Why we need to read books

[This essay was part of my newsletter, On My Mind. In it I cover a wide range of topics, focusing on sociology, tech, culture and consumerism. You can sign up for it here.]

Most non-fiction content doesn’t need to be sold to us in the form of a book. For non-fiction books like Outliers or Sapiens, structured around one or two signal ideas and padded out with countless examples, a podcast or article in The Atlantic is…