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I read as much text as ever, and semiliterate lowbrows read as little as ever. None of the numbers that article presents suggest otherwise. Sure, there's a lo
by JasonFruit 9y ago
I read as much text as ever, and semiliterate lowbrows read as little as ever. None of the numbers that article presents suggest otherwise. Sure, there's a lot of consumption of non-text media, too, but we're a long way from post-text yet.
- scrumper 9y agoCharmingly put. Your 'lowbrows' read more now though, no? SMS, Tweets, Facebook, memes...
- cat199 9y ago> Sure, there's a lot of consumption of non-text media, indeed, perhaps verbal/visual communication is just 'catching up' to text after millenia
- dalbasal 9y agoI dunno. I read less books and less news, but a lot more email, WhatsApp, HN... I definitely write more. I probably write more on my phone than in total, pre-internet. Maybe I'm one of the Philistines.
- 52-6F-62 9y agoNah, us Philistines use cursive still. That said, I read just as much as ever. Though I read far more non-fiction and news than I used to. I used to read more fiction and poetry. The easy access to content gives me too much to read, in fact! My reading list grows daily. I simply can't keep up. And don't get me started on going down the Wiki-hole
- mannykannot 9y ago> Maybe I'm one of the Philistines. In OP's terminology, I think we are the literate lowbrows.