It’s possible that the first generations who read Ulysses were worse off than the ones before—who thought Ulysses was harmful—but still better than the generations now, who don’t read much at all. If today’s next generation spent their time reading literature that was considered obscene 100 years ago, I think we’d all agree they’d be better off than spending 3 hours a day scrolling.

> but still better than the generations now, who don’t read much at all.

By Plato's standards[1], we're doing better than ever!

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaedrus_(dialogue)#Discussion...

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