i like to read.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Reading is a complex \"cognitive process\" of decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning (reading comprehension). Reading is a means of language acquisition, communication, and of sharing information and ideas. Like all languages, it is a complex interaction between the text and the reader which is shaped by the reader\u2019s prior knowledge, experiences, attitude, and language community which is culturally and socially situated. The reading process requires continuous practice, development, and refinement. In addition, reading requires creativity and critical analysis. Consumers of literature make ventures with each piece, innately deviating from literal words to create images that make sense to them in the unfamiliar places the texts describe. Because reading is such a complex process, it cannot be controlled or restricted to one or two interpretations. There are no concrete laws in reading, but rather allows readers an escape to produce their own products introspectively. This promotes deep exploration of texts during interpretation. Readers use a variety of reading strategies to assist with decoding (to translate symbols into sounds or visual representations of speech) and comprehension.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I love reading, I think its good for the brain and an important way to prevent ameloid plaque buildup that has been shown to influence Alzheimer's progression."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I too love reading, it isn't just for entertainment but also a means of language acquisition and communication as well."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Absolutely, I think it builds on itself too, the more you read, the better you can read I mean."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It absolutely does, practice helps with anything! It is just such a complex interaction between what is written and the person reading it, since it goes off of prior knowledge and culture too."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I agree, it helps to know the culture of the era of the book you are reading to gain a better understanding. Its a shame that people who don't read lose the ability to visualize what they're reading,"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I know, reading is so important anyway that we should do it more often! It's also so complex that it cannot be restricted to just one or two interpretations of what it really is."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yep, I suppose in a way people read a lot because they are on their phones, but isn't the same kind."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I can agree with that, because they are technically reading but they aren't really visualizing anything or creating any images that make sense to them from it."}]