Andrew Tate does not read books. In a clip that resurfaced recently, the polarizing influencer explained why. Books, he argued, are too slow. His brain is “far too advanced” to enjoy such a low-velocity medium: “I need action. I need constant chaos in my life to feel content.” But what if the slowness of books is not a weakness but their virtue—and one that we, in this digital age, are at risk of losing? The history of reading is a story of technological disruption, in which revolutionary