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64 sats \ 4 replies \ @Aeneas 15 Dec 2025 \ on: Goodbye to the Age of the Book BooksAndArticles

I don't buy it for a second.

  1. Barnes & Noble just posted a record breaking year and is expanding even more retail locations.
  2. Zoomers are sick of social media and actively looking to disconnect.
  3. Reading books in public is performative and cool.
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9 sats \ 2 replies \ @j7hB75 16 Dec 2025

Totally agree with you. Every time I visit my local Barnes & Noble it’s always packed and the line is always long.

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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @orto OP 16 Dec 2025

In the past, good books didn't sell, or sold very little. This was because many people were offended by them. Now, poorly written books are readily presented to the public. So I ask: In the past, societies lived in darkness. Are we now living in light?

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @j7hB75 17 Dec 2025

Doubt it. I would argue that, in the past, authors wrote with raw talent and inspiration, whereas today, with the advent of AI and assistance, things are diluted and not as pure.

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @orto OP 15 Dec 2025

These are specific developments.

Similar situations are mentioned in the text.

Could a library without books have been imagined in the past? Or how many people read and discuss novels as thick as bricks? Which contemporary author's name will continue to be remembered centuries from now?

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