Is lengthy type studying a dying pastime? Journalist and cultural critic James Marriott joins EconTalk’s Russ Roberts to defend the more and more quaint act of studying a guide in our scrolling-obsessed, AI-summarized age. He urges juggling a paper guide and a Kindle, recounts ditching his smartphone to rescue his consideration, and shares ways for locating the “right” seaside novel and biography. He and Russ additionally debate the worth of re-reading, spar over Dostoevsky, rejoice Elena Ferrante, and swap strategies for poetry that “puts reality back in your bones.” All through, they argue that the self-love of social media makes the perfect case for diving into the dense, intellectually troublesome, but uniquely transformative energy of books.
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