Censorship Couldn't Kill Literature — the Post-Literate Society Might
julianweisser · x · 2026-09-16
Julian Weisser quips that a century ago people feared literature would corrupt public morals and turned to censorship — never imagining the more elegant solution: simply creating a post-literate society. A pointed jab at how AI-era media is eroding reading without any censorship needed.
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