I’m pretty sure old-school reading is just over. When people have a long article or even a book to read they’re just going to ask ChatGPT to bullet point it for them anyways. I already see this happening. The problem is that reading had important neurological and psychological effects that were upstream from democratic society and politics in general. We are going back to premodern oral culture.

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Your fears are still a bit futuristic...old school reading is very much alive in third world countries.

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lol, barely. most people here are not reading to begin with, and the invasion of ai into even that sphere as outlined by op is already well underway.