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My point is that literature will be just fine without the participation of the 90%. Penny Dreadful existed because Netflix wasn't there. So it will be gone - a
by romwell 7y ago
My point is that literature will be just fine without the participation of the 90%.
Penny Dreadful existed because Netflix wasn't there. So it will be gone - again, is this a huge loss to the civilization? I don't think there's a sadness that people aren't reading more literature of the Penny Dreadful kind.
And as I said, it's not a slippery slope: you don't need the 90% for great literature to exist.
Most people will read fewer books. And it's fine.
- sifar 6y agoA thing doesn't need people to be great. It is in itself. It is the people who need a great thing to inspire/guide them. To paraphrase you, Great literature doesn't need the masses, the masses (present and future) need great literature.
- romwell 6y agoLet's not turn to sophisms. We'll have both plenty of readers and great writers even if most people primarily turn to mediums other than books for entertainment. Dispute this.