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Literacy will always have its place. Short, meme centered, entertainment isn’t one of them I suppose.
by edgyquant 5y ago
Literacy will always have its place. Short, meme centered, entertainment isn’t one of them I suppose.
- howaboutnope 5y agoActions, in this case what someone uses their time on and fills their mind with, aren't in a place, they're in place of the other actions one could have taken. And hey, one could say literacy also "had its place" when the church ruled over the illiterate in medieval times, so that itself isn't much of a consolation.
- Syonyk 5y agoMost popular online things exist because the concept of "opportunity cost" (in time, attention, money, whatever) is no longer taught. Apparently it's quite profitable to have endless eyeballs refreshing ads.