Reading books as a metric of intelligence in today's world is overrated. Most of society is not only exposed to, but is engaging with massively more information

Reading books as a metric of intelligence in today's world is overrated. Most of society is not only exposed to, but is engaging with massively more information compared to even the intelligentsia of the 1800s, not to mention preceding eras. Long narratives have many benefits, still they represent just one aspect of knowledge transfer. Book as a format is still relevant, but in a much narrower field than before.