MORE BOOKS are being published now than ever boefore, on paper and online, and this is surely a good thing. How can it not be? Who does it harm? you can't swing a dead cat without hitting a new book.
at the same time, research indicates that americans read less with each passing year, and are now down to an average of one book per american, per year, per post high school lifetime.
it is to be hoped and presumed that the rest of the world is a bit more literate.
there must be many books which are seldom read, but that's OK, put 'em on the internet, and upload em into outer space, in every direction. die happy, knowing that even as humanity approaches extinction, countless other intelligent species have an opportunity to "savor" all human knowledge and creativity.
ONE WONDERS how much sense other species will make of us, are making of us; haven't we by now earned the right to see our own grade card? or, maybe its better to hide it...
Ray Bradbury, the great writer, futurist, and proponent of human technological progress, hated cell phones, and described the internet as "meanness". Bradbury, who died last week, wanted human technological progress to be healthy and peacful, but knew it wouldn't be.
anyone who doesn't agree with him about the internt hasn't been online much. its disgraceful, if informative and convenient.
so let's all keep writing books, and hope that enough of us write about self help and virtue to at least slightly temper the horrible impression we doubtless inspire by our history and our culture.
Bb
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