The People Who Don’t Read Books
This silicon union of intellect and action creates a culture fond of big ideas. The expectation that anyone sufficiently intelligent can grasp, and perhaps master, any conceivable subject incentivizes technologists to become conversant in as many subjects as possible. The technologist is thus attracted to general, sweeping ideas with application ac... See more
T. Greer • The Silicon Valley Canon: On the Paıdeía of the American Tech Elite
We praise literature in self-evident terms: it is better to read than not to read, for reading civilizes us, makes us less cruel, and brings the imaginations of others into ours and vice versa.
Teju Cole • Known and Strange Things
The Intellectual Obesity Crisis
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