At its core, this shift isn’t about literature — it’s about looking like a reader. Books have become an accessory, a personality trait and a status symbol. As a result, people are reading more visibly than ever. The joy of getting lost in a story, of struggling with complex ideas and of truly reading seems to be fading.

Recent news of punitive legal measures against the practice of 'boosting' brings up questions about the nature of video-games in our capitalist culture.