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Bunch of hogwash. Information is information, doesn't matter if it's being read on a book, printout, computer monitor, PDA, Kindle, iPad etc.
What's hurting intellectualism is the crazy pace of today's society, and the focus on just making money and having fun. People read less, challenge their intellects less etc. than in past as we live in a society focused on entertainment to a greater extent than anytime in the past. And being so hectic, people are more apt to skim rather than carefully read things. It's the change of society, not the change in media/technology that causes that IMO.
And I'm not being snobby, even being a college professor I'm guilty of that as well as I spend most of my free time on movies, music, video games, tv, sports, beer etc. and don't read all that much etc.
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