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The Age of Reading Is Over
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This article explores the historical significance of the Library of Alexandria and reflects on the potential decline of reading as a primary medium for human knowledge. It contrasts the ancient pursuit of universal literacy with modern shifts in information consumption.
Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history.
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