Just saw a Ryan Gosling interview where he says he liked the story of Project Hail Mary because it has the message that the future isn't something to be feared, it's something to be figured out. And that's a message he wants his kids to hear. Awesome.
i hate that critical thinking is becoming associated with being pretentious and elitist. criticism is deemed as unnecessary hate because people refuse to look at the political and social implications of the media they consume, whether it be a book or a film.
Beware of any Christian movement that demands the government be an instrument of God's wrath but never a source of God's charity, mercy, or compassion.
Reading books isn't consumerism, no matter how many you read. And it is the opposite of anti-intellectual.
You'd be surprised how easy it is to read 30 books a year if you put your phone down more.