Of course, asserting that reading can fix the world's problems would be naive at best. But it could help make it a more empathetic place. And a growing body of research has found that people who read fiction tend to better understand and share in the feelings of others — even those who are different from themselves.
Maybe I am weird but I feel reading puts me more "in the story" then for example movies (some story-driven video games do so as well) so I imagine what it would be like to be them, experience their trials and tribulations, etc.
Of course, asserting that reading can fix the world's problems would be naive at best. But it could help make it a more empathetic place. And a growing body of research has found that people who read fiction tend to better understand and share in the feelings of others — even those who are different from themselves.
https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/how-reading-fiction-in...
Maybe I am weird but I feel reading puts me more "in the story" then for example movies (some story-driven video games do so as well) so I imagine what it would be like to be them, experience their trials and tribulations, etc.