1. This is exactly right and inspires a few thoughts I have on Marshall McLuhan, Neil Postman, Ulysses, literacy, FDR, Eisenhower & presidential reading.https://twitter.com/emilynussbaum/status/1113937215757877248 …
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8. Neil Postman, a forgotten prophet, is very good on the specific habits of mind that you get from being a reader.pic.twitter.com/tWeLDVaQ8L
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9. Alot the traits Trump has that some people see as symptoms of mental decline (the limited vocabulary, the non-sequitur and logical muddle, the frequent resort to slurs and crude nick-names) are more accurately seen as signs of post-literacy.
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10. This is a good point. Trump not only watches lots of TV. He watches the shittiest TV. No prestige TV for him, with its narrative ambitions and explorations of ambiguity.https://twitter.com/emilynussbaum/status/1113945275528351750 …
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11. Anyways, I wrote about Trump & post-literacy a while ago for
@newrepublic. I'll add: Trump's post-literarcy might explain the performative literacy of some Democratic candidates:https://newrepublic.com/article/144940/trump-tv-post-literate-american-presidency …Show this thread
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i think Trump would lack those skills regardless
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It also gives you a better vocabulary.
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okay, so say that’s true; you’ve established that it’s possible to be a great reader and still carpet bomb Cambodia for no reason... so why is this a morally important distinction?
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@HeerJeet Do you think any presidents read Gasoline Alley?? -
Among Frank King's paper I found a fan letter from
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Reading fiction can help develop empathy. You are putting yourself in someone else’s shoes, exploring what it is to live someone else’s life. That’s essential background for people who make decisions that have such impact on the lives of others.
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