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		MangoToupe 41 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The cultural decline of literary fiction For the most part I think this culture war is a figment of the media's imagination/desire. I think people just don't want to read for the most part—even those who purchase the books.

gherkinnn 41 days ago [–]

I find the culture war to exist primarily in the minds of the terminally online.

peacebeard 41 days ago | [–]

Maybe if you include "terminally watching the news on TV". But either way, it's a lot of people.

hotmeals 41 days ago | | [–]

Most TV news now is talking about stuff in Twitter and I Can't Believe It's Not Twitter.

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