Reading is... BAD For You Actually

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The smartphone has quietly assassinated humanity's greatest invention.

In this discussion, we explore the decline of deep reading. An obligatory video for all book-based channels. We look at the atomic annihilation of literacy, attention spans, memory, and critical thinking. A crazy Faustian twist: though we have access to more information than ever before, we are actually losing the ability to read and think.

Topics discussed:

Why smartphones are changing the way our brains process information

The decline of reading for pleasure

AI, ChatGPT, and the miserable future of literacy

Gen Z, attention spans, and digital culture

Books vs. short-form gunk

The printing press, literacy, and the miserable future of 'civilisation'