actually the OP said how the internet
mostly gives a shallow information compared to what's compiled in books.
yet its actually books that are filled with one sided stories and fantasy, yet the internet is a resource to get many sources and then form the opinion/judgement based on what seems most accurate/realistic
even the bible(worlds oldest/infamous book) has many inaccuracies in it and leads people into believing in things that cause problems
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the problem is not the lack of reading of books, its lack of creative thinking, critical thinking when reading, listening, watching, researching
its this lack of creative/critical thinking that leads to lack of desire to read
The internet is here to support research and help learning, not to affect the way people read books in recent times. When reading books, there are some terms and citations readers understand better when looked up on google. But, with all its resources, this generation chose the entertaining part of the internet. Before now, people read lots of books, I could remember the "readers digest" type of book with lots of stories in it, I hardly could see it now.
Two years ago, I asked a medical student how they study, she said they're required to read and learn from a lot of resources: Youtube, blogs, books, written materials etc. So, with the internet, readers have an added value to what they learn. Do not forget, OP, that when people only learnt through books that some people focused on reading magazines of hot celebrities which is just similar to what social media users are doing with the internet.