No need for us to continue this back and forth because I feel like I've already made and proven my point, and you yours.
The process of good literature is not unique to book writing, but it does skew long. The attempt to distill knowledge or storytelling into its shortest form does have severe limitations.
Writing that is short in length is more likely to lack value, and vice verse. As a rule.
However I still must insist my original point, that saying you are reading a "book," while on average means what you are reading is more valuable than say a tweet, is not NECESSARILY indicative that you are reading something GOOD. The term "book" is not a synonym for "good literature."
It is possible, however unlikely, that reading a great piece of relatively short journalism can be infinitely more valuable than reading a book written by a complete idiot.
But of course I will cede that books are usually better, and long form content is usually better.
Although I have to say the dream of many writers is to be as succinct as possible, which means shortening language. The idea here is that good writing would become shorter and shorter over time.
The process of good literature is not unique to book writing, but it does skew long. The attempt to distill knowledge or storytelling into its shortest form does have severe limitations.
Writing that is short in length is more likely to lack value, and vice verse. As a rule.
However I still must insist my original point, that saying you are reading a "book," while on average means what you are reading is more valuable than say a tweet, is not NECESSARILY indicative that you are reading something GOOD. The term "book" is not a synonym for "good literature."
It is possible, however unlikely, that reading a great piece of relatively short journalism can be infinitely more valuable than reading a book written by a complete idiot.
But of course I will cede that books are usually better, and long form content is usually better.
Although I have to say the dream of many writers is to be as succinct as possible, which means shortening language. The idea here is that good writing would become shorter and shorter over time.