“Maybe we’ll start reading again” obviously implies that something is lacking presently and that with luck, we’ll go back to the way things were

Not sure if you’re saying I’m outraged but I promise you I’m not, just thought it was lame to try and imply audiobook enjoyers were somehow less than because of how they prefer to enjoy stories

Reading is not an alternative to listening. Both have different use cases. You cannot read while driving, to name just one.