AI Ushers in a 'Post-Literate Era' as Deep Reading Declines
DavidSKrueger · x · 2026-07-09
The tweet references a The Atlantic cover story exploring AI's impact on reading habits in American society. The article points out that reading rates in the US are plummeting, with many students even using AI to "translate" modern works like A Clockwork Orange into everyday English, viewing traditional reading as an inefficient burden for acquiring knowledge.
This reflects a growing inability to deeply process long-form texts, indicating society is entering a "post-literate era" reliant on AI to process information.
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