> Even if we assume there are good new books, they have to compete with the supply of existing books, which grows without bound - unlike the time and attention

> Even if we assume there are good new books, they have to compete with the supply of existing books, which grows without bound - unlike the time and attention of consumers. There is a lot of supply, but language change makes existing books impossible to read over time. You're always limited to whatever's been made in the last X years.