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María Pombo's Controversial Words: "You Are Not Better because You Like to Read, You Have to Overcome It"

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María Pombo has sparked a debate on social networks after controversial words in which she makes clear her position on reading."I'm going to say that. I think we have to start to overcome that there are people who don't like to read. And you're not better because you like to read," said the influencer in response to an Internet user who had written to her that she had a beautiful bookstore at home, but that it would be better "if she were full o…

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The ‘influencer’ has unleashed a wave of criticism after defending those who do not consume books and has wanted to silence them by showing their latest readings, where the themes of self-help and upbringing reign

·Spain
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Maria Pombo has unleashed the controversy with a video posted on her TikTok account on Monday, September 1. In it, influencer made clear her position on reading...

·Madrid, Spain
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María Pombo has sparked a debate on social networks after controversial words in which she makes clear her position on reading."I'm going to say that. I think we have to start to overcome that there are people who don't like to read. And you're not better because you like to read," said the influencer in response to an Internet user who had written to her that she had a beautiful bookstore at home, but that it would be better "if she were full o…

·Madrid, Spain
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For a few years there has been an open debate about reading in these modern times, and Maria Pombo has rekindled it. Even though we are reading less and less, according to the Barometer of Reading Habits and Buying Books in Spain 2024, prepared by the Federation of Guilds of Publishers with the support of the Ministry of Culture, in Spain the trend is changing. This report concluded that 65.5% of the population claims to read for leisure, 70.3% …

·Madrid, Spain
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María Pombo is again the center of the controversy with a few words that have flown from TikTok to other social networks such as Instagram or X: «You are not better because you like to read». Influencer has become a trend again [...] La entrada María Pombo generates debate with her words about reading: «You are not better because you like to read» was first published in Cadena Dial.

The influencer Maria Pombo has generated controversy on social networks following statements in which she openly recognizes that she does not like to read and defends that not everyone has to do it. In a video shared on TikTok, Pombo launches a reflection that has divided opinions: "We have to start to overcome that there are people who do not like to read and that you are not better because you like to read." For her, reading should not be a re…

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20minutos broke the news in Madrid, Spain on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
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