- The inherent assumption about books is that people when they read from the start to the end take in the information and understand what is being said. Though it seems obvious it's still an assumption books inherently make as a medium. - It's an interesting idea to think of the most fundamental base line assumptions you make with anything. --- Reference "The author describes an idea in words on the page; the reader reads the words; then the reader understands the idea. When the reader reaches the last page, they’ve finished the book.” Of course, most authors don’t believe that people learn things this way, but because the medium makes the assumption invisible, it’s hard to question." https://andymatuschak.org/books/