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Minding the Gap

Natalie Wexler · 16 Jul 2026

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  1. Our reading

    The shift away from reading started decades ago, with the advent of TV, but the internet, digital devices, and generative AI have accelerated it.

    Their wordsThe shift away from reading started decades ago, with the advent of TV, but the internet, digital devices, and generative AI have put it on steroids.

  2. Our reading

    A decline in the cognitive abilities of the American electorate could threaten democracy.

    Their wordsIf the cognitive abilities of the American electorate decline on a large scale, we all suffer, and it's not an exaggeration to say that the "end of reading" could mean the end of democracy as we know it.

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