I’m pretty sure old-school reading is just over. When people have a long article or even a book to read they’re just going to ask ChatGPT to bullet point it for them anyways. I already see this happening. The problem is that reading had important neurological and psychological effects that were upstream from democratic society and politics in general. We are going back to premodern oral culture.

This is another reason why techno-optimism in the immediate is misplaced. Oral cultures tend not to develop advanced industrial or mechanical technologies

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Oral cultures may not prioritize technology advancement like industrial societies