Reading long, complex books daily may be the rarest skill of the AI era
_akpiper · x · 2026-10-19
A widely-shared take: the most radical act of rebellion against the emerging "post-literate, brain-slop world" is to read long, complicated books daily. The ability to pay attention for long periods will be one of the most valuable and rare skills of the future. The replying user added, "This is why you should read more fiction." It reflects growing discussion around deep reading and attention in an era of AI-generated content flood.
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