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The Vanishing Library of the Mind | Art News
The Library of Alexandria, once the world’s greatest repository of knowledge, vanished not from sudden catastrophe but from quiet neglect—foreshadowing the very decline we see today. Two millennia later, America’s love for reading has plummeted, with only 16% of adults reading daily, while 57% gamble. Schools now shorten texts and embrace graphic novels, and students turn to AI to bypass classic literature. As digital distractions shrink our attention spans, we risk losing the deep thinking and independent judgment that the written word once nurtured. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a…
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