Reading is reading. I believe anything that allows your brain to fill in the blanks and add new wrinkles, no matter what it is, would be a positive. Look at this world we currently live in? Reading might be the safest and most accessible escape we have. Imagination is fuel for the reel world.
When people say they’ve read 100 books a year and it’s all smut I get mad. That shit does not count. Wanna know who actually reads hella books per year? Professors. On top of journal articles. On top of student essays. Saying that porn counts is stolen valor