Post-Literate Era Driven by Text Overload
round · x · 2026-07-10
The author argues that the "post-literate era" doesn't mean text disappears; rather, it is propelled by the extreme amplification and overload of text.
They further emphasize that this "post-literacy" is not a regression to an oral society, but a state change triggered by text oversaturation.
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