The article discusses how the age of traditional reading is potentially concluding due to the rise of A.I. and digital technology. Whereas reading used to be a solitary, deep engagement with text, it has increasingly evolved into fragmented interactions driven by mobile devices and social platforms. While some enjoy hyper-literacy through a mix of platforms, others find the experience of reading itself transformed, opting for shorter, more distracted consumption of information. This shift has been particularly prevalent among younger generations, marking a significant cultural change in reading habits.
"Reading was just reading, and no matter what you chose to read-the paper, Proust, " The Power Broker "-you basically did it by moving your eyes across a page."
"The old-fashioned, ideal sort of reading-intense, extended, beginning-to-end encounters with carefully crafted texts-has become almost anachronistic."
Read at The New Yorker
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