. . . according to Lem's Law, 'No one reads; if someone doe… - Stanisław Lem

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. . . according to Lem's Law, 'No one reads; if someone does read, he doesn't understand; if he understands, he immediately forgets' — owing to general lack of time, the oversupply of books, and the perfection of advertising.

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Stanisław Lem (12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006) was a Polish satirical, philosophical, and science fiction writer.

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Alternative Names: Stanislav Lem

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No one reads; if someone does read, he doesn't understand; if he understands, he immediately forgets.

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Books are no longer read but eaten, not made of paper but of some informational substance, fully digestible, sugar-coated.

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