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you’ve been traumatized into hating reading (and it makes you easier to oppress).
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In which we engage the following theses:
(1) the ruling class benefits from illiteracy.
(2) short-form video entertains more than it sticks.
(3) reading is a discipline distinct from listening, watching, or other forms of literacy. It’s a skill that needs to be honed separately.
(4) Absolutely no one comes to save us but us.
Full and accurate transcript available at ismatu.substack.com. Thank you for listening <3
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Tony x Larry Morezo, Dennis Tini
Melancholia x Wynton Marsalis
Spring Yaounde x Wynton Marsalis
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