With growing technology it is becoming more and more rare for people to sit down and read a book or newspaper. Why is that? The answer is simple. It's not as fast as the internet or televison. People are running their lives at a faster pace nowadays so keeping up to date on news is best done on internet sites like 'yahoo' and 'msn'. That is not to say that no one reads books or newspapers but the "reader" is becoming a dying breed.
Along with the popularity of reading tangible print, could the existence of books become obsolete as well? That is what Bradbury suggests in his book Fahrenheit 451. Most people would think that idea is nearly impossible. The burning of millions of book seems far fetched, but we are headed that way.
Since new technology has replaced old forms of recieving information and knowledge the need for books is diminshing. While we get information more quickly we also get a dumbed down version of everything. This is the reason that critical thinking skills will be lowed as well. Instead of wanting to hang on to books people won't see the need for them because of their lack of thinking skills. A dumbed down society won't care if some authority decides books aren't good for them anymore, so Bradbury's theory becomes truth. We have to alter this path if we stand a chance to make our mark in history, or even have a history.
