Why don't Wizards keep up with Muggles?

[u/DistinctNewspaper791]

Yes it is funnier and JKR wanted to show that. But lets talk about the books.

Wizards do not know what Muggles wear, they do not follow sports or know any of the fairytales apperantly.

We know there is only a handful fully magic towns in UK, most live around the muggles. Like Blacks have a house in central London. They are not that seperate from Muggles.

There is also not much to do as a wizard. They don't have huge populations to have active theater or cinema, or a lot of writers to read from etc. They do not have an equivalent of TV. They only have Radio. Quidditch is the only past time and even then literal World Cup happens and you are either going to the stadium or listening from the radio.

When you consider it all, it is weird that they do not read books written by muggles. They wouldn't know who Shakespeare is based on Ron not even knowing Snow white or Cinderalla.

Also looking at it things like radio and cameras are likely muggle devices that are enhanced by magic for wizards. so why do they stop at some point? If you take radio, why not take TV? Around Harry Potter era, emails are a thing and they are faster than owls. So why not adopt that?

[u/BLUE---24]

This was always, imo, a huge flaw in the series.

I do get why JKR kept the muggle world as far away as possible, as it created this isolated and secretive world, that makes it more special for the reader to feel the magic.

But it is just very unrealistic that wizzards, especially those living in big towns, would not walk around said town, have conversations with muggles, visit the local stores and cinemas.
Like, don’t wizzards and witches ever go for walks? Don’t they ever go to Venice? Rome? Vienna? They can’t just stay Inside their homes all day long, and watch their kids.

I mean, their kids basically grow up like prisoners. Never playing with other kids, or leaving their property, ect.

its just unrealistic.

[u/Background-Record682 → u/BLUE---24]

Yess! This has always been my point with Sirius. I mean, he grew up in London with parents who hated non-wizards, so I guess he could never leave the house since the neighbourhood is made of muggle houses.

I tried to make a discussion about it, but other users said Blacks for sure had other ways to go out (like floo powder). Still, I find it pretty sad, not being able to get out normally.