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Skimming emerged in the Middle ages, became necessary through the printing press and now feels unavoidable. We can access texts, but not understand them.

The roots of the postliteral society, which @rosehorowitch.bsky.social writes so well on in @theatlantic.com

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Andrew Tate Doesn’t Get the Point of Books
The erosion of deep reading weakens our capacity to grasp complex ideas.
www.theatlantic.com
July 21, 2026 at 10:50 PM
”If we want reading to endure, tossing our smartphones into the nearest river will not be enough. Good readers are formed by a bookish culture, and it is this culture that we must try and rebuild.”

Beyond the postliteral society, @literaryhub.bsky.social

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Did Smartphones Really Kill Reading?
Did smartphones kill reading? In The Atlantic, Rose Horowitch laments that “The Age of Reading is Over.” We still, she observes, encounter many words, but increasingly find them in emails, text mes…
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August 19, 2026 at 11:34 AM
No site Post Literal, uma resenha especial de Nordeste, de Gilberto Freyre — um clássico sobre as raízes e contrastes da formação social brasileira.

Leia essa análise: www.postliteral.com.br/2026/01/rese...

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RESENHA: Nordeste, de Gilberto Freyre
Aqui você encontrará dicas de leitura, análises aprofundadas sobre obras clássicas e contemporâneas.
www.postliteral.com.br
February 10, 2026 at 1:18 PM