AI Will Make Reading a Full Book a Performative Feat, Like Running a Half-Marathon
doodlestein · x · 2026-09-27
The author observes that AI is changing what reading means: as AI summaries and speed-reading tools spread, finishing a full-length book will increasingly become a performative act for younger people — done mainly so they can say they did it, akin to running a half-marathon.
The point: when machines read and summarize for you, actually completing a book turns from a necessity into a scarce, displayable badge of discipline and identity.
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