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The age of slop & the death of reading - James Marriott, Ed West & Kathleen Stock

📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: https://bit.ly/3Qdkd5y With the rise of accessible AI and the total ubiquity of smartphones, could the West be entering a post-literate age? And what role might old-school books have in this brave new world? Substack’s Ed West, The Times’ James Marriott and UnHerd’s Kathleen Stock come together to discuss the twilight of literary culture and the dark dawn of scrolling culture. Watch the whole event on the UnHerd website: https://unherd.com/watch-listen/the-s... Listen to the podcast: https://plnk.to/unherd?to=page Advertise on UnHerd @ zoe.white@unherd.com Follow UnHerd on social media: Twitter:   / unherd   Facebook:   / unherd   Instagram:   / unherd   TikTok:   / unherdtv   //TIMECODES// 00:00 - 00:30 -- Intro 00:30 - 01:36 – The Death of Reading & Rise of "Slop" 01:36 - 04:49 – Literacy, IQ Drops & The Post-Literary Society 04:49 - 09:28 – Lost Imagination, Literal Thinking & Social Media’s Impact 09:28 - 11:40 – From Communal TV to Streaming Silos 11:40 - 15:00 – Books vs. Screens: What Do We Lose? 15:00 - 16:55 – How Politics Changes When Literacy Fades 16:55 - 19:16 – Democracy, Distraction, and the Print Culture Crisis 19:16 - 22:12 – Smartphones, Short-Form Video & Brain Rot 22:12 - 25:00 – Decline of Attention Spans & Creativity 25:00 - 28:41 – Elite Reading, Cultural Transformation & The Future #UnHerd #AISlop #Literature