Ross Douthat: preference

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…Before the last question, just to again reiterate: the new Ross Douthat book, Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious. Excellent, great, wonderful book. I very much enjoyed reading it. And once I could, I read it right away. Last question — what will you do next? [laughs] In part, it probably depends on internal questions at The Times and playing around with different day-job possibilities. I think one interesting question raised by the age of the internet is not just whether we’re transitioning to a future where we’re just writing for the AIs, but also the shift from the written word back to oral culture in different ways. We have a podcast at the Times. I prefer the written word to oral culture. I prefer reading greatly to listening to podcasts. I read transcripts of your podcasts — So do I.…

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