Reading is slowly becoming a lost habit.
I joined a space earlier this week, and the host plus some of the speakers, (you know them btw)were all saying the same thing which is: “Nobody wants to read your long a$$ content anymore.”
One person even said, “anytime i see “see more” on a post, i just scroll past. I don’t want to see more.”
And honestly, that’s how a lot of people think right now.
Even when someone shares useful tips, or guides on something like becoming a better writer, I doubt many people actually read everything.
You’ll check the comments and see things like “Thanks for sharing” or “Banger,” but you can’t help wondering if they even read past the first few 5 lines.
The craxxy part that people don’t know is that reading does so much for you. It helps you think better, see things from different angles, and understand ideas you as a person will never have think before.
Not everything can be explained in a tweet, a meme, or a 30-second video. Some things need context and details.
Right now the only long thread i share on my page is for bounties.
I prefer sharing my tips and hacks on my newsletter for real.
Do Writers Still Read?
Everyone on CryptoTwitter is a creator now. But I have a question: Do writers still read?
Because in my own opinion there’s no way you’re a creator and you don’t read. A creator without input is just someone pressing buttons and hoping something comes out. If that’s your process, you’re not creating. You’re generating.
I’ve watched the quality of discourse on CT crater because everything started sounding like it came from the same place: an AI that’s seen everything and understood nothing.
The hooks are too perfect. The structure is suspiciously flawless.😹
The language is polished but hollow. It reads like someone who knows what engagement looks like but has never felt anything deeply enough to write about it.
Real writing comes from collision.
It comes from reading something that makes you think “wait, nobody said this yet” or “I disagree.” It comes from having a perspective because you actually consumed and processed information.
When I write, I read first. Always. I read the whitepaper. I read the discourse. I read what others have said. And then I write. That’s why my audits hit different because they’re informed, not generated.
Reading is slow. Reading doesn’t fit the “10X productivity” narrative. But here’s what’s actually happening on CryptoTwitter right now: reading is becoming a competitive advantage.
While everyone else is churning out AI polished content, the people who actually engage with information stand out immediately.
I notice readers right away. Their posts have texture. They reference things that aren’t obvious. They take positions specific enough to disagree with. They write about projects in ways that show they understand them. Those are the creators building real communities, not just follower counts.
So my answer: Do writers still read? Yes only the ones worth reading do.
If you’re not reading, you’re generating. And there’s nothing wrong with that just be honest about it.
But if you want to actually create? If you want to build something that resonates because it’s real? Read obsessively. Read things that challenge you. Let that input reshape how you think. Then write from that place.
That’s where the scroll-stopping posts come from. That’s where the ideas nobody else is saying come from. Everything else is just noise pretending to be signal.
So to my audience : I’m asking this because I’m also asking it of myself. Every time I sit down to write, I choose: do I read first or generate? My best work always comes from when I chose the hard way.
Read something today that isn’t designed for engagement. Something that makes you think. Then write from that place. That’s how we rebuild this.