Well this one is an unpopular opinion that I am happy to be convinced could be true. The author certainly gives couple of cool recent examples that immediately made it on my reading list. And then there is all the writing on the internet. That also being the reason why I barely read any books this year. I did read, a lot, it just was all online. For next year, I would like to make a return to books, motivated partly by this post: As the world continues to evolve in the direction of uncertainty – caused primarily by AI and geopolitics – literature will only become more significant. It is no coincidence that people are turning back to literature now. The spread of AI will make the most “human” activities more valuable. The returns to taste will rise. That is what literature excels at. The best work stands out all the more starkly in a world of abundant slop. We have seen this before. People decide to watch less television, scroll less social media, and read classic literature and they are amazed at the benefits.