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Why easy access to books changes how we value reading

I used to buy books and really think about whether I wanted to own them, but now I just download everything and my digital library is full of things I'll never read.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The removal of friction and cost from knowledge acquisition has paradoxically reduced intentional engagement with material.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Printing press and knowledge democratization?”

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