Atlanta is still in the top 10 most well-read cities in the US, though it's slipped from 3rd to 8th, according to a new study. (Link here.) But boding well for online ventures such as this one, the city ranks No. 1 when it comes to internet readers.
As I usually do with these kinds of generalized Top 10 lists, I quickly found a flaw. Though it's commonly accepted that the more educated you are, the more you read, I disagree with that premise. In fact, I find that the more educated people are, the less they read, because they think they already know it all.
Those with "only" a high school education -- growing numbers of whom dislodged Atlanta from its previous ranking -- tend to be avid readers, at least in my book. What they're reading may not be so high-falutin', but the quest for knowledge (unless you're New Yorker mag fan) isn't about the length of the words in the book. People read out of curiosity, and that's one of many virtues you don't learn in college.
As I usually do with these kinds of generalized Top 10 lists, I quickly found a flaw. Though it's commonly accepted that the more educated you are, the more you read, I disagree with that premise. In fact, I find that the more educated people are, the less they read, because they think they already know it all.
Those with "only" a high school education -- growing numbers of whom dislodged Atlanta from its previous ranking -- tend to be avid readers, at least in my book. What they're reading may not be so high-falutin', but the quest for knowledge (unless you're New Yorker mag fan) isn't about the length of the words in the book. People read out of curiosity, and that's one of many virtues you don't learn in college.
(Pix: High school grad Ernie Hemingway catches a big one off Key West.)
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