📚✨ Are we really “anti-intellectuals” for loving our brain rot books? Or is there room for all kinds of readers in the book world? This week on Overbooked and Opinionated, we dive headfirst into Dylan Joseph’s viral essay “Anti-Intellectualism and the Commodification of Books” — and we have thoughts. A lot of them.
From the rise of special editions and BookTok hype to the idea of “turning your brain off” to read, we unpack what it means to be a reader today, why gatekeeping helps no one, and whether fantasy and romance deserve a little more respect (spoiler: they do).
We might not have solved the great literature debate… but we had a damn good time trying.
✨ What do YOU think? Are we killing literature with brain rot, or are people just mad that women are enjoying things?
Sound off in the comments — we’re dying to know.
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📝 Read Dylan Joseph’s original essay: [https://soitgoeslit.substack.com/p/anti-intellectualism-and-the-commodification]
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And if you HAPPEN to be Dylan… it’s all love, we all found your essay really thought provoking whether or not we agreed!