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 Most people don't read anything with long passages, online or offline. Only about a 1/3 read something of any literary value.

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/93659-nea-finds-worrying-drop-in-reading-participation.html 
 1/3 is a lot!  
 Interestingly, younger people are more-likely to have read, but those who read, were less-likely to read something literary. 
 That makes sense. I read much more when I was younger. Now reading requires me getting up and finding my reading glasses so there's more friction. 
 Yes. Probably failing health, overall. Someone with dementia or very high blood pressure, probably doesn't read much.