I’m slightly sad about that reaction.
To say that “It’s the sort of world we live in now” is to allow it to continue in that way, and almost to condone the decline in literacy. Surely, the correct response is to big-up libraries and make sure they are funded properly, to read to one’s children, to - fukit - encourage all people to read more.
As Neil pointed out - and I agree with him - a more literate population is a more creative population. And we will certainly need to be a bit more creative if we are to survive longer than a little while on this planet in the future.
IMHO, of course!
