Books are almost always bad gifts

[Basman]

Because no one spends 6-12 hours reading a book they aren't interested in. Only they can now what interests them enough to commit the time to a book. Rarely have I ever seen a gifted book actually get read. It's true of me as well as the books I've gifted myself. I see that fucker collecting dust on my mates shelf, begging to know it's purpose in life, unable to just end it all. Please stop gifting people books unless you know what your doing. Your doing the world a disfavor. This needed to be said.

Edited 3 hours ago by Basman

[Natasha Tori Maru]

32 minutes ago, Basman said:

Because no one spends 6-12 hours reading a book they aren't interested in. Only they can now what interests them enough to commit the time to a book. Rarely have I ever seen a gifted book actually get read. It's true of me as well as the books I've gifted myself. I see that fucker collecting dust on my mates shelf, begging to know it's purpose in life, unable to just end it all. Please stop gifting people books unless you know what your doing. Your doing the world a disfavor. This needed to be said.

But isn't this more a symptom of a bad gift selection?

Not necessarily books as gifts. 

[Basman]

1 hour ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

But isn't this more a symptom of a bad gift selection?

Not necessarily books as gifts. 

Not in my experience.

[Natasha Tori Maru]

Maybe its the interpretation of the experience, then. There are several layers of judgement, interpretion and concept sneaking in

[Basman]

4 minutes ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

Maybe its the interpretation of the experience, then. There are several layers of judgement, interpretion and concept sneaking in

Books are high investment and interest is highly specific and personal. Even when you think you nailed their interest they'll probably won't read it. I know a guy who has a PHD in viking history got gifted a book about Viking history and he never read it 😂 Time and time again.

[Natasha Tori Maru]

Just now, Basman said:

Books are high investment and interest is highly specific and personal. Even when you think you nailed their interest they'll probably won't read it. I know a guy who has a PHD in viking history got gifted a book about Viking history and he never read it 😂 Time and time again.

Sure - agree to disagree. I think its a conflation of selection and category. 

Vent away and disregard me