# Doomscrolling ourselves to death

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**Created:** [6 September 2026 13:40 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/doomscrolling-ourselves-to-death/249494 "2026-09-06T13:40:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/communitynews/32/1113_2.png) [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\
**Post date:** [6 September 2026 13:40 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/doomscrolling-ourselves-to-death/249494/1 "2026-09-06T13:40:02Z")

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> James Marriott’s The New Dark Ages

Read in full here:

> **[Doomscrolling ourselves to death](https://www.edwest.co.uk/p/doomscrolling-ourselves-to-death)**
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> James Marriott’s The New Dark Ages

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**Author:** ![arif](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/arif/32/8136_2.png) [@arif](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/arif)\
**Post date:** [7 September 2026 05:05 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/doomscrolling-ourselves-to-death/249494/2 "2026-09-07T05:05:10Z")

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An interesting book discussing how the world reads less. 🙂

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**Author:** ![mortz](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/mortz/32/5380_2.png) [@mortz](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/mortz)\
**Post date:** [11 September 2026 10:17 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/doomscrolling-ourselves-to-death/249494/3 "2026-09-11T10:17:07Z")

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I found both the articles (the one linked, and the one it links to) very well written. Based on my personal experience, I agree with what both the authors are saying, that reading is declining, but I have also heard that we are now publishing more books than ever before.