Eunice clearly shows us that people don't have the intelligence and ability to be able to understand the content of books. Eunice felt ignorant for not being able to understand the book and “began to cry.” It seems like anyone would be intimidated and threatened by someone with that kind of knowledge, which no longer exists. Society lives in a visual age, where written text simply does not exist. "By reading this message you deny its existence and assume its consent." The phrase means that each chord is read into an apparatus and then forgotten forever. Not leaving documents, evidence and records that can be retained for future reference. Nobody cares about literacy, just like Eunice said, we are in a post-literate era; reading and writing is not necessary. In the super sad true love story acronyms are used a lot, and Lenny is a beginner in this new way and struggles to learn the new vocabulary used by the latest generation. Language has evolved; a new world of literacy is emerging, even if it is not necessarily the best development for the United States. I've heard some funny retro expressions like "JK," which means "he's just joking," and "on the Square," which means he's not. I heard a familiar "JBF" and "TIMATOV!" but also “TPR!” and the "CFG!" “TMS!” (temporary motion sickness?), “KOT!” and the more universal “Nice!” That's just how people talk, I thought to myself. Feel the wonder of
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