I love how Twitter will have ppl with usernames like "FruitBytheFootjob69" and their analysis of geopolitics contains a level of understanding that Atlantic staff writers have nightmares about.
Not only were kids reading 700 and 800-page Harry Potter books in a single day, they were writing, without AI, fan-fiction that frequently surpassed the length of those books. The fact that people can no longer believe this happened only shows how steep our decline has been.
i love love cause when i get to read accounts of others in love and take it all in - like yes, this is the most beautiful driving force in the entire universe.