A website manufactures fake revenue for laughs, publishers finally walk away from Google, and the AI you use so carefully is quietly rewiring how you think.
I can't mention The Atlantic's "The End of Reading Is Here" without a reference to James Marriott's "The dawn of the post-literate society":
https://jmarriott.substack.com/p/the-dawn-of-the-post-literate-society-aa1
Which was one of my very favorite posts last year.
Apologies if you're already all over it. But not everything makes it over from The Times of London. :)
A little behind in my responses here… Haven't read this particular post - it's great. I have seen the argument being made in a couple of other places. In this context - this makes for good reading (and mulling over): https://theatlantic.com/technology/2026/07/phones-haidt-play-gray/687846/
I can't mention The Atlantic's "The End of Reading Is Here" without a reference to James Marriott's "The dawn of the post-literate society":
https://jmarriott.substack.com/p/the-dawn-of-the-post-literate-society-aa1
Which was one of my very favorite posts last year.
Apologies if you're already all over it. But not everything makes it over from The Times of London. :)
A little behind in my responses here… Haven't read this particular post - it's great. I have seen the argument being made in a couple of other places. In this context - this makes for good reading (and mulling over): https://theatlantic.com/technology/2026/07/phones-haidt-play-gray/687846/