I'd say that habit going away at the other end applies too.
I recently got rid of around 20 years worth of progs and megs, and it felt cathartic if I'm being honest.
I'd fallen out of love with, if not the prog, the ritual of reading a 6/7 page story a week and once that habit is broken I didn't feel the need to jump back in (and it's tricky even if I wanted to)
I've wondered if a monthly or longer fewer stories would scratch that itch, (I stuck with the Meg longer than the prog), but I think the days of me buying the prog and picking up collections are over - I'll pick up the collection occasionally, but space, money and inclination are all factors for me.
It just strikes me that if someone who got through the 90s is struggling with it, what an uphill struggle it must be to find new readers
I recently got rid of around 20 years worth of progs and megs, and it felt cathartic if I'm being honest.
I'd fallen out of love with, if not the prog, the ritual of reading a 6/7 page story a week and once that habit is broken I didn't feel the need to jump back in (and it's tricky even if I wanted to)
I've wondered if a monthly or longer fewer stories would scratch that itch, (I stuck with the Meg longer than the prog), but I think the days of me buying the prog and picking up collections are over - I'll pick up the collection occasionally, but space, money and inclination are all factors for me.
It just strikes me that if someone who got through the 90s is struggling with it, what an uphill struggle it must be to find new readers