I have a hard time imagining how it have possibly been any worse than now. I mean look at the presidents that were elected back then. Skimming a newspaper or having it recited to you once every other month is probably better than the information distribution system we have right now. I don’t agree with everything here but offers some sources: https://jmarriott.substack.com/p/the-dawn-of-the-post-literate-society-aa1
Thanks! Yeah makes sense, something like extremely adversarial / exploitive information environment, coupled with general decay in elite culture (and mass addiction to vertical video, social media).
Any citations on electorate being more ‘illiterate’ (in the relevant sense) then, say, 1960.
I have a hard time imagining how it have possibly been any worse than now. I mean look at the presidents that were elected back then. Skimming a newspaper or having it recited to you once every other month is probably better than the information distribution system we have right now.
I don’t agree with everything here but offers some sources: https://jmarriott.substack.com/p/the-dawn-of-the-post-literate-society-aa1
Thanks! Yeah makes sense, something like extremely adversarial / exploitive information environment, coupled with general decay in elite culture (and mass addiction to vertical video, social media).