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Reading for pleasure in the US has decreased by over 40% in the past 20 years, with significant declines among Black Americans, lower-income groups, and rural residents, raising concerns about impacts on mental health, empathy, and lifelong learning, partly attributed to digital culture and structural issues like access and leisure time.
Economic data from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) suggests that remote work is here to stay, especially for women and college-educated workers. The survey also showed that most Americans are spending more time alone, and that women continue to spend more time caring for children than men. Remote work is a new normal, and many companies are starting as remote-first companies. The pandemic forced employers to adopt the tools and teleconferences enabling remote work at a faster rate than the change that was already taking place.