Or like, to put it in terms that the "read what you like, who cares if you exclusively read kids' stuff" crowd are at a reading level to understand:
In the book "Green Eggs and Ham," the main character insists that he will only eat things he likes, and refuses under all circumstances when presented with an opportunity to try something new. At the end of the novel [spoiler alert] he agrees to Sam-I-Am's request and tries them, and he realizes that he was depriving himself of a favorite food for years, just out of fear of disliking something he ate. He learns a lesson, moving forward, that if he tries new things outside his comfort zone, that he may dislike some of them, but will enjoy many of them, and if he doesn't try new things outside his comfort zone, he will not like anything but the one thing he already eats.
Can you think of any situations in your own life where Sam-I-Am's teachings might be applicable?
Discussion questions:
Did Sam-I-Am ask the protagonist to stop eating the things he already likes and switch to an exclusive diet of green eggs and ham, or did he simply ask him to give something a fair chance before deciding they wouldn't like it under any circumstances?
Did OP say you must stop reading and watching kids' media, or that you should try other stuff too sometimes?
Had the protagonist actually tried the titular dish before announcing he didn't like it? Was his assessment based on his own lived experience with the dish in question, or was it based on incorrect preconceived notions?
What does the fact that the protagonist was, in the end, wrong about whether or not he would like the dish say about his previous certainty that he would not?
Does Sam-I-Am in any way threaten to punish or retaliate against the protagonist, should he not continue to eat Green Eggs and Ham after determining for certain that he does not like them?
The target audience of "Green Eggs and Ham" is young children, a group famously resistant to eating things they might like just because they look strange. Why might the author have written a "you don't know what you dislike if you haven't tried it" book for this audience, and why might the message fail to resonate with an audience old enough to handle their own nutritional health?
How might this discrepancy between how the book lands with its intended audience and how it lands with other audiences apply to OP's post? Can you think of anyone in your life who might benefit from reading books not intended for people still learning how to read?
OP indicated he was going to speak to you on your reading level and then described the plot of a book for toddlers as though the text was too difficult for you to grasp without an explanation. Do you think he is ashamed of being condescending to you? Do you think he is being condescending by accident?
