从理性角度来说,我们理解阅读是所有教育的基石,因而也是知识经济必要的支撑。所以阅读理所当然应当是公共政策的一部分。但可能更重要的是,它作为通向个人发展和幸福旅程的起点时扮演的感性角色。与网络相比,书籍在提升我们的情感、想象力和历史观方面更胜一筹。书籍也有助于创建和增强我们的自我感。
If reading were to decline significantly, it would change the very nature of our species. If we, in the future, are no longer wired for solitary reflection and creative thought, we will be diminished. However, technology throws up as many solutions as it does challenges: for every door it closes, another opens. So the ability, offered by devices like e-readers, smartphones and tablets, to carry an entire library in your hand is an amazing opportunity. Publishers need to use every new piece of technology to embed long-form reading within our culture. We should concentrate on the message, not agonise over the medium. We should be agnostic on the platform, but evangelical about the content.
如果阅读能力显著下降,人类的天性也会发生变化。如果我们将来不再自我反省、不再有创造性的思维,人类势必会消亡。不过技术给我们带来了很多挑战的同时,也为我们提供了多种解决方案:每关闭一扇门,另一扇门就会打开。电子书、智能手机、平板电脑这些设备让你在手中托起整个图书馆,这是一个绝好的机遇。出版商需要利用每一种新兴技术把长期阅读融入到我们的文化中。我们应该把注意力集中在信息本身,而不该为传播载体而烦恼。我们应该忽视平台而专注于内容。
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