Multipolar Post-Literacy?

Reading in an age of cultural drift

Perrin Lovett asks whether civilization can survive after people stop reading.

I grew up with books. And one day, I started contributing some words of my own. It’s more than what I do, it’s who I am. Somewhere along the way, I was mildly surprised to learn that many other folks don’t share my level of affection for the written word. Eight years ago, I la…