Books<Youtube?

While I agree with the sentiment that attention spans are dwindling and people are too distracted by consumerism, I suspect there is a bit of boomer doom sprinkled in.

Yes, people are not reading as much. They are watching tv, or going out to drink, or working on their next side hustle, but was this ever different? People have been distracted and refuse to learn since distractions were available.

We so easily forget the progress we have made. Look at YouTube! It's a free resource with nearly unlimited useful information. Need to fix your washer? YouTube. Need to know how to cook something? YouTube. yes, I can read a cookbook or instruction manual, but being able to see what is going on is a huge boost to people's ability to accomplish the task.

Yes, reading is dying, but maybe it's not only a bad thing.

Source: https://www.thefp.com/p/niall-ferguson-without-books-we-will-be-barbarians?amp%3Butm_medium=organic-social&%3Butm_source=twitter&https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefp.com%2Fsubscribe=