I agree. Freedom and democracy depend on printing presses and the ability to read. In my experience, if a person can't read a complex passage in a text, they can't think a complex thought. (Unless there's just a brain wiring problem). So a decline in literacy indicates a decline in the pleasure of thinking complex thoughts and also a decline in the level of thought going into political choices.

There is, I think, a real danger afoot in our society. Complex thoughts require essays and books that are longer than can be comfortably read on the internet or a computer.

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