Reminds me of John D. MacDonald's essay Reading for Survival, in which he argues for the importance of reading given fewer demands on our memory. His essay was published in 1987. Over 30 years later, given all the devices and programs that we can use, he would be directing us to read widely, exercising our remembering.
Reminds me of John D. MacDonald's essay Reading for Survival, in which he argues for the importance of reading given fewer demands on our memory. His essay was published in 1987. Over 30 years later, given all the devices and programs that we can use, he would be directing us to read widely, exercising our remembering.