I have sometimes stopped where I am and listened to passages over and over again so I can copy them down.

And he will make it a new national holiday; Undead Day

Health care always seems to be a weak spot for republicans

Maybe the writer had an AI hangover

*through slop

I will admit that there are many instances where I am OK with (or even in favor of) shearing down text. Indeed, this article would probably benefit from some editing! But I find the idea that a thick book is “unreadable” to be a bad one.

Yes! And I have admittedly been drawn to read sooo many books simply because I wanted to better understand a particularly compelling person’s mind!

This is an experiment in thinking out loud. If you’re curious about the shifts we’re living through, and interested in thinking about their subtler effects, I hope you join me!

I’m launching a new series on my Substack, which I’m calling Interiority After Mystery, to explore how digital life is reshaping what it means to think, feel, and pay attention. It’s a reflection on what might be getting lost in the transitions we’re living through. And what might be transmuted.

But, below the cynical surface, I think it’s also an indicator of broader cultural shifts in terms of how we read and think, and how we experience inner life in the first place.

Thank you for reading! Hope you find it useful