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Dog Eared and Dangerous - Books the Internet Ate

Dog Eared and Dangerous - Books the Internet Ate

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Ophelia confronts the death of deep reading in the attention economy. She mourns the long sentence, the patient paragraph, and books that demand surrender in an age engineered for distraction. From Proust's two-page sentences to Baldwin's jazz-like prose, she explores how algorithmic conditioning has made us neurologically incapable of sustained attention. The episode examines BookTok's reduction of literature to tropes, the rise of summary apps, and the political implications of losing our ability to think complex thoughts. Despite the digital carnage, she offers hope and practical strategies for reclaiming our stolen attention.

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