Books work well when they are helping you solve a problem in your life. They are vital in communicatung new concepts and exploring old ones. Who needs to remem

Books work well when they are helping you solve a problem in your life. They are vital in communicatung new concepts and exploring old ones. Who needs to remember more than the general idea of guns, germa, steel or darwinian memes in their life? People who prosper from retaining a broad general knowledge tend to remember it better. I don't see the failure to instill articulated memories, people read books they don't need to consciously recite.