Youtube essays about the decline in readers are self aggrandizing

I feel like every time I see a video about how people aren’t reading anymore, its not about the crisis itself. Each video seems only like an opportunity for people to feel like they’re in an “exclusive group” of readers. It’s never about really addressing the issue, but instead just a shared pat on the back for people to say “thank god I read, thank god I’m smarter than the majority of people”.

I think its an interesting topic and one that should be addressed, but realistically the only people drawn to these videos are people who read.

I have the same feeling with articles about college students not being able to read the entirety of a book. I’m sure it is a problem, but it has the same feeling as “look at how dumb the younger generation is, I can read an entire book no problem!”