I used to be a gamer, I get it. Videogames fuck with your brain and everything else becomes less interesting. It's why I gave away my PC.

I also decided I wanted to understand how the world works and practiced reading social theory.

That said, it didn't happen in a vaccuum. It happened after I learned what cops really were the hard way at a BLM protest, surrounded by people radicalized by similar experiences.

Reading books is a skill and its one we should be helping each other hone, because very few people learn new things alone. Start a reading group with your friends, start with less dry and shorter texts. Read things that have film accompaniments.