Humans have a long, deep and broad history of being told and shown stuff, whether epic poetry, puppet shows, political oratory, folk singers, etc., so it’s not

Humans have a long, deep and broad history of being told and shown stuff, whether epic poetry, puppet shows, political oratory, folk singers, etc., so it’s not new. What’s new is the precipitous drop in access to, and consumption of, medium- to long-form written materials. The collective cognitive limitations of a culture of non-readers are truly terrifying. See: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25311662 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25311662