not reading? I would argue that you are still understanding a written message but the delivery medium is different. (Wired vs wireless analogy but data is the same) I can at least agree that audio dramas are different than reading.
minus-squaresin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoIf someone reads it to you, they are reading. If you’re listening to them read it, you’re listening.
Is reading aloud by someone else still not reading?
I would argue that you are still understanding a written message but the delivery medium is different.
(Wired vs wireless analogy but data is the same)
I can at least agree that audio dramas are different than reading.
If someone reads it to you, they are reading. If you’re listening to them read it, you’re listening.