The post-literate society

[Bootless]

What do you think?

I very much enjoyed reading that. It confirms my biases. 

I did spot some possible errors though:

To produce his great work Kant had write to [ to write ] down his ideas, scratch them out, think about them, refine them and then rework them over many years so they added up into a persuasive and logical whole
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As you have probably noticed, the world of the screen is going to be much a [ a much ] choppier place than the world of print: more emotional, more angry, more chaotic.
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As power, wealth and knowledge concentrate at the top of society, an angry, divided and uninformed public lacks a way [ insert either to or in which to] understand or analyse [ analyze ]or criticise [ criticize ] or change what is going on. Instead more and more people are impressed by the kinds of highly emotional charismatic and mystical appeals that were the foundation of power in the age before widespread literacy.
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As tech companies wipe out literacy and middle class jobs, we may find ourselves [ in ] a second feudal age. Or it may be that we are entering a political era beyond our imagining.

Not bad really. I usually make more mistakes than that.

[sahgwa]

I very much enjoyed reading that. It confirms my biases. 

I did spot some possible errors though:

Not bad really. I usually make more mistakes than that.

Neo-feudalism is exactly what They are going for.
It's actually inherently feared subconsciously by a lot of normies.
Thrifting and bookstores at least in my area are making a huge come-back and it's not just the hipsters.
People are stocking up on real physical media to not lose the information and the entertainment.

[ReturnofBroccoli]

This reminds me of the Never-Ending Story, the nothingness is coming. They are actually remaking the movie soon following more closely to the book, supposedly. Falcore!

[ReturnofBroccoli]

First thought that comes to mind viewing that graph, is that what happened around 2010 when the percent of kids reading took a real nosedive?
Answer: smart phones started to become mainstream and ubiquitous.  I blame them for many things.

Second thought that comes to mind is I have been meaning to post on my thread on WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING OR JUST FINISHED (sic)....

:)
I say it all the time at work, 'read more books' 
Keeps you sharp.

I read anything and everything by R.A. Salvatore I have a huge collection of his stuff. Huge.

[sahgwa]

I read anything and everything by R.A. Salvatore I have a huge collection of his stuff. Huge.

I bought my first book from him at a new vintage store last weekend, a Forgotten Realms book. Book 1 of the Clerics - it seems fun. I just recall his name and like 'cheap fantasy settings' like Dragonlance and stuff for a quick romp. 

Heres our thread :D 

https://denyignorance.com/Thread-Current-Recent-Books

[rickymouse]

It looks sort of like it escallated around 2012.  Could be related to the pre-harvest treatment of grains with glyphosate.  It does have some neuroactive damping effects that last for months.  The degraded metabolite of glyphosate is also very bioactive and with that pre-harvest spraying to decicate the level of residue is much higher after that point.

https://neurosciencenews.com/herbicide-n...ers-28182/

One of many articles on this association that are out there.  Before they started doing that, the levels in our bodies of the metabolites were pretty low but  most people could still detox that low level.  Now the level is way higher in everything, and it could possibly be one of the reasons that people can't comprehend things right anymore.

Glyphosate residue could also be making a lot more people believe in political lies, and that could make them try to align more with others that share their beliefs if they cannot properly assess things.  Looking to create an of a kind relationship sort of like animals form herds to increase protection...especially when they cannot reason correctly.

[Maxmars]

Many overlook the kind of enormous difference between reading and listening.

The exercise is entirely different...

But I suppose  reading requires a different focus...

Soon, if it's not 'video' or 'graphic,' it won't sell without gimmickry.

[UltraBudgie]

Many overlook the kind of enormous difference between reading and listening.

The exercise is entirely different...

But I suppose  reading requires a different focus...

Soon, if it's not 'video' or 'graphic,' it won't sell without gimmickry.

It is indeed entirely different. At least to me. I can't abide audio books. There's no self-pacing. No savouring allowed. Most seem to listen to audio books while doing some other task. That doesn't work for me. Perhaps while driving although the last time I drove I simply enjoyed silence. I will ask people if they read, and they say they read, but then they are talking about audio books. The term is a contradiction. I will sometimes refer to them as radio plays. That's more accurate, if anachronistic.

The popular book market has also been taken over by social agenda. You cannot get published at the Big Six any more unless you meet certain criteria. Perhaps, there always were criteria. But they do not seem to be serving the potential market? I find much more innovative popular reading with independent authors.

[Maxmars]

It is indeed entirely different. At least to me. I can't abide audio books. There's no self-pacing. No savouring allowed. Most seem to listen to audio books while doing some other task. That doesn't work for me. Perhaps while driving although the last time I drove I simply enjoyed silence. I will ask people if they read, and they say they read, but then they are talking about audio books. The term is a contradiction. I will sometimes refer to them as radio plays. That's more accurate, if anachronistic.

The popular book market has also been taken over by social agenda. You cannot get published at the Big Six any more unless you meet certain criteria. Perhaps, there always were criteria. But they do not seem to be serving the potential market? I find much more innovative popular reading with independent authors.

This entire sense of a "social agenda" which has overtaken or skewed business and more, seems like a rancid stink that just grows every time you turn over a rock.

Perhaps society isn't really supposed to "control" individuals through applied ideology...
but you know me... I read books.... What I think must be wrong.  Such observations can be massaged into radicalism and (       ) fill in the blank.